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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!
Author Notes
LUDMILA SHTERN, the daughter of a Leningrad University law professor and an actress, began writing early. Rather than pursue a career in literature, however, she instead became a geologist, a profession less risky than that of author in the post-Stalinist Soviet Union. In 1975 she emigrated to the US, where she has worked in geology, real estate, and public relations. She has published widely in Russian, Italian, Hungarian, and English in such publications as Pequod, Boston Globe Magazine, and Condé Nast Traveler. Her work has been reviewed in Time, Le Monde, La Pensée Russe, Slavic Review, Harvard Advocate, and Moscow Times. Ms. Shtern has lectured throughout the US on women in Russia and contemporary Russian art and literature and appeared as a guest on Public Television and New England Cable News on political topics. She is Resident Scholar in Women's Studies at Brandeis University and hosts a weekly program on WMNB, the Russian-American Broadcasting Company.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Pastry expert and baking instructor Shoyer proves that readers don't need to deprive themselves of sweets just to keep kosher in this outstanding collection for all seasons and faiths. Bakers with access to parve (kosher) versions of cream, cream cheese, and other key ingredients (tips and name brands are provided) will find a litany of recipes for Passover, Seder, and other special occasions. Yes, there are Babkas, Rugelach, Hamentaschen, and Challah, but there is also a rich Chocolate Mousse Truffle Cake, easy and impressive Cinnamon Palmiers, classic French Macarons, a Pistachio and Raspberry Tart and the ingenious Scones au Chocolate, virtually all of which are within the reach of most bakers and budgets. Grouped by effort, from quick desserts requiring only one-bowl (Amaretto Cookies, for instance) to more advanced dishes like Coconut Cake with Lime Filling, Shoyer gives bakers plenty of options for all tastes with copious instructions and photos throughout. Simple but crucial tips like keeping a few sticks of margarine in the freezer so it'll behave more like cold butter when it's time to make pie or tart dough ensure dishes turn out the way they were intended, making this a can't-miss collection of classics. Photos. (Aug.) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
Library Journal Review
Shoyer, owner of Paula's Parisian Pastries Cooking School near Washington, DC, cannily anticipated one of the first questions most bakers ask: How long is this going to take? As she pragmatically notes, it's common for the preparation of desserts to be last on the list, whatever the occasion. In this clearly written, extensive guide to kosher baking, she organizes recipes by time: first, single-step recipes clocking at 15 minutes; then, two-step recipes in the 15- to 30-minute range; and, finally, more complex items that take over 30 minutes. She further subdivides sections by general categories (e.g., cookies, cakes, pastries, pies), and the final chapter covers several specialized groups (no-sugar desserts, traditional Passover recipes, sauces). Rules for kosher baking are clear, as are recommendations for nondairy ingredients and a handy list of necessities. Verdict Likely to appeal to those desiring to keep kosher and others following a nondairy diet, this cookbook is accessible to beginning and experienced bakers; its organization by prep time and by type will make it an everyday favorite.-Courtney Greene, DePaul Univ. Lib., Chicago (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Preface |
| Acknowledgments |
| An Introduction to Kosher Baking |
| Bakeware, Tools, and Equipment |
| Baking Ingredients |
| Foolproof Tips & Techniques |
| Quick & Elegant Desserts (15 minutes preparation time) |
| Cookies, Biscotti, & Bar Cookies: Chocolate Chip Mandelbread |
| Chocolate Chunk Biscotti |
| Lemon Rosemary Biscotti Sticks |
| Double Chocolate Chip Cookies |
| Sable Galette Cookies |
| Amaretto Cookies |
| Chewy Chocolate Velvet Cookies |
| Pistachio Financiers |
| Fudgy Brownies |
| Chocolate Almond Toffee Bars |
| Quick Cakes, Breads, & Muffins: Orange Tea Cake |
| Vanilla Pound Cake |
| Everyone's Favorite Chocolate Cake |
| Chocolate Mint Cake |
| Pecan Coffee Cake |
| Apple Upside-Down Cake |
