Gingerbread: Timeless Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Ice Cream, and Candy

by Jennifer Lindner McGlinn, Béatrice Peltre (Photographer)

Who says gingerbread is just for the holidays? This unique cookbook shows how gingerbread can be enjoyed for breakfast or dessert year-round. Reflecting the wisdom and creativity of a professional pastry chef and dedicated home cook, Gingerbread collects 60 traditional and modern recipes. Start with simple, yummy treats like Gingerbread Rum Cake and Sticky Toffee Gingerbread, then graduate to building your own gingerbread house for the holidays. Any way you slice it, these gingery goodies are sure to be a hit on any day of the year!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction

237 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 23, 2009

Reviews

[Sarah Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very creative cookbook that uses the flavors of gingerbread in ways I never would have thought of.

[Monica Albright · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love gingerbread...REAL gingerbread. This was a fantastic cookbook filled with a variety of recipes. Chocolate gingerbread? Yes! Great history, pictures, and ideas. The only thing missing? Scratch and sniff gingerbread stickers.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

A comforting read on a winter day. I liked the narrative descriptions of recipes. The photography was nice. I have not baked anything from this yet, although combining ginger w chocolate cake sounds very good!

If I bake something from it and it works I will bump up the star-o-meter!

[Stella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recipes for gingerbread cakes, cookies, desserts, ice creams, pancakes, waffles, doughnuts, etc. Some intriguing ingredients (i.e. Chinese five-spice powder for Five-Spice Gingersnaps). There are photos for some of the recipes, but could use more.

Cookie molds are mentioned on pages 5, 37, and 41, with a recipe for Pressed Spicy Gingerbread Cookies (containing mustard powder...interesting). Some of the other recipes might also work with molds, including the Gingerbread House Dough (page 122) with brewed espresso in it.

[Debra Hammett · Rating 5 out of 5]

What started as a "why not?" Purchase has turned into my Go-To sweets cookbook. I have never tried so many recipes in one book and have them all turn out so delicious. The author even gives cooking tips ("better to remove from hear too early than too late") that give me a little more confidence when it comes to making candies.
My favorite cookbook hands down.

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love gingerbread. So, when I found this cookbook, I immediately got it. It is filled with all kinds of wonderful delights, all including gingerbread. The only thing it needs is more pictures.

[M. H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who knew ginger could be so yummy?

I picked up this book because I wanted to make the cookies on the cover (chocolate-ginger crinkle cookies) they were a revelation.

[Rebecca Tolley · Rating 3 out of 5]

read my review on at my food blog: http://www.potlikkery.com/2009/10/not...

[Beka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yum!!! I am a fellow gingerbread fanatic, so I would definitely be willing to eat pretty much anything from this book. I just wish there more pictures of all the yummy ginger-y treats.

[Virginia Brien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gingerbread fruit cake! Chocolate gingerbread! Gingerbread Biscotti! All great!