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Written by award-winning chef, culinary instructor, food columnist, and bakery director Bev Shaffer, this tasted-and-tested collection spans the brownie spectrum. In addition to a history of brownies, baking basics, and useful information on chocolate, the recipes collected here include everything from classics like Deluxe Brownies with Caramel Sauce and Swirled Brownies to more adventuresome suggestions like Raspberry-Mascarpone-Filled Brownies, Kahlua Brownies, Macadamia-Nut White Brownies, Cappuccino Brownies, and much more.
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Booklist Review
More than a cookie but not quite a cake, the brownie stands as America's favorite homemade chocolate snack, beloved as much by adults as by children. Shaffer documents just how versatile brownies can be by presenting dozens of recipes for these little squares of sweet delight. Shaffer's brownies range from cakey to fudgy, from plain to fruit laden, from unadorned to frosted, from coffee and liquor spiked to creamy white chocolate versions. Coconut, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, and peanuts add texture to these brownies. Other toppings make use of meringue or of marshmallows. One singular recipe wakes up jaded taste buds with its addition of chili powder. Among the many delights of the book is a caramel-sauce recipe that takes time and effort but that yields a rich result. Supplemental recipes include ice creams, sorbets, frozen yogurt, and fruit sauces. Large, full-color photographs ensure that home bakers know exactly what results should emerge from their ovens. --Mark Knoblauch Copyright 2006 Booklist
Library Journal Review
Shaffer, a food writer and director of cooking schools in Akron and Solon, OH, loves brownies-and here are dozens of recipes to prove it. There are brownie bites, classic fudgy brownies (and many variations on the theme), brownies with fruit, brownie cookies, a chapter of "Brownies as Art: Dipped, Dunked and Layered," and more. She provides an introduction to baking basics, along with helpful tips on ingredients and techniques throughout the book; many of the recipes are shown in color photographs. There are already quite a few other brownie cookbooks out there, including Bruce Weinstein's Ultimate Brownie Book, which includes more blondie recipes and hundreds of variations. Shaffer's contribution to the "genre" is recommended for larger baking collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.