Sarabeth's Bakery: From My Hands to Yours
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Overview
Mastering the art of baking, presented step-by-step through recipes from the legendary New York City baker. In the heart of Manhattan’s vibrant Highline District is a destination that is beloved by discriminating dessert lovers—Sarabeth’s Bakery. Sarabeth Levine offers an irresistible array of scones, muffins, croissants, cookies, and other classic desserts. This important addition to the baking book canon has been anxiously awaited by the extraordinary baker’s countless fans. It features more than one hundred inspiring recipes for her signature baked goods, ranging from unique English muffins and luscious banana cream pie with vanilla bean pastry to creamy chocolate pudding. Recipes for the perfect accompaniment to her buttery pastries—her legendary spreadable fruits—are also included. Step-by-step instructional photographs teach the baking techniques that make Sarabeth stand apart. Tips on such topics as making a decorative piecrust edge are also discussed in this user-friendly primer. The exquisite photography shows the home baker creative ways for sharing these wonders with friends and family.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword Introduction The Baker’s Pantry
Chapter One: Morning Pastries
Puff Pastry Croissant Dough Danish Dough Apple Turnovers Croissants Almond Croissants Pains au Chocolat Pains de Matin Pains aux Raisins Cheese and Raisin Danish Fruit Danish Chocolate Babka Brioche
Chapter Two: Muffins and More
Banana Streusel Muffins Blueberry Crumb Muffins Variation: Raspberry Crumb Muffins Bran Muffins Double Corn Muffins Maple Muffins Pumpkin Muffins Currant Scones Buttermilk Biscuits English Muffins
Chapter Three: Beautiful Breads
Apple Cinnamon Loaf Challah Variation: Raisin Challah Cinnamon Raisin Loaf Dinner Rolls Rosemary Focaccia Sarabeth’s House Bread Pain de Mie Stollen Viennese Kugelhopf
Chapter Four: Everyday Cakes
Mrs. Stein’s Chocolate Cake Margaret’s Espresso Cake Orange Chocolate Chiffon Cake Ruby Cake Three-Seed Cake Chocolate Soufflé Cake Cheesecake with Orange Marmalade Sauce Carrot Cake Sir Francis Crumb Cakes Black Beauty Cupcakes
Chapter Five: Party Cakes and Company
Vanilla Génoise Hazelnut Génoise Chocolate Orange Cake Pâte à Choux Chocolate Truffle Cake Hazelnut-Espresso Roulade Lemon-Raspberry Cake Raspberries and Cream Charlotte Coconut and Mango Cake Mille-Feuille with Summer Berries
Éclairs with White Chocolate Cream
Chapter Six: Pies and Tarts
Tender Pie Dough Sweet Tart Dough Almond Pastry Dough Rustic Apple Streusel Pie Apple Bretonne Tartlets Banana Cream Pie Individual Deep-dish Peach Crumb Pies Variation: Blueberry Crumb Pies Lemon Cream Tart with Strawberries Lemon Meringue Tartlets Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie Pecan and Bourbon Tart
Chapter Seven: Plain and Fancy Cookies
Chocolate Chubbies Pecan Moons Chocolate Clouds Chocolate Marmalade Cookies Ladyfingers Linzer Hearts Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies Palmiers Rugelach Buttery Shortbread Brownies
Chapter Eight: Spoon Desserts
Crème Brûlée Orange Blossom Crème Caramel Triple-Chocolate Chocolate Pudding Creamy Rice Pudding Raspberry Bread Pudding Chocolate Orange Tiramisù
Chapter Nine: Frozen Desserts
Ice-Cream Cones Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Variation: Blueberry Bombe Strawberry Ice Cream Chocolate Velvet Ice Cream Espresso Ice Cream Butter Pecan Ice Cream Butter Pecan Profiteroles Maple Ice Cream Frutti di Bosco Sorbet Tuiles Piña Colada Sorbet
Chapter Ten: Spreadable Fruits
Blackberry Jam Chunky Apple Preserves Billy’s Blueberry Jam Variation: Raspberry Jam Lemony Pear-Pineapple Preserves Strawberry-Peach Preserves Cherry-Plum Preserves
Chapter Eleven: Frostings, Fillings, and Sweet Sauces
Meringue Buttercream Variation: Lemon-Rose Buttercream Variation: Hazelnut Buttercream Variation: Mango Buttercream Pastry Cream Lemon Curd Butterscotch Sauce Chocolate Sauce Raspberry Sauce Whipped Cream Simple Syrup Apricot Glaze Plumped Vanilla Beans Variation: Vanilla Dust
Sources Conversion Charts Index Acknowledgements
Synopsis
Mastering the art of baking, presented step-by-step through recipes from the legendary New York City baker. In the heart of Manhattan’s vibrant Highline District is a destination that is beloved by discriminating dessert lovers—Sarabeth’s Bakery. Sarabeth Levine offers an irresistible array of scones, muffins, croissants, cookies, and other classic desserts. This important addition to the baking book canon has been anxiously awaited by the extraordinary baker’s countless fans. It features more than one hundred inspiring recipes for her signature baked goods, ranging from unique English muffins and luscious banana cream pie with vanilla bean pastry to creamy chocolate pudding. Recipes for the perfect accompaniment to her buttery pastries—her legendary spreadable fruits—are also included. Step-by-step instructional photographs teach the baking techniques that make Sarabeth stand apart. Tips on such topics as making a decorative piecrust edge are also discussed in this user-friendly primer. The exquisite photography shows the home baker creative ways for sharing these wonders with friends and family.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword Introduction The Baker’s Pantry
