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ISBN-10: 0740773348
ISBN-13: 9780740773341
Edition: 2008
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Seattle-based Sur La Table has kept its finger on the pulse of America's cooks since opening its doors in 1972 at Seattle's historic Pike Place Market. Since then, chefs and home cooks with a taste for adventure have flocked to the culinary mecca. A destination for iconic chefs like Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Martha Stewart, and Mario Batali, Sur La Table entices aficionados and curious beginners alike with its amazing selection of cookware and tools. With a successful catalog, Web site, cooking class program, and stores coast to coast, Sur La Table continues to share its passion for the traditions and tastes of the world with people who love to cook and entertain. To find out more about… Sur La Table, go to surlatable.com. Cindy Mushet has been a professional pastry chef and baking teacher for nearly 20 years. She is the author ofDesserts: Mediterranean Flavors, California Style(2000), and her recipes have appeared in publications across the country, includingBon Appetit, Fine Cooking, Country Home, theNational Culinary Review, theNew York Times, andThe 150 Best American Recipes(2006). Cindy has taught baking classes across the country, and she lives in the Los Angeles area. "I've been using high-quality baking tools from Sur La Table for years, and now I can add their all-purpose baking book, with delicious and easy-to-follow recipes, to my collection. The photos alone are worth the price, but Cindy Mushet's clear recipe descriptions and nurturing voice make this a book everyone will want to actually use and not just look at." --Peter Reinhart, author ofPeter Reinhart's Whole Grain Bread: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor As the second title in Sur La Table's namesake cookbook series,The Art and Soul of Bakingfocuses on the largest specialty demographic within the culinary market--baking. The Art and Soul of Bakingguides readers through the world of baking, where alluring aromas of chocolate, vanilla, and cinnamon fill the air and tempt the palate. Culinary authority Sur La Table teams with professional pastry chef and baking instructor Cindy Mushet to create the ultimate book for bakers.The Art and Soul of Bakingdemystifies the friendly science of baking through delicious recipes and photography sequences that illustrate proper techniques for carmelizing sugar, or working with croissant dough. From tantalizing tarts, decadent cakes, and delicious cookies, to more complex creations like crusty breads and flaky pastries, to melt-in-your-mouth meringues, and lighter-than-air souffles,The Art and Soul of Bakingoffers the instruction of a private baking class at home. Beautiful photographs and more than 250 fool-proof recipes, as well as information on over 100 popular baking ingredients and more than 50 pieces of baking equipment, ensure that Sur La Table'sThe Art and Soul of Bakingis destined to inspire passion in any baker and make the craft of baking not just accessible, but a true passion.