Caramel cookbook by Carole Bloom

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Caramel cookbook by Carole Bloom

 

This is not a book for those with an overly sweet tooth who wish to lose a few pounds (or more!). It is a sheer dedication to luxurious, decadent living with caramel at its core.

 

No prior knowledge is expected as the reader is given a brief yet quite filling introduction to the various key ingredients that will be used, utensils and equipment that might be necessary and a bit of a general "pep talk" about the art of cooking with caramel. Some great food photography will draw you in and perhaps lull you into a bit of a false sense of security as to how simple caramel cookery is - you do need to focus and follow the instructions rather more than, for example, making a soup but the end result will be worth the effort.

 

At first one gets to see some basic "components" that are staple parts of more ambitious recipes, such as a classic caramel sauce and praline, and then it is just recipe after recipe after recipe, split into logical chapters by type. Browsing through the recipes was a "dangerous" pastime for this reviewer, there is even a few rather scrumptious ice creams for good measure and a great demonstration of caramel's diversity.

 

A book of this type really does need to have an estimation of a typical preparation and cooking time clearly stated by each recipe - one of our usual niggles - as such recipes can be rather fussy, involved and an inexperienced cook can gain a lot of confidence from knowing that they are not really making a mistake and that a certain task should take a long time to do... The reliance on sole U.S. imperial units is also a bit of a silly oversight in the 2010s. Other than that, the use of a caramel-coloured font made this book a little harder to read if one doesn't have 20:20 vision. Fortunately the subject and its recipes made up for any small issues but why not strive for total perfection?

 

Format: epub

Language: English

Size: 25.64 MB

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