TY - BOOK AU - Braker,Flo TI - The simple art of perfect baking SN - 081184109X AV - TX763 .B76 2003 U1 - 641.815 22 PY - 2003///] CY - San Francisco PB - Chronicle Books KW - Baking KW - Desserts KW - Cooking N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-407) and index; Introduction --; Perfectly simple favorites --; The "secrets" of perfect baking --; Equipment for perfect baking --; A note about eggs --; About the organization of recipes --; Understanding cake making --; Butter cakes --; Tips for perfect butter cakes --; Sponge (or foam) cakes --; Tips for perfect sponge cakes --; Genoise Cakes --; Sponge Cakes --; Tips for whipping egg-white foams successfully --; Angel Food Cakes --; Chiffon Cake --; Meringues --; Dacquoise --; Simply perfect essentials: fillings, frostings, glazes, toppings, and finishing touches --; Splitting and frosting cakes perfectly --; Working with Chocolate --; Working with Sugar --; Understanding pastry making --; Pastry making --; Tips for developing gluten properly --; Pies and galettes (unsweetened short pastry) --; Tips for making perfect unsweetened short pastry --; Tarts (sweetened short pastry) --; Tips for making perfect sweetened short pastry --; Puff pastry --; Tips for making perfect puff pastry --; Cream puff pastry --; Tips for making perfect cream puff pastry --; Appendix --; Baker's shopping sources --; Conversion table for weights --; Baker's Measure and Weight Equivalents --; Bibliography --; Index N2 - The award-winning author of Sweet Miniatures offers an organized, methodical approach to baking that features some two hundred tested dessert recipes--for cakes, tortes, tarts, pies, pastries, and more, along with step-by-step instructions for a variety of useful cooking and decorating techniques. 1 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0738/2004004079-b.html ER -