The Kosher Baker: Over160 Dairy-free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy »

PAULA SHOYER is the owner of Paula's Parisian Pastries Cooking School in the Washington, D.C., area. She teaches classes in French pastry and Jewish cooking both locally and around the country. She received her pastry diploma from the Ritz Escoffier Ecole de Gastronomie Francaise in Paris in Paris in 1996 and is the editor of the popular Susie Fishbein cookbooks Kosher by Design Entertains and Kosher by Design Kids in the Kitchen.

This extraordinary bible of kosher baking breathes fresh life into parve desserts and breads

Publishers Weekly

Starred Review.

Pastry expert and baking instructor Shoyer proves that readers don't need to deprive themselves of sweets just to keep kosher in this outstanding collection for all seasons and faiths. Bakers with access to parve (kosher) versions of cream, cream cheese, and other key ingredients (tips and name brands are provided) will find a litany of recipes for Passover, Seder, and other special occasions. Yes, there are Babkas, Rugelach, Hamentaschen, and Challah, but there is also a rich Chocolate Mousse Truffle Cake, easy and impressive Cinnamon Palmiers, classic French Macarons, a Pistachio and Raspberry Tart and the ingenious Scones au Chocolate, virtually all of which are within the reach of most bakers and budgets. Grouped by effort, from quick desserts requiring only one-bowl (Amaretto Cookies, for instance) to more advanced dishes like Coconut Cake with Lime Filling, Shoyer gives bakers plenty of options for all tastes with copious instructions and photos throughout. Simple but crucial tips like keeping a few sticks of margarine in the freezer so it'll behave more like cold butter when it's time to make pie or tart dough ensure dishes turn out the way they were intended, making this a can't-miss collection of classics. Photos.
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Preface Acknowledgments An Introduction to Kosher Baking Bakeware, Tools, and Equipment Baking Ingredients Foolproof Tips & Techniques QUICK & ELEGANT DESSERTS (15 minutes preparation time)
Cookies, Biscotti, & Bar Cookies: Chocolate Chip Mandelbread - Chocolate Chunk Biscotti - Lemon Rosemary Biscotti Sticks - Double Chocolate Chip Cookies - Sable Galette Cookies - Amaretto Cookies - Chewy Chocolate Velvet Cookies - Pistachio Financiers - Fudgy Brownies - Chocolate Almond Toffee Bars Quick Cakes, Breads, & Muffins: Orange Tea Cake - Vanilla Pound Cake - Everyone's Favorite Chocolate Cake - Chocolate Mint Cake - Pecan Coffee Cake - Apple Upside-Down Cake - Honey Cake with Pecan Swirls - Pumpkin Cake - Date Cake - Lime Poppy Seed Pound Cake - Blueberry Cake - Banana Bread - Corn Bread - Vanilla Sheet Cake - Chocolate Cupcakes - Black & Blue Muffins Pastries, Candies, & Fruit Soups: Summer Fruit Triangles - Chocolate Chip Pastry Sticks - Apricot Pastries - Almond Puff Pastry Sticks - Apple Pastry - Cinnamon Palmiers - Vanilla Bean Crispy Treats - Mocha Brownie Fudge - Fruit Soup with Triple Sorbet Garnish - Strawberry Gazpacho Tarts, Pies, & Cobbler: Quick Apricot Tart - Cranberry Pumpkin Frangipane Tart - Plum-Cherry Mini Tarte Tatins - Four Quick Fruit Pies - Pumpkin Pie - Far Breton - Orange Mocha Pecan Pie - Chocolate Chip Pie - Pear & Berry Cobbler TWO-STEP DESSERTS (15-30 minutes preparation time)
