Bakewise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes
- 作者
- 出版社 Scribner Book Company
- 出版时间 2008年10月
- ISBN 9781416560784
- 定价 414.00
内容简介
Greatdayinthemorning，BakeWiseisout!Youareholdingthebookthateveryonehasbeenwaitingfor.Sureenough，Shirleydidnotholdback--it'sallhere.Livelyandfascinating，BakeWisereadslikeamysterynovelaswefollowsleuthShirleywhileshesolveseverythingfromwhycakesandmuffinscanbedrytogénoisedeflationandwhythecookiecrumbles.
Withheryearsofexperiencefrombig-potcookingfor140teenageboysandherclassicFrenchculinarytrainingtoherworkasaresearchbiochemistatVanderbiltUniversitySchoolofMedicine，Shirleymanagestoputtwoandtwotogetherinuniqueandexcitingways.SomeinformationisstraightoutofShirley'swildlyconnectingbraincells.Shedescribesusefultechniques，suchasbrushingpuffpastrywithicewater--notjustbrushingofftheflour--makingthepuffpastryeasiertoroll.Theresult?Higher，lighter，andflakierpastry.Andyouwon'tfindtheserecipesanywhereelse，notevenontheInternet.Shecanhelpyoumakemoistcakes;flakypiecrusts;shrink-proofperfectmeringuesthatwon'tleakbutstillcutlikeadream;big，crispcreampuffs;amazingFrenchpastries;lightgénoise;andcrusty，incrediblyflavorful，open-texturedFrenchbreads，suchasbaguettesandfougasses.
ThereissimplynoonelikeShirleyCorriher.PeopleeverywhererecognizeherfromherTVappearancesontheFoodNetworkandABC'sJimmyKimmelLive!，withSnoopDoggasherfrychef.
Restaurantchefsandculinarystudentsknowherfromtheirgrease-splatteredcopiesofCookWise，anencyclopedicworkthathassavedthemfrommanyacookingdisaster.Withnumerous"At-a-Glance"charts，BakeWisegivesbusypeopleinformationforquickproblemsolving.BakeWisealsoincludesShirley's"WhatThisRecipeShows"ineveryrecipe.Thissectionisscienceandculinaryinformationthatcanapplytohundredsofrecipes，notjusttheoneinwhichitappears.
Foryears，foodeditorsandwritershavekeptCookWise，Shirley'spreviousbook，rightbytheircomputers.Nowthatspotthey'vebeenholdingforBakeWisecanbefilled.
BakeWisedoesnothavejustasinglesourceofknowledge;Shirleylovesreadingtheworksofchefsandothergoodcooksandsharestheirinformationwithyou，too.Sheappliesnotonlyherexpertisebutthatofthemanyartisanssheadmires，suchasfamousFrenchpastrychefsGastonLenôtreandChefRolandMesnier，theWhiteHouseexecutivepastrycheffortwenty-fiveyears;BruceHealy，authorofMasteringtheArtofFrenchPastry;andBonnieWagner，Shirley'sdaughter-inlaw'smother.Shirleyalsoretrieves"lostarts"fromexpertsofthepastsuchasMonroeBostonStrause，thepiemasterof1930sAmerica.Foronedish，shemaygiveyoutechniquesfromthreeorfourdifferentchefsplusherowntouchofscience--"betterbakingthroughchemistry."Sheaddsfactsabouttherighttemperature，therightmixingspeed，andtherightmixingtimefortheabsolutelymoststableeggfoam，soyoucancreatealight-as-airgénoiseeverytime.
BakeWiseisforeveryone.SomewillreaditfortheadventureofproblemsolvingwithShirley.Beginnerscancookfromitandknowexactlywhattheyaredoingandwhy.ExperiencedbakersfindoutwhythetechniquestheyuseworkandalsouncoveramazingFrenchpastriesoutofthepast，suchasPontNeuf(acreationofpuffpastry，pâ;teàchoux，andpastrycreaminhonoroftheParisbridge)andReligieuses，adorable"littlenuns"madeofpuffpastryfilledwithasatinychocolatepastrycreamanddrizzledwithmochaicingtoformanun'shabit.
