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The Golden Book of Chocolate: Over 300 Great Recipes
The Golden Book of Chocolate Over 300 Great Recipes Author:Carla Bardi, Claire Pietersen This book might easily be the most lavish, the most complete, and most beautiful book ever published on the subject of that most sensuous of all foodschocolate. Filled with history, anecdotes, and recipes, and featuring hundreds of lavish full-color photos, The Golden Book of Chocolate is literally a chocolate lover's dream come true. A fa... more »scinating detailed account chronicles chocolate's origins among the Aztecs of ancient Mexico, its importation to Europe, and the development of the modern chocolate industry as we know it today. But recipes are at the heart of this book. Separate chapters are devoted to chocolate's central role in easy-to-follow recipes for: o Cookies o Bars and Brownies o Muffins and Cupcakes o Pastries o Elegant Desserts o Pies and Tarts o Puddings and Creams o Tea and Coffee Cakes o Layer Cakes o Candy o Savory Dishes o Drinks o Basic Recipes Each recipe includes a list of ingredients, step-by-step instructions, and a large, full-color photo of the finished item. The book's final "Basic Recipes" chapter shows how to prepare chocolate ingredients that go into the making of other chocolate-based delicacies. They include chocolate pastry cream, chocolate custard, chocolate sauce, and several other sumptuous ingredients. This beautiful book is embellished with a ribbon place marker bound into the spine and features golden-tipped page edges.« less