The editors of Cook's Country magazine, known for scouring the country in search of the best of American cooking have turned their attention to desserts in this colorful, wide-ranging volume. Cook's Country Blue Ribbon Desserts features more than 120 foolproof recipes for those desserts that have stood the test of time--and will be around for years to come. From cookies and cakes to pies and puddings, all your favorites are here. Step-by-step photos clearly illustrate key points in recipes, such as how to frost a layer cake or roll pie dough and a section on baking basics shows you the best way to crack an egg, measure sticky ingredients, and what we mean by soft peaks. Blue Ribbon Desserts gives you access to your favorite desserts and the knowledge that they will work every time.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By lsheppard
Format:Hardcover
I have been looking for six months for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe and have tried dozens of variations. I bought my Blue Ribbon Cookbook several days ago. I tried the Ultimate Chocolate Chip cookie recipe...wow, what a winner! It is absolutely the best recipe I've ever tried. If you have leftover cookies, they are excellent several days later. The recipe calls for several steps that make it slightly more time-consuming; however, the difference is worth the effort. Another plus, each recipe explains what the chefs tried that didn't work, then what they tried that did work, some discoveries by sheer accident. Included are 101 tips for successful baking including measuring, equipment, creaming, etc. This dessert cookbook is by far the best cookbook I've seen. I look forward to baking more of the recipes!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book is a sturdy spiral-bound hardcover. It lays flat when you bake from it which is great! With more than a 120 recipes to choose from, it'll keep you busy for a while :o) Almost every recipe contains a section in which they explain how they went about developing the recipe, the pitfalls they ran into, and most importantly, how they resolved them or worked around them. I also enjoyed reading "The American Table" sections which talked about the history of a particular dessert. There are about 7 broad "chapters", containing a vast array of dessert recipes, from pies and puddings, to (cup)cakes, bars and cookies. There's even a chapter called Holiday Cookie Swap! Almost every recipe is accompanied by a gorgeous photograph of the final product and/or helpful step-by-step pictures. Unfortunately, the ingredients in this book are given in volume measurements only. However, there's a page at the end of the book that can be referenced for weight measurements for the most commonly used ingredients in the book. That helped me a lot since I like to use my scale when I bake.
Disclaimer: I have received a free copy of Cook's Country Blue Ribbon Desserts from the editors at America's Test Kitchen. All opinions expressed in this review are mine.
Disclaimer: I have received a free copy of Cook's Country Blue Ribbon Desserts from the editors at America's Test Kitchen. All opinions expressed in this review are mine.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great recipes and explanations, but lacking color photos of the finished product
March 22, 2013
By Allan R
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
My girlfriend loves to watch America's Test Kitchen and wanted a new dessert cookbook, so I knew that this one would be a good fit for her. Here's her review:
So far so good. I've tried some of the cookie recipes and they've all been successful, but you have to follow the directions. These recipes are "tested" so it doesn't work as well if you don't follow the directions that they spell out for you. For example, if they say to whisk the batter and let it sit for 3 minutes then repeat 3 more times, do it. It's these odd directions that lead to a successful cookie. I originally got the chocolate chip cookie recipe that's in this cookbook from watching it on the show, pausing, and writing down all of the instructions. It's worked every time. Now that I have the actual recipe in this cookbook, I can read exactly what they were "showing" on the TV show. I also really like the brown sugar cookie recipe, and so does everybody else who ate them up.
The downside to this book is that there aren't photos for every dessert. I'm a visual person and it's hard to know if the dessert came out right if I don't have something to compare to in the end. Also, sometimes I choose what recipe to try out next by the way the photo looks or makes me salivate. You can't do this with this cookbook. Other than that, I have not complaints. I'd highly recommend this cookbook.
So far so good. I've tried some of the cookie recipes and they've all been successful, but you have to follow the directions. These recipes are "tested" so it doesn't work as well if you don't follow the directions that they spell out for you. For example, if they say to whisk the batter and let it sit for 3 minutes then repeat 3 more times, do it. It's these odd directions that lead to a successful cookie. I originally got the chocolate chip cookie recipe that's in this cookbook from watching it on the show, pausing, and writing down all of the instructions. It's worked every time. Now that I have the actual recipe in this cookbook, I can read exactly what they were "showing" on the TV show. I also really like the brown sugar cookie recipe, and so does everybody else who ate them up.
The downside to this book is that there aren't photos for every dessert. I'm a visual person and it's hard to know if the dessert came out right if I don't have something to compare to in the end. Also, sometimes I choose what recipe to try out next by the way the photo looks or makes me salivate. You can't do this with this cookbook. Other than that, I have not complaints. I'd highly recommend this cookbook.
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Cook's Country Blue Ribbon Desserts
We like this book for good recipes. We have only tried a couple so far and they have come out really good.
Published 2 months ago by Loren R Young
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't eat to much ...
The only problem with this cook book is that you are tempted to try each and every recipe! But if you try the recipes slowly then you in for the treat of your life. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Thomas Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yum!
I'm a total fan of these cookbooks because they are informative and easy to use to produce dependable results every time.
Published 4 months ago by df
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Best Blue Ribbon Desserts from Cook's Country,Is True!
For Years I had heard about a "Black Out" Cake that was a well known Singer,Actress,Director,Producer Favourite. This Is The Recipe on the Cover of the Mouth watering pages. Read more
Published 16 months ago by cafeaulait
5.0 out of 5 stars
I liked it
This book was excellente for me, The recipes are easy.
The recipe for the tres leches cake is very good.
The recipe for the tres leches cake is very good.
Published 20 months ago by Jasis
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