Good Housekeeping Best-Loved Desserts: More Than 250 Scrumptious Recipes by The Editors of Good Housekeeping, Susan Westmoreland (Contribution by), Susan Deborah Goldsmith (Contribution by)

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Desserts are a universal favorite, and this comprehensive collection has a sweet ending for any occasion! Mouthwatering color images present irresistible treats, from refreshing Grapefruit Sorbet to sinful brownies and elegant Baked Alaska. And every scrumptious recipe has been triple-tested for reliability and taste in Good Housekeeping’s famed test kitchens.

Each chapter includes a “Basics” section with the techniques needed for that type of dessert, so anyone can master these pastries, soufflés, custards, cakes, meringues, ice creams, granitas, sauces, toppings, and more!

Publishers Weekly

With its red recipe titles, wavy blue rules that might have been cut with a pastry crimp and lots of white space on every page, this Good Housekeeping compendium fairly shouts All-American bake sale. This is the place to look for clear, simple instructions on how to make Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Chewy Gingersnaps and Strawberry Shortcake. But some of the best recipes in the book are the exception to the rubric-for instance, an Upside-Down Apple Tart (Tarte Tatin) that uses a short crust, not a puff pastry. The editors tell you what and how; they do not tell you why-even when it comes to their far-reaching, against-the-grain decision to base all recipes on salted butter (those who neglect to read up on fats in the introduction may get slightly different results from those intended). This is nevertheless a solid dessert cookbook. (Apr.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

Judith Sutton - Library Journal

This big book of Good Housekeepingfavorites offers a wide range of dessert recipes from which to choose, some as homey as Apple Crumble Pie, others as sophisticated as Hazelnut Dacquoise. There are color photographs throughout, and dozens of "Test Kitchen Tips." Recipes also include prep times and nutritional information, and a brief introduction covers ingredients, equipment, and techniques. For all baking collections.

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