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Title: Nancy Silverton's Pastries from the LA Brea Bakery by Nancy Silverton, Teri Gelber, Steven Rothfeld, LA Brea Bakery ISBN: 0375501932 Publisher: Villard Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15
Rating: 3
Summary: Great--if you're a professional baker!
Comment: Nancy Silverton sure doesn't like anything--she hates pumpkin pie and Rice Krispie squares--and most Americans who don't have access to her pricey bakery. Considering she just sold her baking enterprise for 55 million to an overseas conglomerate, this cook-book is only a small piece of a sideline.
This book is very fun to read but it's very hard to follow the recipes if you're not a very experienced baker with a raft of equipment. Pity the poor bride who gets this as a wedding gift!
Rose Levy Birnbaum's Cake Bible and Pie and Pastry Bible are much more detailed, with clear directions that walk the novice baker through the steps.
If you're a big-time foodie, this book is no doubt a must, but since most foodies aren't going to actually cook from their prized volumes, the caveats about the receipes won't matter. If you actually want to learn to bakr, I'd look elsewhere.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best recipes, amazing variety
Comment: The book is worth every penny you spend and every minute of your time. Recipes work without fail and are superior to other recipes for same pastries. In responce to a reviwer above, I would like to say - the book is easy enough for anyone to follow. As far as the odd measurements are concerned - pastry is a precise science, you cannot toss a hanful of this and that and expect great result - you have to have patience to become a good baker.
Rating: 5
Summary: Magnificent Pastries...
Comment: I've tried numerous recipes since I received the book last fall. And they all came out simply magnificent... however it helps greatly if you're an experienced baker. If you are new to baking, seek other books such as Lora Brody's Basic Baking, etc. Silverton's new book is full of treasures...many of them are now staples in my kitchen - crumb biscotti, dunkers, almond pound cake, bran muffins, pumpkin pie..to name a few. Check the apple pie recipe in Silverton's other book The Food of Campanile..its absolutely the best apple pie ever created!
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Title: Nancy Silverton's Breads from the LA Brea Bakery: Recipes for the Connoisseur by Nancy Silverton, Laurie Ochoa, Ruth Reichl ISBN: 0679409076 Publisher: Villard Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Nancy Silverton's Sandwich Book: The Best Sandwiches Ever-From Thursday Nights at Campanile by Nancy Silverton, Teri Gelber, Amy Neunsinger ISBN: 0375412603 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread by Peter Reinhart, Ron Manville ISBN: 1580082688 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Crust & Crumb: Master Formulas For Serious Bakers by Peter Reinhart ISBN: 1580080030 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Artisan Baking Across America: The Breads, The Bakers, The Best Recipes by Maggie Glezer, Ben Fink ISBN: 1579651178 Publisher: Artisan Sales Pub. Date: 02 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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