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In A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking, Goldman defines Jewish cooking as a combination of influences from religious laws, holiday and seasonal events, what is locally available, and cross-cultural adaptations created as Jewish families moved around. She also explains much about Jewish dietary law and other food customs.
Holidays, in particular, call for foods with symbolic as well as sensory resonance. This leads to baking a special, spiral-shaped challah--a reminder of life's continuity. This egg bread is reserved for the Sabbath and most holidays, while triangular Hamantaschen, a pastry resembling the three-cornered hat of the evil Haman, are unique to the lively holiday of Purim.
Novice cooks will appreciate Goldman's list of "Winning Recipes for the Bakery Challenged." Her discussions of yeast (five pages) and sensible equipment (seven pages) are an education for any baker, while everyone will enjoy her killer frozen cheesecake, which you can keep for unexpected guests; flourless and rich, rich Espresso Truffle Torte; and Smoked Salmon, Dill, and Cream Cheese Pizza. Whatever your persuasion, Marcy Goldman's A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking belongs on your bookshelf. --Dana Jacobi --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Goldman's cheerful cookbook provides recipes for all sorts of baked goods, from traditional Jewish fare (Delicatessen-Style Classic Sour Cream Coffee Cake) and treats for specific holidays (an Etrog Cake for Sukkot) to others that are just plain good (New Wave Chocolate Tunnel Cake). A chapter on breads contains recipes for both New York-Style Water Bagels and Montreal Bagels, as well as Pumpernickel Cranberry Rolls. This book will satisfy any challah devotee: a chapter on Shabbat offers Traditional Friday Night Challah and "This Tastes Like Cake" Fresh Yeast Sabbath Challah (Goldman likes wordy, exclamatory names). A chapter on Rosh Hashanah boasts cunning New Year's Sweet Challah Miniatures and a New Year's Apple Challah. Many desserts, like a Blitz Cherry Cake, are easy and fast. Others, like Pomegranate and Sour Cherry Mandelbrot, incorporate unusual ingredients without getting too wacky. The true test of the Jewish baker, of course, is Passover, and Goldman provides a wealth of the flour-free inventions, notably My Trademark, Most Requested, Absolutely Magnificent Caramel Matzoh Crunch, Passover Rich Chocolate Genoise and Buttercream Roll, and Mock Chestnut Torte.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Delectable terrific cookbook!,
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This review is from: A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking (Paperback)
Marcy Goldman never fails me. Her breads, her cakes, her photos, her hints, her encouragement, her cookies, her tartlets and her guiding spirit are all there. This time, in the 10th Anniversary Edition, she has added a new bonus chapter to her baking wonders, reflecting her " savory cooking."The extensive 24 or so pages of Introduction, Ingredients and Equipment information will have you underlining her important practical advice. This book is a classic! Each year, our family prepares her famous " My Trademark, Most Requested, Absolutely Magnificent Caramel Matzoh Crunch" which she and we call "sublime." A popular Seder dessert is the "Mock Chestnut Torte" which, needless to say, contains no chestnuts. I own close to 1000 cookbooks and she is absolutely one of my favorite cookbook writers! Go ahead, try the challahs, the varied hamantaschens, the coffee cakes, the cholent and anything in the tome and you will only hear "oohs and ahs" from your admiring tasters. What a find! What a gift! If you have a dog-eared copy of the Jewish Holiday Baking book on your active cooking bookshelf, run out and buy this 10th Anniversary Edition as it will only add to your year long holiday enjoyment.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book,
By MR (montreal, canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking (Paperback)
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Every recipe i have tried is just great - especially the cooking ones at the end. I love it!
5.0 out of 5 stars
What would I do without Marcy Goldman,
By Debra E. Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking (Hardcover)
I purchased Marcy Goldman's A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Bakinga year or so ago and have been using the book ever since I got it. I have tried many, many recipes and each and everyone turned out great. If I had a question, I would email Marcy and she would get back to me. I cannot say enough about this cookbook or about Marcy. Every Jewish kitchen and non-Jewish kitchen should have this book. Thanks Marcy for all the wonderful recipes and for all of your help. Debbie
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