Passover Desserts (Hardcover)

by Penny W. Eisenberg (Author) "Ask most Jews if there is anything that they dislike about Passover, and they invariably says, ""dessert.""..." (more)
Key Phrases: matzo cake meal, large mixer bowl, cake board, Meringue Buttercream, Chocolate Pecan Cake, Spongy Base Layer (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Passover Desserts is a gorgeous little book that will change your life on Passover -- Arthur Schwartz, WOR Foodtalk

Passover Desserts contains dozens of first rate recipes -- Florence Fabricant, New York Times

Passover Desserts is a delightful and accessible collection of memorable meal-enders -- Joan Michel, Jewish Week

Product Description
Passover dessert no longer means dry sponge cake and flavorless macaroons. Author Penny Eisenberg has created 50 delicious dessert recipes--using Passover-approved ingredients like potato flour, matzo meal, and Passover chocolate--that taste and look so good, they'll appear on kosher tables year-round. Recipes range from the decadent Chocolate Raspberry Silk Torte to homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies that can last the week-long holiday, if they're not gobbled up in one sitting. Included are recipes for pastries such as Apple Tangerine Crisp and impressive layered cakes like Peach Raspberry Tiramisu. Passover Desserts begins with Passover dietary guidelines and incorporates variations, tips, and encouraging words for the cook with each recipe.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 5, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028609999
• ISBN-13: 978-0028609997
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,647,516 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars complicated, time consuming, but terrific tasting recipes, March 15, 1999

By A Customer

I've had this book for 3 years, and made 3 different, amazing cakes from it. I've usually complained that Pesach cakes aren't sweet enough. These are just what I was looking for! But the recipes are very complicated, time consuming, labor & energy intensive. You can't whip these up plus all the rest of a seder for 20. Use this book when you're attending a seder, where you're just in charge of bringing the desserts. The 2 biggest drawbacks are that I wish there were pictures to go with the recipes with their complex decorating & serving suggestions, and that the book is not well enough organized. You'll constantly flip between the cake, the filling & the topping recipes spread out through different parts of the book. But the cakes are worth it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Passover desserts good yearround., April 23, 1999

By A Customer

I use this book year round because the desserts are so wonderful. The book "builds" on several key cakes that can be adapted to many different great desserts. The Hazelnut ganache cake is so good that I make it Thanksgiving, Hannukah and birthdays, as I do with the cheesecake recipe and several others. People come to my seder for the desserts. Lots of praise is good for the cook.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These desserts are great for everyday........., April 22, 1999

By A Customer

Passover Desserts gives inspriation and direction for showstopper recipes with Passover challenges in baking. This book answers the questions and I have been very successful with all the recipes. I also appreciated the reasons for the use of specific ingredients versus other options. A perfect finish for my holiday meal.