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In the Sweet Kitchen: The Definitive Baker's Companion
by
Regan Daley
This professional-quality, 704-page reference was singled out by the International Association of Culinary Professionals as the best cookbook of the year in 2000, in addition to being chosen as the best book of its category (Bread, Other Baking and Sweets). What makes a book that special and that deserving? It's the wealth of information, the experienced voice, the eagerne...more
Hardcover, 692 pages
Published
September 1st 2001
by Artisan Publishers
(first published 2001)
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One of the best books out there for baking and pastry.
Hands down a must have for any baker.
I'm a pastry chef and I use this book frequently
Hands down a must have for any baker.
I'm a pastry chef and I use this book frequently
A friend ordered a copy of this for herself and announced "Now I will have the secret baking powers you have too!" Indeed, this book does seem to confer a magic ability to produce the most scrumptious desserts. It does so by being filled with information about how to bake, descriptions of nearly every baking ingredient, and finally, recipes for some wonderful and different desserts. Mine is slowly being annotated with all the occasions I've baked these treats for ("11.04.08 Obama wins!" or "08.0...more
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Holiday season is the time I have to bust out the baking / dessert cookbooks. This, along with Baking by Dorrie Greenspan, is one of my go to sources. Great educational info for those that want to ramp up skills quickly or just get the overview necessary to not bomb the final course.
I saw this in the kitchen at the Macrina Bakery and thought I would take a look at it. I love it.
These desserts are magic. It also contains a recipe for parsnip cake. Parsnips! In a cake!
Aug 08, 2007
Pamela
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone with a sweet tooth
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I purchased this book as a birthday gift, and, of course, I read it beforehand (Sorry, M--I'm ordering another copy right away)! This is one of the most useful baking cookbooks I've found--and it's well written. The recipes don't start till around page 300--what precedes them is actually the most fascinating part of the book. I especially love the sections on oysters of chocolate and what marries well. I'm baking the white carrot cake today--it has parsnips of all things. Can I count this as a v...more
Best baking cookbook I own.
There is a cookie recipe in her that- I'm not kidding- saves marriages, cements relationships with the inlaws, & I wouldn't be surprised if these cookies ended wars. But I'm not telling which one.
Oh and it holds amazing knowledge about baking,with every ingredient broken down by chapter, eggs, sugar, dairy, butter, vanilla, etc.
Oh and it holds amazing knowledge about baking,with every ingredient broken down by chapter, eggs, sugar, dairy, butter, vanilla, etc.
The best book ever for learning how to cook the sweet stuff. I'll admit I started with just the recipes, but over time I have used her flavor pairings chart with great sucess. You can look at a fruit bowl and say, "Oh, I have an apple sitting here, what could I do with an apple? Something interesting..." Oh look, it's right there!
This book is GREAT. The first half is all science-like - how stuff works together to magically transform inside your oven into tasty baked treats. The second half is delicious recipes - pecan-caramel sandwich cookies, anyone? The cover inspired my someday-I-will-get-it tattoo.
A wonderful pastry/baking resource with helpful tips and delicious recipes for all levels of bakers! I borrowed this from the library, but I'd like to buy it someday for my cookbook "library." Just a terrific cookbook!
I love desert cookbooks, and this one is fairly comprehensive. I got tons of requests for the sugar cookie recipe after I gave them out as holiday presents.
Wonderful lemon bundt cake recipe! (Though I double the icing amount and add a lot more lemon zest and juice so it's intensely lemon).
one of the best reference books and some of my favorite recipes for dessert cooking and baking
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