Synopses & Reviews
For those of us who remember biting into a warm doughnut, fresh from the stovetop, or for the younger generation who might be experiencing that decadent confectionary for the first time, few can resist the allure of this nostalgic pastry that has become a staple in American baking. A Bakerand#8217;s Field Guide to Doughnuts is the newest addition to the best-selling series from baking expert, Dede Wilson. In this whimsical collection, Wilson convinces us that homemade is the only way to enjoy the best-quality doughnuts, and moreover, doughnuts are no more difficult to make than a birthday cake or a batch of cookies.
Where home bakers had once been daunted by the challenges of frying, flipping, and frosting, Wilson breaks down each doughnut with step-by-step instructions that are simple enough to guide anyone through creating doughnuts that look as beautiful as the photographs throughout the book.
In over 60 different recipes, she includes all the essentials like cider doughnuts, old-fashioned buttermilk doughnuts, and French crullers, but adds a healthy dose of creativity as well. In the first part of the book she provides "The Master Recipes," a variety of basic doughnuts, frostings, fillings, and glazes. The second part contains "The Field Guide," where she puts together the master recipes in decadent combinations like chocolate caramel-bourbon-pecan doughnuts, crand#232;me bruland#233;e doughnuts, and German chocolate cake doughnuts.
Innumerable in their variations and just plain irresistible, doughnuts are a baking delight wonand#8217;t go out of style. Wilson both celebrates and reinvigorates the doughnut-baking tradition in this guide, essential to any bakerand#8217;s cookbook collection.
Review
"Bakers everywhere will be just as excited as I am to have the best of Dede Wilson all in one place. From gift-worthy Christmas candies to nearly a hundred varieties of chocolate chip cookies and#8211;plus plenty more, every baker should have The Bakerand#8217;s Field Guide series in the kitchen, which theyand#8217;ll refer to again and again."
and#8211;David Lebovitz, author of Ready for Dessert and The Perfect Scoop
Synopsis
Among enthusiasts, Seattle's Top Pot Doughnuts reigns supreme. Now, doughnut aficionados everywhere can enjoy these tasty treats at home. Committed bakers, casual home cooks, and sweet-toothed fans will eat up these 50 tried-and-true recipes from classic Old-Fashioneds to the signature Pink Feather Boa and become experts themselves after learning the secrets of doughnut-making tools, terms, and techniques (no, you don't need a deep fryer). And the selections of toppings and glazes, from chocolate to lavender? That's just icing on the doughnut.
Synopsis
Baking pro, Dede Wilson, delivers 70 recipes for all types of doughnuts: baked, fried, yeast-risen, cake-style, filled, frosted, unfrosted. She incorporates delicious and imaginative ingredients, all presented in the fun andand#160;user-friendly Baker's Field Guide format.
About the Author
Dede Wilson is the author of A Baker's Field Guide series, Christmas Cooking for Dummies, Appetizers for Dummies, and The Wedding Cake Book. She is a contributing editor to Bon Appand#233;tit and the host of Seasonings with Dede Wilson, a PBS cooking show. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Use This Book
The Master Recipes
Baked Doughnuts
Baked Chocolate Doughnuts
Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Doughnuts
Mashed Potato Doughnuts
Sour Cream Doughnuts
French Crullers
Chocolate Cake-Style Doughnuts
Basic Yeast-Raised Doughnuts
Chocolate Yeast-Raised Doughnuts
Krispy Kreme Kopykat Doughnuts
Hard Sugar Glaze
Soft and Sheer Sugar Glaze
Citrus Glaze
Spiced Orange Glaze
Cocoa Glaze
Dark Chocolate Glaze
Dark Chocolate Ganache Glaze
Peanut Butter Glaze
Cinnamon-Sugar Topping
Cream Cheese Frosting
Pastry Cream
The Field Guide
Apple Fritters
Apricot-Cardamom Doughnuts
Banana Doughnuts with Banana Glaze
Basic Baked Doughnuts with Cinnamon Sugar
Beignets
Blackout Chocolate Doughnuts
Blueberryand#8211;Sour Cream Fritters
Boston Cream Doughnuts
Browned Butterand#8211;Brown Sugar Sour Cream Doughnuts
Vanilla Buttercreamand#8211;Filled Doughnuts
Cappuccino Doughnuts with Espresso Cream Filling
Caramel-Bourbon-Pecan Doughnuts
Carrot Cake Doughnuts
Cereal Killer (aka Fiber None) Doughnuts
Cheesecake-Filled Raised Doughnuts
Chocolate Chip Ganache-Glazed Baked Doughnuts
Chocolate-Coconut Doughnuts
Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Doughnuts
Chocolate Mousse Doughnuts
Chocolateand#8211;Salted Caramel Doughnuts
Chocolateand#8211;Sour Cream Doughnuts
Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce
Cider Doughnuts
Classic Doughnut Holes
Coconut Creamand#8211;Filled Doughnuts with Coconut Glaze
Crand#232;me Brand#251;land#233;e Doughnuts, Version #1
Crand#232;me Brand#251;land#233;e Doughnuts, Version #2
Double-Chocolate Ganache Doughnuts
Double-Espresso Doughnuts
Double-Lemon Glazed Doughnuts
Doughnut Shop Glazed Doughnuts
French Crullers with Grand Marnier Glaze
German Chocolate Cake Doughnuts
Gingerbread Doughnuts with Lemon Glaze
Grape Expectations
Honey Creamand#8211;Filled Doughnuts with Milk and Honey Glaze
Lemon Meringue Doughnuts
Jelly Doughnuts
Maple-Bacon Doughnuts
Marshmallow Fluff and Peanut Butter Doughnuts
Nutella Doughnuts with Gianduja Ganache
Old-Fashioned Lard-Fried Doughnuts
Peach-Pecan Fritters with Brown Sugar Glaze
Peanut Butterand#8211;Glazed Jelly Doughnuts
Pineapple-Filled Piand#241;a Colada Doughnuts
Pumpkin Spice Doughnuts
Rainbow Sprinkle Doughnuts
Raspberryand#8211;Crand#232;me Fraand#238;che Doughnuts
Red Velvet Doughnuts
Rich Yeast-Raised Doughnuts
Ricotta Fritters
Rose Petal French Crullers
Spiced Chocolate Doughnuts
Sweet Cream Doughnuts
Sweet Potato Doughnuts
Toasted Almond Doughnuts
Toffee Crunch Chocolate Ganache Doughnuts
Vanilla Bean Custard Doughnuts
Vegan Gluten-Free Baked Doughnuts
White Chocolate Truffle Doughnuts
Walnut Streuseland#8211;Sour Cream Doughnuts with Maple Glaze
Resources
Measurement Equivalents
Index