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Classic German Baking: The Very Best Recipes for Traditional Favorites, from Pfeffernusse to Streuselkuchen

by Luisa Weiss
Ten Speed: Crown. Oct. 2016. 288p. photos. index. ISBN 9781607748250. $35; ebk. ISBN 9781607748267. COOKING
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Berlin-born baker Weiss (My Berlin Kitchen) delivers precise recipes for classic German baking favorites, including friesentorte (plum cream torte), streuselkuchen (yeasted streusel cake), christbrot (sweet Christmas bread), and zimsterne (cinnamon-almond meringue stars). Throughout, Weiss capably explains the ingredients and equipment needed to achieve a traditional result while providing recipes, online sources, or alternatives for hard-to-find items (e.g., quark, vanilla sugar, baker's ammonia). Full-page color photographs and entertaining recipe headnotes lend a modern feel to this timeless title.
VERDICT Weiss's latest will complement most baking collections, filling the void left by out-of-print books such as Sarah Kelly Iaia's Festive Baking. Highly recommended, especially for anyone who loves raisins, poppy seeds, anise, and candied fruits.
Reviewed by Lisa Campbell , Oct 15, 2016
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