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baking with julia based on the pbs series hosted by julia child
p baking with julia p nothing promises pleasure more readily than the words freshly baked . and nothing says magnum opus as definitively as baking with julia which offers the dedicated home cook whether a novice or seasoned veteran a unique distillation of the bakers art . p baking with julia is not only a book full of glorious recipes but also one that continues julias teaching tradition . here basic techniques come alive and are made easily comprehensible in recipes that demonstrate the myriad ways of raising dough glazing cakes and decorating crusts . this is the resource youll turn to again and again for all your baking needs . with baking with julia in your cookbook library you can become a master baker . p and theres no better time to be baking than now . quality baking today is more varied more exciting and simply more authentic than ever before . baking with julia celebrates this tremendous range with enticing recipes that marry sophisticated european techniques to american tastes and ingredients . with creative flair napoleons are layered with tropical fruits pumpkin and cranberries are kneaded into bread doughs and a tart is topped with sweet stewed onions . along the way step by step photographs demonstrate the basic building blocks of the pastry and bread bakers repertoire and from this firm foundation fancy takes flight . p baking with julia presents an extraordinary assemblage of talent knowledge and artistry from the new generation of bakers whose vision is so much a part of this book . the list of contributors reads like a whos who of todays master bakers including flo braker steve sullivan marcel desaulniers nick malgieri alice medrich nancy silverton martha stewart and a host of bright new talents such as jeffrey alford and naomi duguid . p with nearly two hundred recipes and half as many pages of tantalizing full color photographs this incomparable kitchen companion goes far beyond what most cookbooks offer . more than fifty pages of illustrated reference sections define basic terms and techniques and explain the hows and whys of batters and doughs to take you effortlessly through the essential techniques . if youve never made flaky pie crust your first no fail experience is at hand . if youve never baked bread that most satisfying and sensual pleasure awaits the turn of a page . with recipes for breads pastries cookies and cakes from chocolate to cheesecake from miniature gems to multi tiered masterpieces this cookbook is a total immersion experience in the wonder of home baking .
a companion volume to the pbs series hosted by julia child presents more than 250 recipes for baked goods including simple white breads muffins pastry chocolate creations and a wedding cake