Mooncakes and Milk Bread

Name: Mooncakes and Milk Bread
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SKU: 9780785238997
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Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries (A James Beard Award-Winning Cookbook. The Perfect Gift for Bakers, Baking Fans, and Foodies)

By Kristina Cho

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Mooncakes and Milk Bread by Kristina Cho explores the delicious world of Chinese bakeries, offering recipes inspired by classic treats and family traditions. This delightful cookbook provides step-by-step guidance on making favourites like pineapple buns, egg tarts, and fluffy milk bread, while also sharing personal anecdotes and insights into the cultural significance of these beloved baked goods. Perfect for anyone eager to delve into baking with a blend of tradition and creativity.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this cookbook if you have a passion for baking or wish to explore the art of crafting Chinese bakery favourites. Filled with delicious recipes, it offers step-by-step instructions to make mouth-watering treats like mooncakes and delectable soft breads, capturing the warmth and flavours of an authentic Chinese bakery experience at home.

Mooncakes and Milk Bread takes you on a culinary adventure through the world of Chinese bakeries, as architect-turned-food blogger Kristina Cho introduces everyone to her unique twists on traditional Chinese baked goods.

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2022 JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • Baking and Desserts

2022 JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • Emerging Voice, Books

ONE OF THE TEN BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker Magazine, The New York Times

ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time Out, Glamour, Taste of Home

Food blogger Kristina Cho (eatchofood.com) introduces you to Chinese bakery cooking with fresh, simple interpretations of classic recipes for the modern baker.

Inside, you’ll find sweet and savory baked buns, steamed buns, Chinese breads, unique cookies, whimsical cakes, juicy dumplings, Chinese breakfast dishes, and drinks. Recipes for steamed BBQ pork buns, pineapple buns with a thick slice of butter, silky smooth milk tea, and chocolate Swiss rolls all make an appearance—because a book about Chinese bakeries wouldn’t be complete without them.

In Mooncakes and Milk Bread, Kristina teaches you to whip up these delicacies like a pro, including how to:

Knead dough without a stand mixer
Avoid collapsed steamed buns
Infuse creams and custards with aromatic tea flavours
Mix the most workable dumpling dough
Pleat dumplings like an Asian grandma

This is the first book to exclusively focus on Chinese bakeries and cafés, but it isn’t just for those nostalgic for Chinese bakeshop foods—it's for all home bakers who want exciting new recipes to add to their repertoires.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Kristina Cho's Mooncakes and Milk Bread is praised for its smart and thorough exploration of Chinese bakery treats, offering both traditional and inventive recipes inspired by Cantonese cuisine. It is highly recommended for its detailed guidance on ingredients, essential equipment, and the nostalgic enjoyment it brings to home bakers interested in expanding their Chinese food repertoire.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780785238997

Publisher: HarperCollins Focus

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 November 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Harper Celebrate

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 198.0mm

Height: 261.0mm

Weight: 1187g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Kristina Cho grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where family and cooking were a huge part of her life. Before becoming a food blogger, Kristina studied and worked in architecture and interior design. Architecture introduced her to the work of Charles and Ray Eames, Mies van der Rohe, and Eero Saarinen. But she spent all her time outside of the architecture studios discovering the flavors of Skyline Chili, Goetta, and Graeter's Ice Cream--all southern Ohio culinary classics. Today she has dedicated her professional career to making, teaching, writing about, and photographing Chinese baked goods and cafe food. She runs a regular dumpling-making workshop and also has been an instructor at Dragers Cooking School in San Francisco. Kristina's website, EatChoFood, receives tens of thousands of visitors each month.

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