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Baking (2009)

by James Peterson(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1580089917 (ISBN13: 9781580089913)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Ten Speed Press

review 1: I felt like I was transported to a patiserie in Paris and given a private baking tutorial right at my level (an average American baker) all using realistic tools and ingredients. I also felt like the principles go beyond the recipes in this book and have helped taking my baking to the next level in many, many other recipes. Amazing! Not all cookbooks are page turners--but for me this one was! Oh and everything I made from it turned out fabulous even on the first try.
review 2: It says right on the cover - 1500 photographs. The pictures in this book are very good as rather than show the finished product, the majority illustrate step-by-step instructions. To those unfamiliar with some of the techniques illustrated, the photos are a fantastic way to explain ... morehow to make roses made of marzipan to decorate a cake, for example. Or how buttercream should look. The recipes are all good staple recipes for any home baker to have. Cakes, breads, cookies, pies (tarts & pastries, too), custards, souffle, curds, and mousses round out the book. Solid technique is stressed in every recipe because that's one of the author's goals in writing this book, "enable you to understand the principles and techniques at play in a given classic recipe, and then to apply what you learn to baking projects that aren't even included in the book." I think this book is an extremely easy book for a beginner or experienced baker to follow. The photos of the finished products make them look very nice but not sooo nice that a home baker would be intimidated. The recipes also represent a good variety of goods but the number of them isn't overwhelming. A good, easy to approach book for any baker. less

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