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About Professional Baking: The Essentials (Trade Version)
by Gail Sokol
Available from Amazon
$38.40
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Features
Hardcover: 504 pages
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning; 1 edition September 15, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1418051438
ISBN-13: 978-1418051433
Product Dimensions:
11 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
Book Description
About Professional Baking provides a unique presentation of the principles of baking for the culinary enthusiast. Each of the 14 chapters covers one or a group of related concepts and contains introductory narrative and background information; an exemplary recipe; and a series of culinary lessons. Additional recipes are presented in each chapter, and a step-by-step, full-color series of photos accompanies each culinary lesson. The special features of this text include discussions of science-related topics; pastry history; Professional Profiles that highlight important culinary figures; and numerous tables, charts, and photographs designed to explain the principles in recipes. The unique presentation of material, the author?s accessible writing style, and the numerous recipes provided makes this the most appropriate baking book on the market.
About The Author
Gail D. Sokol is an award-winning professional in the culinary arts industry with demonstrated success in baking and pastry arts, supervision and training, and classical cuisine. In addition, she has been featured on many weekly radio and television programs. Chef Sokol is currently an Instructor of Baking at Schenectady County Community College in Schenectady, New York.
Reader Reviews
If you've ever baked, want to learn to bake or have an interest in baking, this is the book for you. About Professional Baking: The Essentials contains over 700 detailed full-color photographs throughout of both the process and the finished product, as well as diagrams and charts. Gail Sokol is an award-winning professional baker and baking instructor in the culinary arts industry. She definitely brings her expertise into full play in this must-have book which features 125 fully kitchen-tested recipes written in an easy-to-comprehend format and clearly stated objectives. I consider myself to be an experienced and competent baker but I can't begin to tell you how much knowledge I've realized from this book. About Professional Baking: The Essentials gives you the very basic principals and fundamentals of working with yeast, straight and laminated doughs, pies and tarts, quick breads, cakes, frostings, frozen desserts and dessert sauces, cookies, chocolate, and even healthy baking which will have you baking like a true professional. Each recipe is written with explanations of how the ingredients should look at each stage of preparation. Measurements are given in U.S., Metric and Baker's percentages. There is a chapter is a troubleshooting chapter. General problems are identified and addressed, followed by reasons for the problems and, if applicable, solutions to those problems. Appendix chapters include baking tools and proper preparation of cake pans, all with explanatory photographs. About Professional Baking: The Essentials will become your bible of baking.
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About Professional Baking: The Essentials (Trade Version)
by Gail Sokol
Available from Amazon
$38.40
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