Somewillwantitsimplyfortherecipes--incrediblymoistwhippedcreampoundcakemadewithheavycreamwhippedslightlybeyondthesoft-peakstageandfoldedintothebatter;flourlessfruitsoufflés(puréedfruitandItalianmeringue);ChocolateCrinkleCookies，rolledfirstingranulatedsugarandtheninconfectioners'sugarforacrunchyblack-and-snow-whitesurfacewithagooey，fudgycenter.AndShirley'spopoversarehuge，
Withheryearsofexperiencefrombig-potcookingfor140teenageboysandherclassicFrenchculinarytrainingtoherworkasaresearchbiochemistatVanderbiltUniversitySchoolofMedicine，Shirleymanagestoputtwoandtwotogetherinuniqueandexcitingways.SomeinformationisstraightoutofShirley'swildlyconnectingbraincells.Shedescribesusefultechniques，suchasbrushingpuffpastrywithicewater--notjustbrushingofftheflour--makingthepuffpastryeasiertoroll.Theresult?Higher，lighter，andflakierpastry.Andyouwon'tfindtheserecipesanywhereelse，notevenontheInternet.Shecanhelpyoumakemoistcakes;flakypiecrusts;shrink-proofperfectmeringuesthatwon'tleakbutstillcutlikeadream;big，crispcreampuffs;amazingFrenchpastries;lightgénoise;andcrusty，incrediblyflavorful，open-texturedFrenchbreads，suchasbaguettesandfougasses.
ThereissimplynoonelikeShirleyCorriher.PeopleeverywhererecognizeherfromherTVappearancesontheFoodNetworkandABC'sJimmyKimmelLive!，withSnoopDoggasherfrychef.
Restaurantchefsandculinarystudentsknowherfromtheirgrease-splatteredcopiesofCookWise，anencyclopedicworkthathassavedthemfrommanyacookingdisaster.Withnumerous"At-a-Glance"charts，BakeWisegivesbusypeopleinformationforquickproblemsolving.BakeWisealsoincludesShirley's"WhatThisRecipeShows"ineveryrecipe.Thissectionisscienceandculinaryinformationthatcanapplytohundredsofrecipes，notjusttheoneinwhichitappears.
Foryears，foodeditorsandwritershavekeptCookWise，Shirley'spreviousbook，rightbytheircomputers.Nowthatspotthey'vebeenholdingforBakeWisecanbefilled.
BakeWisedoesnothavejustasinglesourceofknowledge;Shirleylovesreadingtheworksofchefsandothergoodcooksandsharestheirinformationwithyou，too.Sheappliesnotonlyherexpertisebutthatofthemanyartisanssheadmires，suchasfamousFrenchpastrychefsGastonLenôtreandChefRolandMesnier，theWhiteHouseexecutivepastrycheffortwenty-fiveyears;BruceHealy，authorofMasteringtheArtofFrenchPastry;andBonnieWagner，Shirley'sdaughter-inlaw'smother.Shirleyalsoretrieves"lostarts"fromexpertsofthepastsuchasMonroeBostonStrause，thepiemasterof1930sAmerica.Foronedish，shemaygiveyoutechniquesfromthreeorfourdifferentchefsplusherowntouchofscience--"betterbakingthroughchemistry."Sheaddsfactsabouttherighttemperature，therightmixingspeed，andtherightmixingtimefortheabsolutelymoststableeggfoam，soyoucancreatealight-as-airgénoiseeverytime.
BakeWiseisforeveryone.SomewillreaditfortheadventureofproblemsolvingwithShirley.Beginnerscancookfromitandknowexactlywhattheyaredoingandwhy.ExperiencedbakersfindoutwhythetechniquestheyuseworkandalsouncoveramazingFrenchpastriesoutofthepast，suchasPontNeuf(acreationofpuffpastry，pâ;teàchoux，andpastrycreaminhonoroftheParisbridge)andReligieuses，adorable"littlenuns"madeofpuffpastryfilledwithasatinychocolatepastrycreamanddrizzledwithmochaicingtoformanun'shabit.
Somewillwantitsimplyfortherecipes--incrediblymoistwhippedcreampoundcakemadewithheavycreamwhippedslightlybeyondthesoft-peakstageandfoldedintothebatter;flourlessfruitsoufflés(puréedfruitandItalianmeringue);ChocolateCrinkleCookies，rolledfirstingranulatedsugarandtheninconfectioners'sugarforacrunchyblack-and-snow-whitesurfacewithagooey，fudgycenter.AndShirley'spopoversarehuge，
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