Cookbook Giveaway: The Art & Soul of Baking
Scott Mindeaux, Editor
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Giveaway you say?
That’s right, this 2009 IACP Cookbook Winner can be yours in our first FoodieInDisguise Contest!
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, The Art & Soul of Baking just won in the Baking Category. It has also been nominated for a 2009 James Beard Cookbook Award in the Baking Category.
Co-authored by pastry chef and baking authority Cindy Mushet and Sur La Table, this wonderful book will be one that you will come to time after time for answers to all your baking questions.
But that’s not all, there are 250 wonderful recipes and over 100 beautiful photographs. Cindy also gives professional tips and tricks for the home baker – taking you step-by-step through each recipe.
So how do you win this great book?
Tell me about your favorite baked good by leaving a comment below – sharing a recipe is encouraged!!
The lucky winner will get picked totally at random using a random number generator. That person wins the book!
You must have a valid e-mail address in order to qualify. Don’t worry, your email won’t be visible on the blog, but it is the only way we can get a hold of you if you do win. Comments that don’t list a favorite goodie or lack an e-mail address will not be qualified.
Your email address will be kept private and not be used for any kind of mailing list whatsoever.
We will announce the winner on Wednesday, April 22 (my birthday!)
Good luck everyone!!
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How fun! What a great prize for your first giveaway! Hmmmm…my favorite baked good…there are so many it’s hard to choose! I just posted a recipe for “flan cake” that I LOVE, so that would probably be my favorite-of-the-moment. A really good flourless chocolate cake is always a winner, too. Best of luck to everyone for the contest!
May Canadians enter? My favourite baked good is shortbread made from my grandma’s recipe. I only make it at Christmas, so unfortunately I don’t have the recipe handy right now.
I love to bake bread. My favorite right now is sourdough bread.
How fun! My favorite… Well, I have a little trick. I have a weakness for good old Duncan Hines fudge brwonie mix, but I like to add a special ingredient. A bag of dried cranberries! They’re not as overly sweet as cherries, and they plump up and are so delicious in the brownies. It’s almost like black forest cake, but condensed!
Wicked Noodle: Just checked out your site, nice job. The flan cake sounds delicious – I’ll try it this weekend and let you know how it turns out.
Ikkinlala: Of course Canadians may enter! But I think that is the limit on the International scene! Sorry everyone else! Have you ever tried putting frsh thyme leaves in your shortbread dough?? Bring that Christmas shortbread into spring with that little added treat!
Carolyn G: I luvs me some sourdough bread as well!
Meg: What a great way to mix it up and to add moistness to your brownies!
Good luck all!
My current favorite is a yummy cheesecake from an old New York family recipe. I was lucky enough to get the recipe, even though I’m not in the family. It’s got a lighter texture than many cheesecakes while still having the classic “New York” cheesecake taste. Takes 5 hours because it is baked and cooled in the oven a couple of times but it it completely worth the time.
I love to bake cakes. There’s something so impressive about cutting into a tiered cake and seeing all the layers. My favorite so far was the coconut raspberry cake I posted to my site. BTW: I twittered this post @culinarycory
Cindy S.: Now cheesecake has to be one of those perfect things you can have in life. It is perhaps one of my favorite things to eat. My waistline can prove it! Yikes! Did I just say that? :)
Culinary Cory: I wish I was more of a baker…I’m going to have to work on that! You didn’t give folks a link to your Coconut Raspberry Cake so here it is:
http://culinarycory.com/2009/02/16/coconut-raspberry-cake/
I am excited to have found this site! I just posted the link to my Facebook page! I love to “smallify” larger receipes and bring single serving portions to pot luck type settings. My favorite breakfast to make especially this time of year, is a basic quiche or frittata recipe customized with my family’s favorite flavors! Add mixture to my silicone flower-mold muffin pan and tuck into the top of each filled muffin cup a small round cut from pre-made pie crust dough.
The silicone pans are generally non-stick but I usually lightly grease the delicate flower-mold, so when the filling has cooled a bit, they slide right out! You get just enough crunchy crust with the tender egg filling. Depending on your flavors, top with salsa and sour cream or even a hollandaise sauce. Serve with steamed veggies and/or country potatoes!
Sausage & Pepper Frittata
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Ingredients:
8 oz bulk hot Italian sausage, cooked
1 medium red bell pepper (about 3/4 cup diced)
1 cup lightly packed fresh basil
4 oz cream cheese, softened
6 eggs
1 cup (4 oz) shredded Provolone cheese, divided
Coarsely ground black pepper
1 pre-made pie crust dough, cut into molded muffin cup rounds
Directions:
Heat oven to 350F
Mix ingredients and pour into lightly-greased, silicone muffin cups.
Bake 10-15 minutes or until center is almost set but still moist and crust is golden brown. Remove from oven. Cool slightly and pop them onto serving plate. Serve while warm. Please adjust cooking times as needed.
Michelle,
Thanks for the Pepper and Sausage Frittata recipe! Good luck in the drawing!
My favorite is pie but I love almost all baked goods… cookies, cakes, bread, tarts, muffins, scones, bagels – you name it!
So many baked goods to pick from, but my faves are coffee cakes and pistachios icebox cookies. Just found your website and love it.
Nicole, nothing says summer than a fruit pie. I can’t wait for peaches to be in season, that’s my favorite. I think this weekend I will try a strawberry tart!
Shirley, I have to agree, i luvs me some coffeecake – even without the coffee! :)
Good luck to both of you in the cookbook giveaway!
Love the goat cheese and spinach croissants made at Uprise Bakery in Columbia, MO.
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One of my faves is apple pie, mostly like my grandma made it, though I do it in a Big Green Egg now. Recipe is at: http://buckymcoinkumsbbq.com/wordpress/2008/10/05/applepie/
Gingerbread. This is a good recipe:
http://savour-fare.com/2009/04/01/laurie-colwins-gingerbread/
definitely Sacher-torte. it just melts in the mouth!
my favorite in the baked world has to be cupcakes. light and airy with a not-too-sweet frosting. this one for red velvet is pretty good. if you use less powdered sugar in the frosting recipe, you can cut how sweet and crunchy it is.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/red-velvet-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe/index.html
Curt: What great pics you have on your Apple Pie. Too bad you didn’ t have pics of your BGE! :)
Kate: Ginerbread anytime of year is just fine with me!
Arthi: Sacher Torte! Mmmmmm….all that luscious chocolate! Luv it!
Good luck all!
Shannon: How can you go wrong with Paula Deen’s Red Velvet recipe!!
I will be in palmier heaven if the book finds it’s way to meeee!!!! :p he he!!
Hi Koz! Aren’t Palmiers the best! So flaky and sweet!
Good luck with the drawing tomorrow!
My favourite baked dessert is probably the standby of Creme Brule, however recently I enjoyed Bananas Foster that was to die for. That maybe my next favourite baked dessert but only time will tell. Cool contest and thanks for running it.
PS: Happy almost birthday!
Torta di riso. It’s an old family recipe. I’ll share it when I have a moment.
Tim: Thanks for writing in! Old standby’s are always reliable and créme brulée is worth the wait!
John: I had to look up what a Torta di Riso was and Italian Sweet Rice Pie sounds awesome! I looked up the recipe and can’t wait to try it. If you have a recipe that you like, please post it sometime! :)
Thank you EVERYONE who entered our first cookbook giveaway. No entries after this comment will be entered in the contest. A winner will be drawn at random the afternoon of the 22nd of April.
Stay tuned!!