Sweet Treats From Brownies To Brioche

Learn to make stunning & simple sweets from home with Sweet Treats from Brownies to Brioche. Chef Melodie ‘Mel’ Asseraf is a two-time champion of Food Network’s hit show, Chopped, and was trained in classical French cuisine in Paris. Her simple yet elegant sweets have been a social media sensation—and now, she’s excited to bring the joy of baking to your home. Mel demystifies French techniques and shows you how to use them, along with ten basic ingredients, to make everything from simple cookies, biscotti, bars, and the best brownies you’ve ever tasted, to impressive French pastries and celebratory desserts. Whether it’s making a quick sweet treat to enjoy while you’re binging your favorite show, or creating an elegant Pear Amandine tart for your most elegrant dinner party, you can find any dessert your sweet tooth desires! With 100 recipes, clear, concise instructions, handy chef’s tips, and information on everything you need in your baking arsenal, Sweet Treats from Brownies to Brioche is the only baking book you’ll ever need! 100 RECIPES: Create mouthwatering treats sure to impress your guests, such as cakes, cookies, tarts, & pastries EASY & ELEGANT: Bring the elegance of French cuisine to your kitchen with simple recipes for stunning dishes like Chocolate Party Pavlova and Raspberry Blossom Almond Cake INSPIRING IMAGES: Filled with beautiful food photography to help inspire success in the kitchen GREAT GIFT FOR NEW BAKERS: With easy-to-follow instructions, cooking tips, and short ingredient lists, bakers of every skill level can make show-stopping sweets from the comfort of their home

Learn to make stunning & simple sweets from home with Sweet Treats from Brownies to Brioche. Chef Melodie ‘Mel’ Asseraf is a two-time champion of Food Network’s hit show, Chopped, and was trained in classical French pastry in Paris. Her simple yet elegant sweets have been a social media sensation—and now, she’s excited to bring the joy of baking to your home. Mel demystifies French techniques and shows you how to use them, along with ten basic ingredients, to make everything from simple cookies, biscotti, bars, and the best brownies you’ve ever tasted, to impressive French pastries and celebratory desserts. Whether it’s making a quick sweet treat to enjoy while you’re bingeing your favorite show, or creating a beautiful Pear Amandine tart for your most elegant dinner party, you can find any dessert your sweet tooth desires! With 100 recipes, clear, concise instructions, handy chef’s tips, and information on everything you need in your baking arsenal, Sweet Treats from Brownies to Brioche is the only baking book you’ll ever need! 100 RECIPES: Create mouthwatering treats sure to impress your guests, such as cakes, cookies, tarts, & pastries EASY & ELEGANT: Bring the elegance of French cuisine to your kitchen with simple recipes for stunning dishes like Chocolate Party Pavlova and Raspberry Blossom Almond Cake INSPIRING IMAGES: Filled with beautiful food photography to help inspire success in the kitchen GREAT GIFT FOR NEW BAKERS: With easy-to-follow instructions, cooking tips, and short ingredient lists, bakers of every skill level can make show-stopping sweets from the comfort of their home

BRIEF DESCRIPTION From simple to spectacular, brownies and bars just may be the most perfect treats in a family cooks recipe box. After all, whether you’re looking for a lunchbox surprise, an after-dinner delight, a proven bake-sale hit or a popular potluck finale, these classic sweets are always welcome solutions. No matter what the occasion, the scrumptious 263 handheld treats in Taste of Home Brownies & Bars are sure to please! The pros from the Taste of Home Test Kitchen approved and selected the recipes for this special must-have cookbook—each dessert is sure to satisfy the sweet tooth of everyone in your household. In addition, a chapter devoted to speedy sweets and a “5-Ingredient” icon helps today’s bakers whip up a favorite even when the kitchen clock is ticking. A “Freeze It” icon even spotlights those snacks the hold up in the freezer! Baking a sweet sensation has never been easier. Best of all, these finger-licking bites are shared by today’s home cooks. These are the brownies and bars they bake for their own family. Not only did these treats receive thumb’s up approval in their homes, but the bakers in the Taste of Home Test Kitchen couldn’t get enough of them either! See why for yourself when you bake up any of the must-try sensations in Taste of Home Brownies & Bars! CHAPTERS Introduction Baking Perfect Brownies & Bars Chocolate Sensations Fruit-Filled Favorites Caramel, Nuts & More Frosted Bites Time-Saving Treats Brownie Desserts

Treats to suit any occasion—from fudgy brownies to sophisticated macaroons—served up by the award-winning pastry chef and author of Big Fat Cookies. Sweet, gooey chocolate chip cookies in lunch boxes; beautifully decorated holiday treats wrapped and mailed with care; and rich, moist brownies and bars overflowing from a picnic basket: these and many other recipes and ideas can be found in the pages of Cookies, Brownies & Bars. Recipes include: French-Style Pistachio Macaroons Mexican Wedding Cookies Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies Tart Key Lime Squares Toasted Hazelnut Biscotti Cream Cheese Marble Brownies Crunchy Espresso Shortbread Cream-Filled Pecan Lace Cookies Pink Raspberry Pinwheels Praise for Elinor Klivans and her baking books “Elinor Klivans is a name you may not know—you should—but it is quite possible you have tasted her food . . . Many, many home bakers depend on her books, her recipes and her expertise. Try one of the chocolate chip cookies and you’ll understand . . . a baking treasure.” —Cooking by the Book “Another recipe I love is the one for these dreamy lemon ripple cheesecake swirl bars from Camden, Maine-based cookbook author and ‘cheesecake specialist’ Elinor Klivans, and I’m not alone—they’ve been a huge fan favorite at F&W ever since we published the recipe over 10 years ago.” —Food & Wine “Appealing . . . a combination cookbook, memoir and travelogue.” —Publishers Weekly

Superstar blogger Dorothy Kern’s Crazy for Cookies, Brownies, and Bars serves up 85 scrumptiously new and wonderfully creative recipes—each with its own photo.