Chapter One: Morning Pastries
Puff Pastry Croissant Dough Danish Dough Apple Turnovers Croissants Almond Croissants Pains au Chocolat Pains de Matin Pains aux Raisins Cheese and Raisin Danish Fruit Danish Chocolate Babka Brioche
Chapter Two: Muffins and More
Banana Streusel Muffins Blueberry Crumb Muffins Variation: Raspberry Crumb Muffins Bran Muffins Double Corn Muffins Maple Muffins Pumpkin Muffins Currant Scones Buttermilk Biscuits English Muffins
Chapter Three: Beautiful Breads
Apple Cinnamon Loaf Challah Variation: Raisin Challah Cinnamon Raisin Loaf Dinner Rolls Rosemary Focaccia Sarabeth’s House Bread Pain de Mie Stollen Viennese Kugelhopf
Chapter Four: Everyday Cakes
Mrs. Stein’s Chocolate Cake Margaret’s Espresso Cake Orange Chocolate Chiffon Cake Ruby Cake Three-Seed Cake Chocolate Soufflé Cake Cheesecake with Orange Marmalade Sauce Carrot Cake Sir Francis Crumb Cakes Black Beauty Cupcakes
Chapter Five: Party Cakes and Company
Vanilla Génoise Hazelnut Génoise Chocolate Orange Cake Pâte à Choux Chocolate Truffle Cake Hazelnut-Espresso Roulade Lemon-Raspberry Cake Raspberries and Cream Charlotte Coconut and Mango Cake Mille-Feuille with Summer Berries
Éclairs with White Chocolate Cream
Chapter Six: Pies and Tarts
Tender Pie Dough Sweet Tart Dough Almond Pastry Dough Rustic Apple Streusel Pie Apple Bretonne Tartlets Banana Cream Pie Individual Deep-dish Peach Crumb Pies Variation: Blueberry Crumb Pies Lemon Cream Tart with Strawberries Lemon Meringue Tartlets Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie Pecan and Bourbon Tart
Chapter Seven: Plain and Fancy Cookies
Chocolate Chubbies Pecan Moons Chocolate Clouds Chocolate Marmalade Cookies Ladyfingers Linzer Hearts Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies Palmiers Rugelach Buttery Shortbread Brownies
Chapter Eight: Spoon Desserts
Crème Brûlée Orange Blossom Crème Caramel Triple-Chocolate Chocolate Pudding Creamy Rice Pudding Raspberry Bread Pudding Chocolate Orange Tiramisù
Chapter Nine: Frozen Desserts
Ice-Cream Cones Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Variation: Blueberry Bombe Strawberry Ice Cream Chocolate Velvet Ice Cream Espresso Ice Cream Butter Pecan Ice Cream Butter Pecan Profiteroles Maple Ice Cream Frutti di Bosco Sorbet Tuiles Piña Colada Sorbet
Chapter Ten: Spreadable Fruits
Blackberry Jam Chunky Apple Preserves Billy’s Blueberry Jam Variation: Raspberry Jam Lemony Pear-Pineapple Preserves Strawberry-Peach Preserves Cherry-Plum Preserves
Chapter Eleven: Frostings, Fillings, and Sweet Sauces
Meringue Buttercream Variation: Lemon-Rose Buttercream Variation: Hazelnut Buttercream Variation: Mango Buttercream Pastry Cream Lemon Curd Butterscotch Sauce Chocolate Sauce Raspberry Sauce Whipped Cream Simple Syrup Apricot Glaze Plumped Vanilla Beans Variation: Vanilla Dust
Sources Conversion Charts Index Acknowledgements
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
Sarabeth Levine has won a James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef, but customers standing in line at her uptown Manhattan bake shop have eyes only for her scones, muffins, cookies, and croissants. Those of us not lucky enough to reside within easy commuting distance to Sarabeth's Bakery can now replicate and sample her puddings, pies, and other signature goodies with the aid of this pastry recipe book and baking cooking guide. Levine's step-by-step instructions and Quentin Bacon's photographs will enable home bakers to drown their baking fears as they savor their first taste of her banana cream pie.
Publishers Weekly
Starred Review.From her modest beginnings selling fruit spreads, jams, and preserves in specialty shops and opening a bakery café "on what was then a distinctly inelegant Amsterdam Avenue on Manhattan's Upper West Side," the James Beard Award-winning pastry chef's star, like her dough, continues to rise. These days, Levine focuses on growing her brand and expanding into a number of other New York neighborhoods and Key West, Fla. Now, in her first cookbook, she gives a historical overview of Sarabeth's and offers scrumptious descriptions of the baked treats she and her staff regularly make. Chapters cover morning pastries, muffins, breads, pies, cakes, and cookies in great detail. Though recipes calling for homemade puff pastry or croissant dough may prove too complicated for the average home cook, they provide a challenge to the ambitious. Sections on spoon desserts like Crème Brûlée, chocolate and bread puddings, ice creams and sorbets, and spreadable fruits (the item that helped Levine launch Sarabeth's three decades ago) add to the appeal of this handsome volume. Photos.
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