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A review by booking_along
Classic German Baking: The Very Best Recipes for Traditional Favorites, from Pfeffernüsse to Streuselkuchen by Luisa Weiss
5.0
*I received my e-ARC through NetGalley, thanks to the publishers and the author, in exchange for a free and honest review!*
I have to confess that i was a bit skeptical going into this book.
I am German and having a German Baking book -since i LOVE my traditional German baking especially cakes and cookies!- in english? I wasn't too sure about it.
But i wanted to give it a try, because the cover was very beautiful and reminded me of the cookbook my through-and-through German grandmother often used during the few times that she actually used a recipe, so pretty traditionally German!
I fell in love. With this book. And the author. Because clearly she has to be a wonderful person to keep pretty much the very traditional recipes and really make sure that the "german" is kept in tact. I loved that she named the German name first -so easy for me to find everything being that i actually know all those names!- which will make it very fun for anyone that doesn't speak German to try and pronounce. And then she gave a translated name and/or meaning of that german name.
You do notice that the author is at least partly german, and/or that she really loves the country -which is a good thing not a bad thing! Through that love the recipes are kept more to the classic traditions which make them all the more special in a way!
The recipes are wonderful. Very traditional and still easy to follow and make. I made a few of the recipes and just... i loved this book! It was wonderful! And such a perfect trip down memory lane for me!
I do have one small thing that i have to note... there is not a huge amount of pictures in this book of the food -at least not in the e-arc, maybe that chances for the published book. I would have loved to have some more of the wonderfully done pictures at least every second or third recipe.
But it is not a deal breaker and i loved this book anyways. It would have been even better to have more pretty pictures to look at. Because i am sure i am not alone, but the pictures in a cookbook? Kind of what makes me really want to try a recipe. So the more the better as far as i am concerned, but this book was beautiful non the less. And had quite a few pictures from different parts of Germany sprinkled throughout so there were some pictures.
If you are someone that is looking for a start in baking -especailly in German baking? Look no further! This is the book for you! It has all the important recipes, it is a wonderful starting point. And if you are someone like me that loves to bake? This is a the perfect book to try something that you might not have done and tried before. Or if you are like me and you are from Germany or have German relatives? This might be the best walk down memory lane you ever done. Or at least the tastiest.
I have to confess that i was a bit skeptical going into this book.
I am German and having a German Baking book -since i LOVE my traditional German baking especially cakes and cookies!- in english? I wasn't too sure about it.
But i wanted to give it a try, because the cover was very beautiful and reminded me of the cookbook my through-and-through German grandmother often used during the few times that she actually used a recipe, so pretty traditionally German!
I fell in love. With this book. And the author. Because clearly she has to be a wonderful person to keep pretty much the very traditional recipes and really make sure that the "german" is kept in tact. I loved that she named the German name first -so easy for me to find everything being that i actually know all those names!- which will make it very fun for anyone that doesn't speak German to try and pronounce. And then she gave a translated name and/or meaning of that german name.
You do notice that the author is at least partly german, and/or that she really loves the country -which is a good thing not a bad thing! Through that love the recipes are kept more to the classic traditions which make them all the more special in a way!
The recipes are wonderful. Very traditional and still easy to follow and make. I made a few of the recipes and just... i loved this book! It was wonderful! And such a perfect trip down memory lane for me!
I do have one small thing that i have to note... there is not a huge amount of pictures in this book of the food -at least not in the e-arc, maybe that chances for the published book. I would have loved to have some more of the wonderfully done pictures at least every second or third recipe.
But it is not a deal breaker and i loved this book anyways. It would have been even better to have more pretty pictures to look at. Because i am sure i am not alone, but the pictures in a cookbook? Kind of what makes me really want to try a recipe. So the more the better as far as i am concerned, but this book was beautiful non the less. And had quite a few pictures from different parts of Germany sprinkled throughout so there were some pictures.
If you are someone that is looking for a start in baking -especailly in German baking? Look no further! This is the book for you! It has all the important recipes, it is a wonderful starting point. And if you are someone like me that loves to bake? This is a the perfect book to try something that you might not have done and tried before. Or if you are like me and you are from Germany or have German relatives? This might be the best walk down memory lane you ever done. Or at least the tastiest.