Sweet Middle East : classic recipes, from baklava to fig ice cream

Sweet Middle East Classic recipes, from baklava to fig ice cream

Anissa Helou, 1952-

Book - 2015

Anissa Helou presents 70 classic desserts fragrant with spices, honey, dates, and nuts, and steeped in tradition. One bite of Anissa's authentic cookies, cakes, custards, puddings, and more reveals why these enchanting desserts deserve to be shared beyond their native lands.

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Subjects
Cooking, Middle Eastern.
Desserts.
Cookbooks.
Genres
Cookbooks
Published
San Francisco : Chronicle Books [2015]
Language
English
Main Author
Anissa Helou, 1952- (author)
Other Authors
Linda Pugliese (photographer)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
168 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781452114392
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

In this colorful volume of pastries, confections, and beverages, Helou (Levant) shares more than 60 recipes for distinctive Middle Eastern sweets. Western readers will recognize her recipes for baklava and Turkish coffee, but they'll be unfamiliar with most other dishes, including pumpkin halva, Turkish sweet chicken pudding, apricot leather ice cream, and barberry jam. Helou doesn't shy away from traditional ingredients such as mastic (a plant resin), mahlab (a spice made from cherry pits), and Argan oil; rather, she encourages seeking them out from suggested online sources if necessary. Other frequently used items, such as orange blossom water, cardamom, dates, and semolina, will be easy to find. VERDICT A unique dessert collection that will thrill fans of fragrant, spicy, and syrupy sweets. For a different take on similar flavors, try Anne Shooter's Sesame & Spice. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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