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Title Statement | Baking at the 20th Century Cafe: iconic European desserts from linzer torte to honey cake / Michelle Polzine with Jessica Battilana ; photographs by Aya Brackett. |
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Author | Polzine, Michelle |
Additional Contributors | Battilana, Jessica |
Brackett, Aya | |
Publication | New York: Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Co., Inc.[2020] |
Extent of Item | 350 pages |
ISBN | 1579658989 9781579658984 |
Other Number | 3845513 |
General Notes | Includes index. |
Contents | Ingredients -- Equipment -- Fruit desserts -- Traditional and mostly traditional cakes and tortes -- Puddings, custards, and ice creams -- Strudel -- Savory pastries -- Cookies and candies -- Compound creams and sauces. |
Summary | "Transporting readers straight to the grand cafaes of Europe, Baking at the 20th Century Cafe brings renewed attention to the legendary sweet and savory baking recipes of Central and Eastern Europe. Polzine, one of San Francisco's best pastry chefs, payshomage to the foundational desserts of so many cultures, while lightening and modernizing the recipes through her California lens. Her fruit desserts, nut-based desserts, and chocolate treats-many of them gluten-free-are smart, interesting, and foolproof,and deliver big flavor. Polzine's coveted honey cake recipe is included, too, along with recipes for plum kuchen, walnut hamantaschen, Sacher torte, linzer torte, poppy-filled rugelach, vanilla cheesecake-even pierogi and potato knishes, all full of twists and innovations. All the recipes are written with Polzine's quirky, relatable "you can do this" enthusiasm to assure readers that they can achieve excellent results. Following in the footsteps of such esteemed bakers as Nancy Silverton and Dorie Greenspan, with Baking at the 20th Century Cafe, Polzine offers a new entry into the essential baking cookbook canon"--Provided by publisher. |
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By Topic | Desserts |
Baking | |
Cooking, European | |
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