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Book SynopsisWith recipes for the best cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, candies, pastries, and, breads, this title features simple everyday crowd-pleasers (Coffee Crumb Cake Muffins, Gingersnaps, Gooseberry Crisp), show-stopping stunners (Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Tart, Mango Bango Cheesecake), and, bakery-style pastries developed for the home kitchen.
Trade Review"Berenbaum successfully bridges the gap between popular home baking collections and professional texts, and her recipes will endure long after novelty baking trends have tired." --Library Journal "The gigantic, beautiful dictionary delivers on the title's promise: This is the bible of baking." --People.com "Beranbaum, a veteran cookbook author and baker, divides this worthy tome into four sections: Cakes; Pies, Tarts, and Other Pastries; Cookies and Candy; Breads and Yeast Pastries. ... Classic recipes—think pumpkin pecan pie—are aplenty, but first-time recipes and unusual selections such as the author’s Pink Pearl Lady Cake, Cadillac Café’s milk chocolate bread pudding, and an Amish BlueRhu pie make this title a must-have gem." --Publisher's Weekly "The Baking Bible puts up no such facade. Each recipe is broken down so specifically that none fits on a single page — a positive thing when it comes to baking recipes. All that detail ensures the results are as delicious in reality as they sound on the page." --TheKitchen, (Apartment Therapy) "This cookbook will make you want to rush to your kitchen to made desserts and snacks such as the Ischler, a lovely Austrian sandwich cookie, Lemon Jammies or even brioche, crumpets or meringues. For people who bake from the heart, "The Baking Bible" fills a spiritual need." --The Houston Chronicle "Rose's latest masterwork is full of precise measurements, fastidious instructions, and, most important, recipes that work. This book will walk you through the intricacies of a pastry chef's kitchen -- and out the other side with more than a few delicious tricks up your sleeve." --Martha Stewart Living "Rose Levy Beranbaum is a legend in baking and pastry cookbooks ..." --Eater.com "For the serious baker, the book’s mechanical precision will lead to perfect results ..." --Time.com —
