Customer Reviews

Beatrice Ojakangas' Great Holiday Baking Book

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This book is full of recipes themed by holiday. It is worth buying for the Chocolate Beer Cake alone! Ojakangas is the Queen of Baking, I have enjoyed all of her books, and this one is no different. I would love to spend a year baking each of the recipes in this book on the appropriate holiday. Please, bring this book back in print, my library has it on a 7-day checkout because it is a holiday book!

This book was a great reference for holiday baking, everything is covered, even April Fool's Day:) Beatrice Ojakangas is indeed one of the best cookbook writers today and it's the little touches that she puts into her books like the personal anecdotes and the invaluable tips that make her so. I highly recommend this book:)

Cons: I'm giving it 4 stars because there is not one single photo, or an illustration, in the entire book! Pictures or drawings would be tremendously helpful when it comes to shaping some of the breads in the book.

Pros: This book contains delicious, including some hard-to-find recipes for every holiday throughout the year, including some I'd never heard of. There is a comprehensive Advent and Christmas section, with heavy emphasis on Scandinavian baked goods (for example, Norwegian Kransekake). The recipes include cookies, savory goods, breads, tarts, cakes, etc. The author includes several fruitcake recipes that were so delicious, my fruitcake-hating family insisted that I put them on the repeat list. A wonderful resource, and I'm glad I have it, despite the lack of photos or drawings.

I adore Beatrice Ojakangas and her books. This is one of many of hers that I own and read like a novel. This cook book organizes cookies, cakes, pies and other tasty treats by holiday. It has everything from Valentine's to Father's Day to Christmas, each with the family favorites of the season.

You will need an imagination for how these are supposed to turn out, there are no pictures save the cover.

I've tried a few recipes and so far I'm pleased with the taste.

Check out my food blog for the pictures you will be missing!

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