Erin Jeanne McDowell

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Erin Jeanne McDowell
Born1986or1987(age 37–38) [1]
Alma mater The Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park
Occupations
  • Author
  • recipe developer
  • food stylist
  • YouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers38,000 [2]
Total views1.4 million [2]

Last updated: January 15, 2025
Website www.erinjeannemcdowell.com

Erin Jeanne McDowell is an American cookbook author, recipe developer, food stylist, and YouTuber.

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Early life

McDowell grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. She began baking pies with her grandmother, Jeanne, when she was 14. [3]

Career

McDowell got her first job in a bakery when she was 16. [4] A year later, she moved to New York to attend the Culinary Institute of America. [3]

After being a community member of Food52 since 2009, McDowell began working for Food52 around 2013. [5] She hosts Food52's YouTube cooking series, "Bake It Up a Notch". [6] [7]

Her debut cookbook, The Fearless Baker: Simple Secrets for Baking Like a Pro, was named one of The New York Times' "Best Baking Books of the Year" in 2017. [8] [9] Her next cookbook, 2020's The Book on Pie (2020) was a New York Times' bestseller. [1] Her third cookbook, Savory Baking, was published in 2022.

In 2023, she appeared on Netflix's The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge as a baking expert. [10]

Personal life

McDowell married Derek Laughren in 2019 at the New York City Hall. In 2022, they moved from North Bergen, New Jersey to Kansas City, Missouri. [1]

Books

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