Description
"Attend any Jewish seder or gathering and the dessert table is always the star: sprinkle cookies and honey cake served at the synagogue after Saturday service, the meringues and brownies laid out after Passover seder, the array of sweets infused with honey, apples, pumpkin, and pomegranate for Rosh Hashanah. Eager to introduce a little extra sweetness to all our tables, Leah Koenig takes her love for Jewish desserts global, in this big, bold, beautiful celebration of Jewish confections from around the world. Her 100 all-new recipes include creative takes on familiar favorites (e.g. Classic Walnut Baklava, Oatmeal-Sour Cherry Hamantaschen) and brings lesser-known gems to the conversation, such as a lush Triple Pomegranate Cake, Chai-Spiced Cheesecake, and Fluffy Apricot Jam Doughnuts inspired by Hungarian fánk. Her tour of sweets illuminates their context, sharing the traditions behind shortbreads from Syria and Egypt and stories from both centuries-old kosher bakeries in Rome and Venice and up-and-coming diaspora bakeries across the United States. Beloved for her well-researched storytelling and clear, encouraging directions born from her own baking practice, Koenig pays homage to the 2,000-year-old tradition of Jewish sweets and updates the dessert canon as no one else can"-- Provided by publisher.
