Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts

by Heatter, Maida

• ISBN13: 9780836278613
• ISBN10: 0836278615
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Summary

"Reptiles and amphibians of East Africa features: describes and illustrates the 200 reptiles and 80 amphibians you are most likely to encounter across all five countries of East Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; pocket-sized and easy to use; concise and accessible, identification-oriented text; color photographs and a color distribution map for each species; and an indispensable resource for any ecotourist, anyone on safari, and even the casual visitor to the region."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Maida Heatter, a.k.a. "the Queen of Desserts," is the author of nine classic dessert cookbooks, including the New York Times best-seller and James Beard Award-winning Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts. She is a member of the James Beard Foundation Hall of Fame, has been named to Cook's Magazine's Who's Who in Cooking, and was one of the first people inducted into the Chocolatier Hall of Fame. She continues to bake joyfully from her home in Florida.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	p. vii
Acknowledgment	p. xii
Introduction	p. xiii
Ingredients	p. xvii
Equipment	p. xxvi
Procedures	p. xxix
Tortes	p. 1
Chocolate Cakes and Layer Cakes	p. 41
Coffee Cakes, Nut Cakes, Fruit Cakes, and Cakes Made with Fruit	p. 71
Plain, Loaf, and Other Old-Fashioned Cakes	p. 111
Pound Cakes	p. 153
Cookie-Jar Cookies	p. 171
Bar Cookies and Rusks	p. 205
Icebox and Shortbread Cookies	p. 227
Dainty Cookies	p. 239
Rolled Wafers and Paper-Thin Cookies	p. 259
Individual Pastries and Petits Fours	p. 271
Fried Cookies and Pastries	p. 295
Crepes, Blintzes, Popovers, Cream Puffs, Puff Pastry, and Chocolate Souffle	p. 303
Icebox Cakes and Cake Rolls	p. 325
Crumb Crust Pies	p. 349
Cheesecakes	p. 367
Pots de Creme, Custards, and Puddings	p. 389
Mousses, Cold Souffles, Bavarians, and Gelatin Desserts	p. 421
Ice Creams and Frozen Desserts	p. 445
Fresh Fruit, and Fruit and Ice-Cream Desserts	p. 467
Sauces	p. 487
Etcetera	p. 507
Index	p. 519
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