The Essential Baker: The Comprehensive Guide to Baking with Chocolate, Fruit, Nuts, Spices, and Other Ingredients by Carole Bloom

  • Apricot frangipane tart

    from The Essential Baker: The Comprehensive Guide to Baking with Chocolate, Fruit, Nuts, Spices, and Other Ingredients The Essential Baker by Carole Bloom

    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Dessert
    • Ingredients: all-purpose flour; sliced almonds; butter; lemons; almond extract; apricots; apricot preserves; Amaretto
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  • Banana loaf cake with walnuts and dried apricots

    • fultre on May 20, 2023

      I found the combination of banana and apricot less appealing in practice than theory. Each flavor seemed to mute the other, also the bread didn’t keep as well, probably from the additional moisture from the apricots. Note there is salt listed twice in the ingredients, both with the wet and the dry; I just added the larger amount once and it was fine.

  • Ultimate cocoa brownies

    • nadiam1000 on May 01, 2013

      Very dark, intense chocolate flavor. Used Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa. Lightly toasted walnuts and added 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Did not really need chips since brownies are already very chocolaty. Batter is very thick and brownies are thin with a fudgy texture.

    • StaceyR on May 05, 2016

      The brown sugar and coffee add interesting flavor notes. I used Scharffen Berger natural cocoa and sprinkled the walnuts on the top instead of mixing them in. The baking time was several minutes longer than the recipe called for.

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  • ISBN 10 0764576453
  • ISBN 13 9780764576454
  • Published Mar 16 2007
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher John Wiley & Sons
  • Imprint Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.

Publishers Text

The only book home bakers need to master the art of baking

Carole Bloom puts her vast knowledge and experience as a pastry chef, teacher, and cookbook author into this comprehensive baking guide. The book features basic instruction on techniques, ingredients, and equipment, plus a collection of delicious, foolproof recipes. The recipes are arranged in chapters devoted to baking with specific ingredients, such as chocolate, fruit, nuts, herbs, and coffee. They include information that helps guarantee success, with tips on essential gear (equipment and utensils) and technique (including what to do if something goes wrong).

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