The Bakers of Austria-Hungary—which included the author's hometown, Prague—learned that the secret to creating rich, silky, delicious desserts was to use ground nuts instead of flour. Mary Wachtel Mauksch grew up making and savoring the special cakes, tarts, puddings, cookies, and candies that had been passed down from family and friends. In Fabulous & Flourless she shares over 150 of these luscious desserts and accompaniments. Fabulous & Flourless provides recipes for traditional Viennese pastries, which do not use flour, allowing those with wheat gluten allergies to enjoy their favorite desserts without missing out on any of the richness and delicious flavor. Whether for nut and fine pastry lovers or for those allergic to wheat, Fabulous & Flourless is a dessert recipe collection that will add richness to everyone's cookbook shelf. Some of the Fabulous Recipes: Brazil Nut Tutti Frutti Cake Spanish Hazelnut Chocolate Cake Two-Toned Almond Lemon Cake Chestnut Chocolate Pudding Walnut Roulade Almond Spice Cookies Cashew-Coffee Dollops Chocolate-Chip Coconut Macaroons Turinois (French Chestnut Fudge)
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Anyone with family ties in central Europe--or who has traveled to Vienna, Budapest, Prague, or elsewhere in this part of the world--knows the unique elegance and delicate richness of nut tortes. In Fabulous & Flourless, Mary Wachtel Mauksch, who grew up in Prague, shares 150 recipes for all kinds of pastries and sweets made with nuts and without any wheat flour. There are traditional favorites such as Walnut Poppy Seed Cake, Sachertorte, and Kastanienreis (Chestnut Rice), and original creations such as Almond Cappucino Cake and Peanut Brownies.
Fabulous & Flourless will delight those with a sweet tooth, and it is a heavenly gift for anyone avoiding wheat or gluten. There are no compromises here, only sublime, wheat-free treats. Measures are given by volume, in ounces and in grams, making this book useful in kitchens anywhere in the world.
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Fabulous & Flourless Many Traditional Viennese pastries—silky in texture and rich in taste—are made with ground nuts instead of flour. Whether you love nuts, admire fine Viennese pastries, or are allergic to wheat of dairy (as are many people with gluten allergies), Fabulous & Flourless will tempt you with its unique collection of decadent desserts. Fabulous & Flourless contains over 150 luscious traditional recipes from the author's childhood in Czechoslovakia. There are cakes and tarts, such as Chocolate Almond Sponge Cake, Walnut Fig Cake, and Linzer Torte; puddings and soufflés, including Toasted Hazelnut Pudding and Chestnut Soufflé and mousses, molds, and roulades, such as Almond-Strawberry Malakoff and Banana, Apple, and Pecan Dessert. There are also sublime cookies—Cashew-Coffee Dollops and Almond Ginger Cookies; squares—Peanut Butter-Chocolate Squares; and candy—Hazelnut Marbles and White Almond Brittle. And there is a chapter on basics, offering superb recipes for foundations, such as tart crusts, and final flourishes, such as toppings and glazes. Fabulous & Flourless boasts a symphony of flavors. It offers something for every palate: Some desserts are bursting with fruit; others are made with the richest chocolate—but the real stars are the nuts. There are almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, cashews, and chestnuts, to name only a few. More than just lending memorable flavors (and replacing unwanted flour), nuts bolster the nutrition, enhance the texture, and extend the shelf life of all these delicious desserts. Whether you are allergic to wheat gluten or just yearn for the inimitable taste of fine Viennese pastries, Fabulous & Flourless will become a favorite book to bake from again and again.
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Excellent GF recipes based on ground nuts,
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This review is from: Fabulous & Flourless: 150 Wheatless and Dairy-Free Deserts (Hardcover)
Contains excellent info on working with many kinds of ground nuts for baking. The results are exactly like what you'd find in a fine Viennese konditerei. GF flour is typically used to dust pans. And, if you're tired of eating rubbery baked goods, there's no xantham/guar gum in these recipes. I've made about 12 recipes and they are clearly written and easy to follow. Not too many weird/hard to obtain ingredients. Invest in a good quality spring-form pan (~$15) if you buy this book.
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Delectable recipes perfect for the wheat and gluten-free!,
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As a person who must avoid gluten, desserts are the thing I miss most. Try one of these and you'll think you were in heaven. I prepare these recipes for company and special events and everyone has enjoyed them. They are truly fine examples of the best European desserts! * Hints* The author calls for grinding the nuts in a hand mill. These are expensive and hard to find. I use a coffee grinder instead and have had no problems. * For celiacs- beware of the instruction to dust the pans with spelt flour--use another GF flour instead. Please yourself and your guests with flavor and style!
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A Health Warning,
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Wonderful variety of recipes for those who must be flourless in their lifestyle. It will take me a couple of years to try and eat all the recipes which caught my eye. However, a word of caution to the reader. Many of her recipes call for raw eggs which are never cooked. Since these foods will be left at room temperature for extended periods of time, the danger of salmonella infection is very real. I would hope that, in this day and age, an author would consider this commonly known danger and comment on it in the book. So use the raw egg recipes at your own risk. That said, I would not hesitate recommending this book for its scrumtious, yet fairly simple recipes that any home baker should be able to master.
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RECIPES FOR NUT CAKES make up the core of this book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
powdered blanched almonds, reassemble the cake, juice until firm, prepared pudding mold, aluminum foil circle, ground roasted cashews, freshly juice, egg whites with the lemon, combine the ground walnuts, prepared springform, fold the ground walnuts, spelt flour, fold the ground hazelnuts, ground toasted hazelnuts, pan until the water, parchment circle, powdered almonds, ground blanched almonds, egg yolks with the sugar, cake horizontally, fold the ground almonds, nut grinder, meringue circle, ground cashews, coconut powder Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sabayon Sauce, Basic Chocolate Glaze, Coffee Glaze, Rum Glaze, Rich Chocolate Cream, Lemon Glaze, Hazelnut Cream, Walnut Cream, United States, Coffee Cream, Orange Glaze, Coconut Cream, Grand Marnier, Grandma Paula, Orange Almond Cream, Spanish-Style Chocolate Glaze, Apricot Sauce, Honey Syrup, Wiener Küche New!
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RECIPES FOR NUT CAKES make up the core of this book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
powdered blanched almonds, reassemble the cake, juice until firm, prepared pudding mold, aluminum foil circle, ground roasted cashews, freshly juice, egg whites with the lemon, combine the ground walnuts, prepared springform, fold the ground walnuts, spelt flour, fold the ground hazelnuts, ground toasted hazelnuts, pan until the water, parchment circle, powdered almonds, ground blanched almonds, egg yolks with the sugar, cake horizontally, fold the ground almonds, nut grinder, meringue circle, ground cashews, coconut powder Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sabayon Sauce, Basic Chocolate Glaze, Coffee Glaze, Rum Glaze, Rich Chocolate Cream, Lemon Glaze, Hazelnut Cream, Walnut Cream, United States, Coffee Cream, Orange Glaze, Coconut Cream, Grand Marnier, Grandma Paula, Orange Almond Cream, Spanish-Style Chocolate Glaze, Apricot Sauce, Honey Syrup, Wiener Küche New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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