Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Desserts [Hardcover]

Good Housekeeping (Editor), Mildred Ying (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

No one can resist a scrumptious dessert at the end of a meal. Imagine saying no to double-chocolate mousse cake, fresh cherry tarts, or a rich, smooth creme caramel!

The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Desserts reveals, in the clearly written and lavishly illustrated style Good Housekeeping has become famous for, how to master the art of dessert making. Though the recipes may look complicated, they're really a breeze to make, so you can delight family and friends with everything from souffli's to cobblers, pies, and tortes; from cookies and cakes to ice cream desserts and fruit drinks.

Here are more than 200 irresistible recipes, some of which are old favorites and some fresh new ideas, all the very best from the Good Housekeeping kitchens. Each is complete with step-by-step photographs to guide you through every aspect of a recipe, as well as a mouth-watering full-color photo of the finished dish so you know what you're aiming for.

Special feature pages round out this "course" in dessert making. You'll find easy-to-follow information and basic instructions for icings, fillings, sweet sauces, and meringues; pastry, piping, and decorating techniques; crusts and fruit containers. Hints and tips for every stage of making and assembling a dessert are included -- freezing, storing, and thawing along with wonderful suggestions for garnishing, decorating, and serving each dish. An extensive glossary of terms makes dessert making even easier, and each recipe has been tested and retested in Good Housekeeping's legendary kitchens for perfect taste and ease of preparation.The next time someone asks "What's for dessert?," you'll have the perfect answer at your fingertips.

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About the Author

Good Housekeeping has a circulation of five million, and a readership of twenty-two million, each month. The editors of Good Housekeeping magazine create cookbooks that become proven classics, with continued strong sales year after year.

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APPLE SOUFFLE

1 Peel apples; cut into quarters; with sharp knife, remove cores.

2 Cut apples into bite-sized chunks. In 2 quart saucepan over high heat, heat apples and 1/4 cup water to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender. Stir in sugar and almond extract. Remove saucepan from heat; refrigerate apple mixture in saucepan to cool.

3 Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.

4 With rubber spatula or wire whisk, gently fold egg whites into cooled apple mixture until evenly incorporated

5. Spoon mixture into 1 1/2-quart soufflé dish.

6 Bake 15 minutes or until souffl' is puffy and lightly browned.

TO SERVE: When souffl#&233; is done, remove from oven and sprinkle top lightly with confectioners' sugar; serve immediately.

Copyright 1991 by The Hearst Corporation

Product Details

• Hardcover: 319 pages
• Publisher: Hearst Books; 1st edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688103561
• ISBN-13: 978-0688103569
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful illustrations and step-by-step directions., November 20, 1998

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B. Lund (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Desserts (Hardcover)

The illustrations are enough to motivate even the most reluctant cook. I love the special sections on garnishes and decorating techniques. Some of the recipes are time consuming, but many of them are deceptively simple. It's a great book for the average cook who occasionally wants to make something impressive!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For all who love desserts, December 20, 2001

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Rebekah Scheiman (Flint, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Desserts: Indescribably Delicious Desserts Made Easy with Precise Step-by-Step Photographs (Hardcover)

I got this dessert cookbook for my birthday and I have loved it ever since! The recipes are fabulous and so are the pictures! It's even fun to sit down and just look at it - and think of what you are going to make next time you want dessert. Everyone who has tried the things I've made has loved them. This book is very creative, with lots of very interesting and good ideas and ways to add that extra-special touch to your creations. And - by looking at the pictures you would think that these recipes were very difficult and complicated, but they are NOT! If you can read, you can make anything in this book. Not one recipe we have tried (and we've made quite a few) has failed yet.

There is the most delicious recipe in here for cream puffs! Everyone who has tried them has declared they are better than the famous, acclaimed cream puffs you get at the Wisconsin State Fair! The Baklava is also delicious, as well as the coffee angel food cake and the little tiny cookies called "Sweet and spicy Peppernuts." (No nuts in them, but they do have pepper! Great taste! They are just as small as nuts - you make them the size of a 1/8 teaspoon. The batter mixes up so quickly that it doesn't make it take a terribly long time in the long run to form all these tiny little balls, and they taste so good that it's worth it!)

I highly recommend this cookbook to everyone who loves dessert! There is something for everyone - Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Frozen desserts, and the wonderful feast for the eyes as well as the mouth: Special desserts. You will love this book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only dessert book to own, February 21, 2005

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Barbara (East Brunswick, NJ) - See all my reviews

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We all collect cookbooks of every type. How many can you say that you actually use more than once. I've owned this book for many years and when I am looking for a "no brainer" to make dessert, I grab this book first. I have made so many of the desserts in this book, each one has come out excellent, exactly like the picture shows. The full color pictures make it a breeze. This is the perfect book to give to everyone you know. It not only gives pictures (many for each dessert), a full list of ingredients, but how long you will need to put it together from making to when you can serve. Perfect for the first timer.