The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Dairy-Free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy by Paula Shoyer

  • Chocolate chip mandelbread

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    • Categories: Cookies, biscuits & crackers; Afternoon tea; Dessert; Jewish; Dairy-free; Kosher
    • Ingredients: all-purpose flour; orange juice; dark chocolate chips; store-cupboard ingredients; sugar
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  • robm on July 05, 2011

    Lots of recipes for delicious, dairy-free (pareve) desserts. Useful for the kosher or vegetarian baker -- after reading these recipes you can see how easy it is to adapt other recipes to be dairy free. Even vegans can benefit from the book, by making a few other adaptations (like using vegan sugar or egg replacer). Enjoy!

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  • Chocolate chip mandelbread

    • trmarvin on February 16, 2019

      Quick and wonderful. Keeps well to accompany your coffee all week+, and the kids loved it too.

  • Sablé galette cookies

    • ashallen on February 05, 2020

      Very nice cookie - it's actually one giant cookie that you slice up into pieces, much like shortbread. I substituted unsalted butter for margarine and forgot to add some salt to compensate - it was still very good but next time I'll add 1/4-1/2 tsp salt. Great buttery flavor. I wondered if the 2 tbsp orange flower water would be too intense but it mellowed nicely during baking. Crumbly/sandy-textured along outer edge and moist in the middle. Recipe says to remove cookie from oven once edges start to look golden - that happened at 30 minutes for me but I kept it in for 35 total. Next time I'll bake it longer so the sandy texture extends further into the cookie, though my co-workers really liked the contrast between the moist center and drier edges. Came together very, very quickly and easily with food processor.

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  • ISBN 10 1584658355
  • ISBN 13 9781584658351
  • Linked ISBNs
  • Published Aug 15 2010
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 344
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher University Press of New England
  • Imprint Brandeis University Press

Publishers Text

Producing flavorful and appealing kosher desserts has been a challenge in Jewish households throughout the ages. Without access to butter, cream, milk, cheese, yogurt, or other dairy products, creating a tasty and memorable dessert for family and friends requires more than simple substitutions and compromises. Now pastry chef and teacher Paula Shoyer provides the inspiration and innovation to turn the age-old challenges of parve baking into delectable delights in her one-of-a-kind kosher cookbook.

The Kosher Baker is your indispensable kitchen companion to a wide range of dairy-free desserts, from family favorites and time-honored holiday classics to stylish and delicious surprises of Shoyer's own careful creation. It even includes desserts not usually found on a kosher table, such as creamy key lime pie, luscious flan, and rich tiramisu. You'll find everything from cookies, biscotti, breads and muffins to pastries, tarts, fancy cakes, and mousses. Shoyer guides you through more than 160 mouth-watering recipes and expands every non-dairy baker's repertoire with simple, clear instructions and a friendly yet authoritative voice.

The Kosher Baker is organized as a tutorial into three primary sections--Quick and Elegant Desserts, Two Step Desserts, and Multiple Step Desserts--allowing the busy home baker to choose a dessert based on both taste and time constraints. The first section presents the fundamentals of simple kosher baking in the form of everyday treats like Amaretto Cookies, Orange Tea Cake, and Apple Pastry. The next two sections teach increasingly more challenging desserts, from a Challah Beer Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce to Chocolate Babka. A special fourth section includes chapters on baking Challah, Passover desserts, and no-sugar-added desserts.

The Kosher Baker has something for everyone in the Jewish household for any occasion or holiday. It spills over with detailed information, including tips on storage, freezing, and thawing; tools; must-have ingredients; and tips and techniques. Anyone baking for those with special dietary needs such as food allergies or diabetic concerns will also find recipes to love in this comprehensive collection. It even includes recipes for nut- and gluten-free desserts, and vegan desserts.

No Jewish home should be without this essential cookbook!

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