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The latest and most comprehensive baking book yet from best-selling author and "diva of desserts" Rose Levy Beranbaum and winner of the 2015 IACP Cookbook Award for Baking Legendary baker Rose Levy Beranbaum is back with her most extensive "bible" yet. With all-new recipes for the best cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, candies, pastries, breads, and more, this magnum opus draws from Rose's passion and expertise in every category of baking. As is to be expected from the woman who's been called "the most meticulous cook who ever lived," each sumptuous recipe is truly foolproof-with detail-oriented instructions that eliminate guesswork, "plan-aheads," ingenious tips, and highlights for success. From simple everyday crowd-pleasers (Coffee Crumb Cake Muffins, Gingersnaps, Gooseberry Crisp) to show-stopping stunners (Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Tart, Mango Bango Cheesecake, White Christmas Peppermint Cake) to bakery-style pastries developed for the home kitchen (the famous French Kouign Amann), every recipe proves that delicious perfection is within reach for any baker.… (more)
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My favorite thing so far is an apricot-walnut made with regular flour, but a rye-based starter. I left the starter to sit for several days before I used it, and it got very tangy. The bread itself has no sugar, the only sweetness comes from the dried fruit. (It called for golden raisins as well as apricots, but I used dried currents). It's great with a side of sharp cheddar, or some marmalade.
But the thing I really like about the book is that because she explains the "why" of each step, you can use any recipe as a guide to creating your own version. I'm already wondering if I couldn't create a variation that uses a slightly different starter, pecans and sour cherries. Or hazelnuts and cranberries.
I love to bake, and Beranbaum's cookbooks have been standards for me for years: I've tried every recipe in her "Rose's Christmas Cookies" with the exception of the Notre Dame Cathedral gingerbread house, and more than a few of them have become Christmas standards. (I'm on my third copy of the book, because it gets so much use. And I've attempted pretty much every recipe in her Cake Bible and Pies & Pastries book. So I have no doubt The Baking Bible will get the same treatment, with the same generally good outcome.
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