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Baked: New Frontiers in Baking
By Matt Lewis, Renato Poliafito, Tina Rupp
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2008
I own quite a few baking books but this one sets itself apart from the others by offering unusual flavours (matcha, malted milk, sweet and salty chocolate) and recipes (cooked roux and whipped ganache buttercreams).
The recipes are clearly written and most of the items I made turned out well. However, I do wish ingredient weights were included as weighing is a more accurate way of measuring and I might have avoided some less than stellar results (eg dry whiteout cake) with that information.
Of the ones I’ve tried, the standout recipes include the signature Baked Brownie, Milk Chocolate Malt Ball Cake and Chipotle Cheddar Biscuits.