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Book

Sift : the elements of great baking

Call Number

  • 641.815 L2187 (OSH)

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Edition

First American edition.

Publication Information

New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2024]

Physical Description

352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Summary

"An essential guide to baking that takes away the fear of baking failure by combining easy-to-follow, science-based advice with 100 reliable and delicious recipes for both novices and more experienced bakers--from a renowned pastry chef. "Her palate and mind thrill me in equal measure and I cannot wait to read, learn from, and celebrate this book"--Samin Nosrat. Sift begins with the foundational ingredients that underpin great bakes--flour, sugar, eggs, fat--before delving into the techniques that bring recipes to life: texture, color, how things rise, and a technical overview. 100 tested, tried, and true recipes follow and are organized by difficulty and time commitment, ranging from easy 30-minute cakes to spectacular showstoppers you can devote a weekend to, including: Bake in an afternoon: Plum Sandwich Cake, Mocha Chocolate Chip Cake Bars, and 10-minute Mango Cheesecake. Bake in a day: Chocolate Mousse Cloud Cake, Fancy Rhubarb Tart with Pistachio Custard, and Olive Oil Brie-oche. Bake over a weekend: Clementine Crème Fraiche Ice Cream Cake, Grilled Cheese Za'tar Pain Suisse, and Honey Mandarin Buns. Gorgeous photos accompany every recipe and the infographic-style illustrations help home bakers easily grasp the hows and whys of baking, making disasters and flops a thing of the past"--

Notes

"Originally published in the United Kingdom by Ebury Press, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House UK, in 2024"--Colophon.

Contents

  • I. Welcome
  • Equipment list
  • II. All about flour
  • All about sugar
  • All about eggs
  • All about fat
  • How things rise
  • Color
  • Texture
  • Technical Overview
  • How to build a bake
  • III. Recipes I: Base recipes
  • Recipes II: An afternoon
  • Recipes III: A day
  • Recipes IV: A weekend
  • Recipes V: Extras
  • Matrix of joy
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

Subjects

Added Authors

Sam A Harris