Extreme Brownies is a collection of 50 wildly creative, extensively tested recipes from pastry chef and restaurant consultant Connie Weis, owner of brownie business Brownies & S'more in Virginia Beach, VA. Connie believes that brownies can't just look great, they have to taste great and have the right texture, making them above all, calorie-worthy. Pastry chef techniques and flavors are incorporated into detailed easy-to-follow recipes, elevating brownies and blondies into baked goods that could easily be morphed into high-end restaurant desserts, as she has done many times. Because Connie is such a precise and careful baker, the recipes in this scrumptious book make it possible for home bakers to reproduce without difficulty brownies such as her best-selling Caramel-Stuffed Sea Salt Brownies, her signature "PMS" Brownies, and many others, including Spotted Cow Brownies, Black Walnut Fudge Frosted Brownies, Espresso Cacao Nib Coffee Marshmallow Brownies, Holy Heavenly Hash Brownies, S'more Galore Brownies, Harlequin Truffle Brownies, Raspberry Ripple Cheesecake Brownies, Triple Blueberry White Chocolate Blondies, Lemon Mascarpone Blondies, and many others. Also included is TODAY show host Hoda Kotb's favorite Peanut Butter Cup Brownies. These are the most extreme brownies you've ever seen and like none you've ever tasted before!

UK MasterChef finalist Hannah Miles reached 'the final three' in the 2007 series of MasterChef, and there's been no stopping her since. This will be Hannah's 12th cookery book, but her first dedicated to creating puddings and desserts and biscuits and cakes on her beloved Aga. Sumptuous classics for this classic cooker include treats such as Jam Roly Poly, Custard Tarts, Flapjacks and Muffins while exciting and more exotic delectations such as Churros with Toffee Cream Filling, Maple Pretzels and Cardamom Rice Pudding make this compact but decadent book an irresistible buy for all sweet-toothed Aga owners.

Just when you thought you had every brownie and blondie recipe you would ever want or need, Connie Weis is back with 50 more extreme over-the-top recipes! Never one to accept the ordinary, Connie has perfected recipes for Coconut Macaroon Brownies, Brooklyn Blackout Brownies, Polka Dot Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies, Campfire S''more Brownies, Road Trip Pretzel Brownies, Cosmos Brownies, Praline Pecan Blondies, Blanc et Noir Chocolate Cheesecake Blondies, Nutella-Stuffed Brownies, Connie''s IMPROVED Caramel-Stuffed Sea Salt Brownies, and many other amazing treats, including her Best Ever Basic Brownies. Five years in the making, this cookbook provides high-end but never daunting recipes with Connie''s precise easy-to-follow instructions. Professional photographer Alei Rathjens provides beautiful, comprehensive photographs for each and every recipe. Having been an Executive Pastry Chef for fine dining restaurants as well as the owner of a brownie business, Connie provides recipes that will dazzle any guest or occasion. A word from Connie: "I too am inspired to make a dessert by a photo, so I have included a photo for every recipe in this book. I refuse to compromise the quality of this cookbook, despite the added cost that comes with including these photos. I am confident that your investment will justify the expense as you bake these brownies and blondies again and again." Reviews "Connie Weis has done it again! The only thing more creative, sweet, and delicious than her brownies is Connie herself. A pinch of sugar, a spoonful of cocoa, and a heaping cup of love goes into each and every recipe. Do yourself a favor: buy this book and bake your heart out!" -Chef Graham Elliot, Michelin Star Restaurateur, Three-Time James Beard Award Nominee, Top Chef and MasterChef Judge "I''ve known Connie Weis for almost three decades, and there''s no more passionate person about food and baking. When you see Connie in the kitchen of her home or in a restaurant, you get a feeling that something very special and magical is going on. Then the results: perfection confection in your mouth! I can''t wait to dive into her second cookbook, no doubt a chocoholic''s daydream." -Todd Jurich, Chef owner Todd Jurich''s Bistro" "At a family gathering, my Uncle Billy told me that I wasn''t old enough to appreciate olives. You had to be an adult to understand their complexity of flavors, he said. From the first bite of one of Connie''s brownies, you realize that you are having an adult experience. The intense flavors blend together; skyrocketing you into brownie nirvana. Connie''s mastery of ingredients and textures is pure delight. 50 More Extreme Brownies will be an essential addition to your cookbook collection." -C. Meredith Nicolls, Jr., Epicurean "Through this second volume, readers will learn that Connie''s extreme passion for her craft is no flirtation with the latest trends of the baking world. Instead, her devotion to the best ingredients, traditional methods and, most importantly, amazing flavor assure that these recipes will remain timeless." -Jon Pruden, owner The TASTE Family of Businesses About the Authors Connie Weis is currently the Creative Director for Desserts for the TASTE stores in Southern Virginia. She has been an executive pastry chef, director of food development, restaurant consultant, food editor, and has appeared on the TODAY show as well as Good Morning Washington with cooking segments featuring her brownies. Alei Rathjens is the Marketing & Creative Director for TASTE stores. She spends her winters creating custom hand-painted Christmas ornaments for her Etsy business, ChristmasByDesignCo. Don''t miss the first 50 recipes in Extreme Brownies