Product Description

Get sweet on the art of baking with Marcy Goldman's collection of over 200 irresistible recipes. Fresh artisan breads and mouthwatering sweets are at your floury fingertips, made simple with tons of trade tricks and secrets.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8931 in Books
• Brand: Cookbook
• Published on: 2007-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

Brittany Butter Cookies Page 124- One Star for this Recipe
They may have corrected this recipe for subsequent editions but let me tell you about the recipe in the first edition. Let's see what's wrong with this recipe.

Recipe says "roll dough to 3/4 inch thickness". Picture indicates a much thinner cookie roll-out. I'll bet they're supposed to be 1/4 inch.

Headnote says " makes 2 to 3 dozen cookies". You might get 2 dozen out of this recipe if you make the cookies a little thinner.

Original and delicious recipes
This is a great cookbook for someone who likes to bake and has already mastered the basics. The recipes are not difficult and the directions are clear and easy to follow - but you won't find the old standards here. I find myself pulling out this book when I want to make something a little different or special. Maybe a dessert for company, a coffee cake for a Sunday treat, or some cookies to take to a friend. Every recipe I have tried has worked, not a surprise. One of Goldman's other cookbooks, A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking is one I use frequently. I often make pizza at home and her recipe from A Passion for Baking is the best I have ever tried. The technique is a little different but produces an amazing homemade pizza. The cheesecake recipes are also fantastic, the lemon meringue one is delicious. There's a good variety, cakes, muffins, cookies, bread and of course, the pizza. There's a lot of creativity in her recipes and in her techniques. Nothing earth-shattering or crazy, it's home baking but perfect for someone who likes to try something a little different.

A Baker's Delight
I received this book as a Christmas gift from my mom. She knows I love to bake and had heard great things about this cookbook. This book is wonderful for the baker. The recipes are easy to follow and there is something in there for all levels of experience. I definitely recommend this book.