The Dessert Book

by Duncan Hines, Louis Hatchett (Editor), Michael Stern (Foreword by), Jane Stern (Foreword by)

Overview

Kentucky native and national tastemaker Duncan Hines (1880–1959) published his first cookbook, Adventures in Good Cooking, in 1939 at the age of 59. This best-selling collection featured recipes from select restaurants across the country as well as crowd-pleasing family favorites, and it helped to raise the standard for home cooking in America. Following the success of this debut, Hines penned The Dessert Book in 1955. Filled with decadent treats, from homemade ice cream royale to fried apple pie to praline fudge frosting, this book inspired the recipes for the earliest boxed cake mixes and baked goods that carried the Duncan Hines name.

Featuring a new introduction by Hines biographer Louis Hatchett, this classic cookbook serves up a satisfying slice of twentieth-century Americana, direct from the kitchen of one of the nation's most trusted names in food. Now a new generation of cooks can enjoy and share these delectable dishes with family and friends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813144658
Publisher:	University Press of Kentucky
Publication date:	03/27/2014
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Louis Hatchett is the editor of Mencken’s Americana and The Continuing Crisis: As Chronicled for Four Decades by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

Table of Contents

Foreword Michael Jane Stern ix

Preface xi

Introduction 1

Equivalent Measures and Weights 3

Food Weights and Measures 3

Sweetening Value of Sugar Substitutes 6

Recommended Temperatures 7

Substitutes 8

Baking and Cooking Terms 8

Useful Kitchen Utensils for Dessert Preparation 11

How to Freeze Desserts 13

Reducing and Increasing Recipes 16

Cakes 19

Frostings and Fillings 79

Biscuit Desserts 96

Custards 106

Fruit Desserts 116

Cheese Desserts 129

Gelatin Desserts 140

Pastry 159

Soufflés, Fondues, Sponges, and Whips 213

Baked and Steamed Puddings 222

Frozen Desserts 235

Cookies 253

Dessert Sauces 275

Miscellaneous Desserts 286

Coffee 303

Index 309

Editorial Reviews

A wonderful compilation by a forward thinking man, who understood classic cooking and technique and exhibited good taste—whose recipes stand up, even today.

Food Network host and author of numerous books on Nathalie Dupree

A classic selection of dessert recipes from Duncan Hines' private collection, ranging from cakes and biscuits, to soufflés, puddings, and cheese desserts.

author of The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook Maggie Green

"A wonderful compilation by a forward thinking man, who understood classic cooking and technique and exhibited good taste — whose recipes stand up, even today." — Nathalie Dupree, Food Network host and author of numerous books on the American South

"A classic selection of dessert recipes from Duncan Hines' private collection, ranging from cakes and biscuits, to soufflés, puddings, and cheese desserts." — Maggie Green, author of The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook

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