Cookies, Biscotti, Bar Cookies, & Candies: Shortbread - Lemon Tea Cookies - Linzer Tarts - Sesame Cookies - Coffee Cardamom Shortbread - Chocolate Sandwich Cookies - Oatmeal Raisin Cookies - Bubba (Jam Button) Cookies - Peanut Butter Cookies - Almond Anise Biscotti - Hamentaschen - Orange Poppy Seed Hamentaschen - Chocolate Candy Hamentaschen - Lemon Bars - Pecan Bars - Raspberry Bars Cakes, Cupcakes, & Scones: Iced Lemon Pound Cake - Upside-Down Raspberry Cake - Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Honey Cream Cheese Frosting - White Cake with Seven-Minute Frosting - Chocolate Almond Cake with Chocolate Glaze - Six-Layer Chocolate Ganache Cake - Madeleines - Fondant-Covered Mini Cakes - Twinkie Cupcakes - Red Velvet Cupcakes with Vanilla Icing - Lavender & Orange Cupcakes with Purple Frosting - Basic Scones - Scones au Chocolat Tarts, Pies, & Plated Desserts: Apple Tart Tatin - Poppy Seed Tart - Plum Tart - Cherry Pie - Peach Pie for a Crowd - Summer Fruit Galette - Challah Beer Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce - Layered Baklava with Orange Blossom Syrup - Almond Pastry Squares - Mini Carrot Souffles with Cinnamon Creme Anglaise MULTIPLE-STEP DESSERTS & BREADS (more than 30 minutes preparation time)
Cookies, Bars, & Candies: Cracked-Top Chocolate Cookies - Almond Tuilles - Rugelach Three Ways - Cinnamon Horns - Brownie Pops - Cinnamon, Vanilla, & Raspberry Macaroons - Chocolate, Coconut, & Macadamia Nut Candy - Chocolate Truffles - Chocolate Pistachio Candies - Dried Fruit Truffles Cakes, Pastries, & Dessert Breads: Black & White Layer Cake - Toasted Almond Layer Cake - Dark Chocolate Mousse Layer Cake - Sorbet Cake - Coconut Cake with Lime Filling - Classic Cheesecake - Chocolate Mousse Truffle Cake - Jelly Doughnuts - Cinnamon Buns - Chocolate Babka - Cinnamon Apricot Pull-Apart Babka - Babka Cupcakes with Crumb Topping - Mini Eclairs - Chocolate Rolls Tarts: Lemon Tart - Key Lime Pie - Pear & Almond Tart - Pistachio & Raspberry Tart - Caramelized Nut Tart - Fruit Tart - Fresh Fruit Tart with a Chocolate Crust - Salted Chocolate Caramel Tartlets - Mini Lemon or Lime Tarts - Apple Strudel Plated Desserts, Mousses, & Puddings: Molten Chocolate Cakes - Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cakes - Chocolate Crepes - Chocolate, Pistachio, & Raspberry Filo Packages - Profiteroles - Eclair Puffs with Caramel Sauce - Strawberry Vanilla Verrines - Chocolate Mousse - Strawberry Mousse - Rice Pudding - Vanilla Flan - Creme Brulee - Tiramisu Challah - Classic Challah - Sweet Honey & Saffron Challah - Whole Wheat Challah - Harvest Challah PASSOVER & OTHER SPECIAL DIETS Passover Desserts: Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Biscotti - Thin Farfel Cookies - Chocolate Brownie Cookies - Marble Chocolate Matzoh - Chocolate Chiffon Cake - Mocha Matzoh Napoleon - Orange Cigarette Cookies - Strawberry Shortcake - Lemon Layer Cake - Flourless Chocolate Cake - Chocolate Mousse Meringue Layer Cake No-Sugar-Added Desserts: Mandelbread - Chocolate Chunk Scones - Brownies - Apricot Bars - Low-Sugar Apple Pear Pie - Peach-Blueberry Galette - Low-Sugar Pear Strudel - Cinnamon Pecan Babka - Profiteroles with Compote - Low-Sugar Chocolate Mousse Appendix: Sauces & Frostings - Resources - Metric Conversions Index