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Baking 9-1-1: Rescue from Recipe Disasters; Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Baking...
by Sarah Phillips
Available from Amazon
$11.90
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Features
Paperback: 257 pages
Publisher: Fireside October 21, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743246829
ISBN-13: 978-0743246828
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
In this thorough, detailed volume for the novice home baker, Phillips notes that "perfection is highly overrated"-and that in baking, it's also hard to come by. A professional baker herself, Phillips has compiled answers to crucial questions about the alchemy of this particular culinary art in a book organized by subject (baking basics, techniques, breads, cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, etc.). She spells out the "kitchen chemistry" behind how ingredients interact and what techniques produce different outcomes. She explains, for example, how sugar acts as a preservative in creamy icings that can be left at room temperature, or how gently folding egg whites (instead of frantically stirring them) into a batter produces a light and fluffy cake. All of the 40 clearly written recipes are the author's own time-tested concoctions, and she includes personal tips in a sidebar called "Sarah Says" (e.g., "Dough rises best when the top has been rounded and smoothed"). Although she readily answers virtually every imaginable question (either in the book or on her garishly designed but helpful website, baking911.com) in the quest for oven excellence, Phillips reassures would-be bakers that worrying about the outcome of a chocolate cheesecake is a waste of time: "Be yourself and do what you can do-and always pat yourself on the back for trying to make something homemade." A handy resource for the neophyte, and a creative answer to baking emergencies, this basic guide emphasizes the science, rather than the art, of baking.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Reese Schonfeld, Founding CEO, Food Network
"The go-to guide for baking emergenciesKeep this one close by your oven."
Reader Reviews
If you love to bake - BUY THIS BOOK! I read it for hours the first day I received it & thoroughly enjoyed the hundreds of tips & chemistry `lessons'. Alton Brown once said - "while cooking is art, baking is not -- it is mostly chemistry" - & as such, this book helps you understand why your brownies fell in the middle or why your whole-wheat bread isn't rising... It takes you step-by-step into the how's & why's of baking unlike any other book I've seen. Also, don't hesitate to use the author's great "Ask Sarah" website if you have a problem that isn't covered in her book. Sarah is very quick to respond. I am a professional baker (we make Java Bites Gourmet Cookies) & she recently helped me out of a jam. Go to: www.baking911.com One note of caution: If you are looking for another recipe book - this is not it. While the recipes in her book are excellent, you won't find them in abundance. This is more of a how-to-bake-practically-anything book, with a sampling of recipes to support all the tips. You can find a plethora of recipes on her site though. Good luck - & happy baking!
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Baking 9-1-1: Rescue from Recipe Disasters; Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Baking...
by Sarah Phillips
Available from Amazon
$11.90
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