| Honey Cake with Pecan Swirls |
| Pumpkin Cake |
| Date Cake |
| Lime Poppy Seed Pound Cake |
| Blueberry Cake |
| Banana Bread |
| Corn Bread |
| Vanilla Sheet Cake |
| Chocolate Cupcakes |
| Black & Blue Muffins |
| Pastries, Candies, & Fruit Soups: Summer Fruit Triangles |
| Chocolate Chip Pastry Sticks |
| Apricot Pastries |
| Almond Puff Pastry Sticks |
| Apple Pastry |
| Cinnamon Palmiers |
| Vanilla Bean Crispy Treats |
| Mocha Brownie Fudge |
| Fruit Soup with Triple Sorbet Garnish |
| Strawberry Gazpacho |
| Tarts, Pies, & Cobbler: Quick Apricot Tart |
| Cranberry Pumpkin Frangipane Tart |
| Plum-Cherry Mini Tarte Tatins |
| Four Quick Fruit Pies |
| Pumpkin Pie |
| Far Breton |
| Orange Mocha Pecan Pie |
| Chocolate Chip Pie |
| Pear & Berry Cobbler |
| Two-Step Desserts (15-30 minutes preparation time) |
| Cookies, Biscotti, Bar Cookies, & Candies: Shortbread |
| Lemon Tea Cookies |
| Linzer Tarts |
| Sesame Cookies |
| Coffee Cardamom Shortbread |
| Chocolate Sandwich Cookies |
| Oatmeal Raisin Cookies |
| Bubba (Jam Button) Cookies |
| Peanut Butter Cookies |
| Almond Anise Biscotti |
| Hamentaschen |
| Orange Poppy Seed Hamentaschen |
| Chocolate Candy Hamentaschen |
| Lemon Bars |
| Pecan Bars |
| Raspberry Bars |
| Cakes, Cupcakes, & Scones: Iced Lemon Pound Cake |
| Upside-Down Raspberry Cake |
| Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Honey Cream Cheese Frosting |
| White Cake with Seven-Minute Frosting |
| Chocolate Almond Cake with Chocolate Glaze |
| Six-Layer Chocolate Ganache Cake |
| Madeleines |
| Fondant-Covered Mini Cakes |
| Twinkie Cupcakes |
| Red Velvet Cupcakes with Vanilla Icing |
| Lavender & Orange Cupcakes with Purple Frosting |
| Basic Scones |
| Scones au Chocolat |
| Tarts, Pies, & Plated Desserts: Apple Tart Tatin |
| Poppy Seed Tart |
| Plum Tart |
| Cherry Pie |
| Peach Pie for a Crowd |
| Summer Fruit Galette |
| Challah Beer Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce |
| Layered Baklava with Orange Blossom Syrup |
| Almond Pastry Squares |
| Mini Carrot Souffles with Cinnamon Creme Anglaise |
| Multiple-Step Desserts & Breads (more than 30 minutes preparation time) |
| Cookies, Bars, & Candies: Cracked-Top Chocolate Cookies |
| Almond Tuilles |
| Rugelach Three Ways |
| Cinnamon Horns |
| Brownie Pops |
| Cinnamon, Vanilla, & Raspberry Macaroons |
| Chocolate, Coconut, & Macadamia Nut Candy |
| Chocolate Truffles |
| Chocolate Pistachio Candies |
| Dried Fruit Truffles |
| Cakes, Pastries, & Dessert Breads: Black & White Layer Cake |
| Toasted Almond Layer Cake |
| Dark Chocolate Mousse Layer Cake |
| Sorbet Cake |
| Coconut Cake with Lime Filling |
| Classic Cheesecake |
| Chocolate Mousse Truffle Cake |
| Jelly Doughnuts |
| Cinnamon Buns |
| Chocolate Babka |
| Cinnamon Apricot Pull-Apart Babka |
| Babka Cupcakes with Crumb Topping |
| Mini Eclairs |
| Chocolate Rolls |
| Tarts: Lemon Tart |
| Key Lime Pie |
| Pear & Almond Tart |
| Pistachio & Raspberry Tart |
| Caramelized Nut Tart |
| Fruit Tart |
| Fresh Fruit Tart with a Chocolate Crust |
| Salted Chocolate Caramel Tartlets |
| Mini Lemon or Lime Tarts |
| Apple Strudel |
| Plated Desserts, Mousses, & Puddings: Molten Chocolate Cakes |
| Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cakes |
| Chocolate Crepes |
| Chocolate, Pistachio, & Raspberry Filo Packages |
| Profiteroles |
| Eclair Puffs with Caramel Sauce |
| Strawberry Vanilla Verrines |
| Chocolate Mousse |
| Strawberry Mousse |
| Rice Pudding |
| Vanilla Flan |
| Creme Brulee |
| Tiramisu |
| Challah: Classic Challah |
| Sweet Honey & Saffron Challah |
| Whole Wheat Challah |
| Harvest Challah |
| Passover & Other Special Diets |
| Passover Desserts: Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Biscotti |
| Thin Farfel Cookies |
| Chocolate Brownie Cookies |
| Marble Chocolate Matzoh |
| Chocolate Chiffon Cake |
| Mocha Matzoh Napoleon |
| Orange Cigarette Cookies |
| Strawberry Shortcake |
| Lemon Layer Cake |
| Flourless Chocolate Cake |
| Chocolate Mousse Meringue Layer Cake |
| No-Sugar-Added Desserts: Mandelbread |
| Chocolate Chunk Scones |
| Brownies |
| Apricot Bars |
| Low-Sugar Apple Pear Pie |
| Peach-Blueberry Galette |
| Low-Sugar Pear Strudel |
| Cinnamon Pecan Babka |
| Profiteroles with Compote |
| Low-Sugar Chocolate Mousse |
| Appendix: Sauces & Frostings |
| Resources |
| Metric Conversions |
| Index |