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Sticky Granite
For umteen years I’ve rolled out pie doughs on a pastry cloth stretched over a piece of marble. Nothing sticks. But after watching the likes of Jacques Torres and Nick Malgieri dealing so easily with stone counters on TV,...
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Good basic baking cookbook for a teen?
I’d recommend Nick Malgieri's cookbook “ How to Bake” because it would not be intimidating introduction for a teen. I love Bakewise and Rose Levy Beranbaum’s book but the detail might intimidate a beginning...
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Lots of 72% chocolate -- recipe suggestions?
I cannot give enough praise for Nick Malgieri's Supernatural Brownies (link follows); they are rich and fudgy. BTW I always make them with pecans—much better than walnuts!...
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And the nominees for best/worst cookbooks of the year are?
am sure even someone who had never baked before could produce some nice things The Modern Baker by Nick Malgieri - a collection of very appealing recipes for delicious things, with a lot of clever tips I’ve never seen...
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Pie crust mayhem and novice baker questions
? Recipes I’ve looked at are Nick Malgieri's, the Joy of Cooking, but using only butter, and one from a peach pie recipe on this board. Oh yeah, should one always bake the crust before filling or is there some basic...
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Italian Chestnut spread
find cake recipes that call for it as an ingredient. Run a search on Epi or have a look at any of Nick Malgieri's books. You’ll find more recipes in traditional French and Italian cooking.
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Added fresh pineapple to coconut cake--fabulous
I had leftover coconut milk in the fridge. I pulled out my favorite coconut cake recipe, from Nick Malgieri (I forget which book) and wondered whether I’d have to adjust for extra liquid. I decided I wouldn’t, so long...
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Rosemary-Potato pizza anywhere?
To make it yourself, see Nick Malgieri's excellent book, ‘How to Bake.’ His recipe is based on a potato pizza from Rome’s Pizzeria da Pasquale. Easy. Link: http://www.nickmalgieri.com
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Marzipan ice cream - the report
much more expensive. (About 6 dollars on the almond paste alone). But I will make this again once I break down and buy a chinois. Ended up using the almond cake from Nick Malgieri's How to Bake, substituting white sugar for the...
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The Secrets of Streusel Topping
Hey, i am completely baffled by steusel. i follow the directions in the joy of cooking, nick malgieri...yet my steusel either sinks into the coffee cake, doesn’t do anything, or melts and spreads everywhere. anyone got any...
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Engadiner Nusstorte (Nutcake)
I have made a french breton, filled with pecans/walnuts, honey, etc, which is a variation on the same theme. I believe the recipe is in Nick Malgieri's “Perfect Pastry”, a very useful, well-worn book in my kitchen!
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Your favorite pastry cookbook?
The Last Course Claudia Flemming How To Bake Nick Malgieri Baking in America Greg Parent
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Baked Figs - Chestnut Bread
Hmm. There’s also a Nonna’s Kitchen book, no? I think I got rid of that one. How about possibly contacting Nick Malgieri, the other guru of (not only) Italian baking?
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ISO Pannetone recipe
I like Nick Malgieri's recipe. This one is on Martha Stewart’s site but I believe it is the same one I use. http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/panettone-casalinga I vary the dried fruit to taste, especially because I like...
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Pastry book suggestions please
and Pastry Bible is a fairly exhaustive survey of the subject. I would also recommend any book by Nick Malgieri, whose recipes usually seem very well tested.
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