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Essentials of Baking: Recipes and Techniques for Successful Home Baking (Williams-Sonoma...
by Cathy Burgett, Elinor Klivans, Lou Seibert Pappas, and Chuck Williams
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$23.07
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Features
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Oxmoor House September 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0848727797
Product Dimensions:
10.5 x 9.4 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
Book Description
Like its cousin, Essentials of Grilling, Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Baking is the ultimate sourcebook for the modern home baker.Whether creating easy muffins and quickbreads, artisan-style yeast loaves, or special occasion cakes and pastries, the reader will find what they need within the pages of the book.Over 130 recipes for contemporary baked goods will be supplemented with thorough discussions of basic baking equipment, ingredients, fundamental baking techniques, and instructions for preparing dessert sauces, fillings, frostings, glazes and other adornments.
From the Inside Flap
Hot cinnamon rolls sticky with caramelized sugar and spice. A tart-sweet strawberry-rhubarb crisp, it's juices nearly bubbling over the sides of the pan. A platter of chewy, fragrant gingersnaps alongside a pitcher of ice-cold milk. A warm apple pie cooling on the windowsill. A loaf of olive bread in the oven, filling the kitchen with its enticing aroma. A featherlight chocolate souffle towering above the rim of its dish. The secrets behind making these irresistible sweet and savory baked goods and dozens more can be found in Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Baking.
Reader Reviews
To put this review into perspective for you, it is written by a serious student of cooking that has been actively studying food on their own for 25 years. I have been focusing on Italian food for the last 10 years. My favorite cookbook is "The Professional Chef" by the Culinary Institute of America. If you are a frustrated baker who can't make your bread turn out right this is an excellent starting point for that purpose. The book contains all the bakery standards that you would expect and some that might be a new experience for you. The Lavender-Polenta Coffee Cake is a very nice recipe. The Carrot Cake Recipe is also very good. Try adding a little maple syrup to the cream cheese frosting on the carrot cake. To quote my husband, Yum Yum. The book does a nice job of outlining the various stages of the baking process in good detail with pictures. I think it would be very easy for a beginner to follow and make a nice loaf of bread the first time out. I have shared the French Baquette recipe with a few novice bakers and they claim to have had good results. If you are looking for a decent baking primer this is a good place to begin. The directions and the pictures are well done for those that need the guidance.
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Essentials of Baking: Recipes and Techniques for Successful Home Baking (Williams-Sonoma...
by Cathy Burgett, Elinor Klivans, Lou Seibert Pappas, and Chuck Williams
Available from Amazon
$23.07
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