"Sugar Rush" is a complete baking course in a book with everything a home baker needs to confidently turn out 150+ sweets with sophisticated flavors. James Beard-award-winning pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini returns to basics, sharing his expert tips on fundamentals such as making caramel and mixing butter cakes, with accompanying step-by-step photographs, before moving on to recipes for Salted Caramels and Sticky Caramel Date Cake. After mastering the simple method for making light-as-air meringues, anyone can make ethereal espresso marshmallows, mile-high soufflEs, and chewy French macaron sandwich cookies. Readers can finally expand their cake and ice cream horizons to embrace flavors as thrilling as those in Brown Sugar-Molasses Layer Cake and Bitter Orange Ice Cream. The 250 photographs include both instructive technique shots to reassure bakers at every turn as well as stunning photographs of the ready-to-eat treats. With "Sugar Rush, " baking at home has never been easier--or more inviting.
Table of Contents: CONTENTS Introduction by Dorie Greenspan Getting Started 1. Custards and Creamy Desserts 2. Eggs and Meringue 3. Caramel 4. Cakes, Cupcakes, Brownies, and Muffins 5. Cookies, Tea Cakes, and Biscuits 6. Tarts, Cobblers, and Crisps 7. Yeast Doughs 8. Glazes, Frostings, Fillings, and Sauces 9. Building a Balanced Dessert Acknowledgments Index
