The Ultimate Frozen Dessert Book: A Complete Guide to Gelato, Sherbert, Granita, and Semmifreddo, Plus Frozen Cakes, Pies, Mousses, Chiffon Cakes, and ... of Ways to Customize Every Recipe to Your (Paperback)

by Bruce Weinstein (Author), Mark Scarbrough (Author)

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Product Description

Gelato may be Italian for ice cream, but The Ultimate Frozen Dessert Book is American for the sequel to the best-selling Ultimate Ice Cream Book. In the ninth installment of the wildly popular Ultimate series, powerhouse cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough churn out more than 500 recipes and variations for all kinds of frosty treats, including a wide range of gelato, granita, sherbet, and semifreddo. And there's a whole chapter on cakes, pies, and other treats made with ice cream or gelato, whether home-made or store-bought! Bruce and Mark prove that when it comes to frozen desserts, ice cream is only the tip of the iceberg! Together, these two books make the ultimate compendium on frozen treats.

About the Author

Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough are the authors of the eleven-volume Ultimate cookbook series and more than a dozen other books. They are contributing editors to Eating Well and columnists for weightwatchers.com, and they contribute regularly to Cooking Light, Fine Cooking, the Washington Post, and other publications. When they're not teaching cooking on Holland America cruise ships, they live in rural Litchfield County, Connecticut, with a fairly sane collie named Dreydl.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks (April 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060597070
• ISBN-13: 978-0060597078
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #187,581 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Ultimate Series.

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for Gelato Recipes....?, May 13, 2006

By	M. Penny (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

...well they've got 'em! I was looking so hard to find an ice cream book that had a lot of gelato recipes, and this one has more basic gelato recipes than any of the other ice cream books or even JUST gelato books that I had looked at. PLUS, he has a number of potential variations for each of the main recipes (for instance 6 variations on the pecan gelato recipe, and 7 for banana gelato). To me, this is worth it JUST for the gelato recipes (100 of the 249 pages are dedicated to Gelato recipes and techniques). While there are also recipes for desserts like sherbert or granita (and even directions for ice cream sandwiches and frozen s'mores pie), there are absolutely no "ice cream" recipes, so if that is what you are looking for look elsewhere. If you are searching (sometimes in vain!) for amazing gelato recipes, look no further.


UPDATE...After actually TRYING these recipes:

The recipes in this book are fabulous! If you are trying to make gelato that actually rivals the kind you can get on the streets in Spain or Italy (and beats the ones you can get in Boston's North End!), as I said before, look no further. Definitely try the Dulce de Leche recipe, its amazingly rich and creamy...but really, just try them ALL!

And just a note on the authors, I was having an issue with the recipe when I first started out (turns out I wasnt cooking the custard long enough), and sent them an email (their contact info is on their website) and Scarbrough (or his representative....I really couldnt care which!) got back to me in a few hours with suggestions of things I could try to improve my product. I really thought that was very thoughtful and helpful. If it wasnt ALREADY getting 5 stars, they would have gotten another star just for that!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book on the subject, August 27, 2005

By	jon fishet "jon" (cleveland, ohio) - See all my reviews

i bought this book because i have the authors' other book on ice cream (the ultimate ice cream book) and i've used it faithfully for a number of years. then i read a review of this book in the new york times. they said this book had some really great recipes including a frozen lemon souffle. i was surprised by the differences in the gelati recipes in this book and the ice cream recipes in the other book. these have more milk, less cream, and more eggs. they're custard based desserts, not ice cream. so, if you're looking for good old american ice cream i would suggest the ultimate ice cream book for that. but this book also has some interesting frozen desserts i've never tried before, like semifreddo. the chocolate is my favorite so far. what i really like about it is that you don't need an ice cream machine. surely when it comes to frozen desserts other than ice ream, this book is a hands down winner.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best--ever, November 6, 2005

By	bethintexas - See all my reviews

If you've seen my other reviews of these guys books, you know I'm now a fan. I looked up their website and they apparently do teaching classes, so I'm hoping Central Market down here will get their act together and have them in. I made their chocolate gelato. Move over, Giada, that's all I can say. OK, so they're not Italian. But it was the most silky thing I've ever eaten. I actually made a trial run of it one day when my parents were coming over and ended up eating the whole batch by the end of the day. So I served some coffee cake from the store. It was worth every calorie. I haven't told anyone in my family I made that gelato because I don't want them to think I'm nuts. Plus, I want to surprise them with it. I think I'm going to make some gelatos for Thanksgiving and skip the pie.