Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Cookery / food & drink etc

DESSERT PERSON

Claire Saffitz

Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence

Claire Saffitz is a baking hero for a new generation. Millions of fans regularly tune in to Claire's Bon Appétit shows, which are two of the brand's most successful, to watch her on-screen frustration and methodical testing process as she tries to crack the code to making gourmet homemade Oreos (9.4 million views) or Kit Kats (9.5 million views). In her first cookbook, she offers wisdom, problem-solving strategies, and more than 100 meticulously tested, creative, and inspiring recipes.

In DESSERT PERSON, fans will find Claire's signature spin on sweet and savory recipes like Babkallah (a babka-Challah mashup), Apple and Concord Grape Crumble Pie, Strawberry-Cornmeal Layer Cake, Crispy Mushroom Galette, and Malted Forever Brownies. She outlines the problems and solutions for each recipe, like what to do if your pie dough for Sour Cherry Pie cracks (patch it with dough or a quiche flour paste!).

Recipes are categorized by type (loaf cakes, pies & tarts, bars & cookies, etc.) and include practical do's and don'ts, skill level from easy to very challenging, prep and bake time, step-by-step photos, and foundational know-how. With Claire at your side, everyone can be a dessert person!

Claire Saffitz is the host of Bon Appétit's "Gourmet Makes" and "Baking School," both on YouTube and iTunes and contributes stories and recipes to the print magazine. After graduating from Harvard University, Saffitz received a masters degree in culinary history from McGill in Montreal and then studied pastry in Paris at École Grégoire Ferrandi.

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Book Published 2020-10-20 by Clarkson Potter

Comments

This is a wonderful book for experienced bakers - there are plenty of surprises and challenges - and an ideal one for beginners. Look at the Recipe Matrix, choose an easy recipe that doesn't take much time, follow Claire's directions, and chalk up your first win. If you're not already a dessert person, Claire will make you one.

As a lover of all-things-dessert, I instantly identified the same in Claire - a sister in search for creative, delicious ingredients rooted in classic baking technique. She has that rare combination of creative generosity crossed with baking-professor that the very best authors can convey in a book, and it will make this one a classic.

Exceptional... This should become a go-to reference for any home baker.

Dutch: Good Cook

Claire's easier take on the French galette des rois will win over those who want to make one with less fuss, and have more fun doing it. If anyone can turn you into a dessert person, it's Claire. You'll want to make everything in this book, as I do.