Truffles, Candies, and Confections: Techniques and Recipes for Candymaking
by Carole Bloom
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With TRUFFLES, CANDIES, AND CONFECTIONS at your side, starting a candymaking tradition will be as rewarding as it is delectable. Imagine your favorite candy--maybe it's a velvety raspberry truffle or a piece of crisp English toffee. In this completely revised and expanded edition of a culinary classic, pastry chef and teacher Carole Bloom shows intrepid bakers how to turn their visions of sugarplums into home-baked perfection. Bloom begins with an illuminating discussion of candymaking show more essentials, from ingredients to tools to techniques, and then shares more than 180 exquisitely detailed recipes for truffles, caramels, nut brittles, fudge, and more. If you haven't dared to try candymaking or have been frustrated by attempts in the past, get out the baking sheets and gift boxes--it's time to prepare, devour, and share batches of blissful, homemade treats like Mocha Truffles, Hazelnut Chocolate Kisses, Vanilla Cream Caramels, Butter Peanut Brittle, and Maple Pecan Fudge. Bloom's clear, concise instructions will help beginners master even the trickiest techniques, like tempering chocolate and making caramel, and her many recipe variations will inspire experienced candymakers to experiment with new flavor combinations. show lessTags
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Exquisite chocolate work beautifully rendered, photographed and documented. If you love truffles get this book.
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Carole Bloom is the author of four other books. Her feature articles appear in Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, and Fine Cooking magazines. Bloom is the spokesperson for the Boxed Chocolate Manufacturers Group. She lives in southern California.
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- Nonfiction, Food & Cooking
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- 641.853 — Applied Science & Technology Home economics & family management Food, Cooking & Recipes / Meals, Picnics Cooking specific kinds of dishes and preparing beverages Preserves and Candy; Confectionary, Sweets Candy; sweets
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- TX791 .B6523 — Technology Home economics Home economics Cooking
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