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Title: A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking by Marcy Goldman ISBN: 0-385-47933-6 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: So good, I've purchased several for gifts!
Comment: After several months of using this cookbook over and over and over, I decided to buy it for friends. It is extremely user-friendly, because many of the recipes use basic ingredients and are uncomplicated to make. The directions are well-written, and the final product turns out exactly as I visualize from the recipe, even when baking unfamiliar treats.
I keep reaching for it, because there are so many wonderful cakes, that I can always find something different or unusual, without worrying because I've never tried the recipe before. Variations are often included, as well as cooking times for different pan types and sizes.
It's one of those cookbooks where you can flip through it and consistently find something appropriate, without requiring a trip to the store for some odd ingredient. The honey cake is fantastic, but the double fudge cake on pg. 110 "wows" everybody every time. Bring that one to your next family get-together (I use a bundt pan and skip the glaze, or drizzle on a quick confectioner's sugar glaze after it's cooled), and they will think you stopped at a bakery (I'm not kidding).
The only minor issue, is that on recipes where a range of flour is given (e.g. soufganiot), I sometimes need to add even more flour. This was the same with another (hamantaschen), where it was obvious that the dough was too sticky to shape. So while some experience is helpful, common sense can tell you if more flour is needed. This has never been an issue with any of the cake recipes, only those which are naturally more flexible on the ingredients.
Good Shabbos!
Rating: 4
Summary: Not just for the holidays
Comment: Marcy Goldman's A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking is a good addition to any cookbook library regardless of religion or ethnic background. Her introductory notes contain a wealth of information that proved useful to me, although I would consider myself a seasoned baker. I also enjoyed her anecdotes about her family and their holidays and baking experiences. The information she includes about where to purchase specialty or hard to find ingredients and baking items finally pointed me in the direction of a certain honey dish I have been searching for for years.
The book is organized according by holiday according to the Jewish calendar including a brief description of each holiday as an introduction. Every section includes both recipes for the novice as well as more difficult and complicated ones. Some of her directions may prove too ambiguous for a novice baker (just how sticky is a sticky batter meant to be?) and I found I had to add more flour than was called for in her Mandelbroit recipe; but overall this is a very good general baking book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful recipes
Comment: I checked this book out from the library several times before buying it. The Passover Chocolate Torte was a raving success at our family's seder. The honey cake is to die for. And the pareve cocoa cake is delicious! I've served all of these to non-Jewish friends, and they've loved them all. None of these recipes taste like they've been "kosherized". They're wonderful to start with!
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Title: The Best of BetterBaking.com: 175 Classic Recipes from the Beloved Baker's Website by Marcy Goldman, Yvan Huneault ISBN: 1580083749 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum ISBN: 0393057941 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The New Jewish Holiday Cookbook by Gloria Kaufer Greene ISBN: 0812929772 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Jewish Holiday Baker : Recipes for Breads, Cakes, and Cookies for All the Holidays and Any Time of theYear by Joan Nathan ISBN: 0805241426 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 15 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: The Secrets of Baking: Simple Techniques for Sophisticated Desserts by Sherry Yard ISBN: 0618138927 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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