In this highly anticipated cookbook, her first in twenty years, the author of The Last Course invites you into her home kitchen with 140+ sweet and savory recipes she perfected for friends and family.
Claudia Fleming's The Last Course and her menus from Gramercy Tavern introduced us to her sophisticated, classically inspired seasonal desserts and pastries. Her distinctive dishes established a standard in pastry kitchens across the country. Now Claudia is offering a new collection of recipes all developed and tweaked in her own small kitchen. Baking at home, Claudia brings her signature style and skilled approach to every sweet and treat, along with an ease with culinary history and practice, and a growing interest in her own family traditions. A mix of classic favorites and new explorations, each delicious recipe is the work of a master in her prime.
Claudia's incredible knowledge and techniques from a storied career in pastry inform these more casual, desserts and savory bites. Throughout the book are helpful and comprehensive essays on working with yeast, layer cake tricks, and more. With more than 140 recipes, the book is organized into chapters including:
• Breakfast and Breads: Focaccia Bread, Blueberry Muffins, Rhubarb Scones
• Doughnuts and Cakes: Cider Doughnuts, Apple Crumb Cake, Devil's Food Cake
• Cookies: Grapefruit Rugelach, Pizzelles, Maple Shortbread
• Pies: Nectarine and Fig Tart, Plum Cobbler, Kumquat Tatin
• Savories: Eggplant Caponata Tart, Chickpea Crackers, Tomato Crostata
• Custards and Semifreddos: Chocolate Mousse, Yuzu Panna Cotta, Pistachio Semifreddo
Making simple preparations truly delicious is a challenge Claudia Fleming has always embraced. With Delectable, she continues to set the standard for pastry chefs and home bakers alike.
