Gingerbread: Timeless Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Ice Cream, and Candy

Every season is gingerbread season! Celebrate the Christmas comfort food all year long with recipes that highlight its spicy and sweet old-fashioned appeal.

Who says gingerbread is just for the holidays? This unique cookbook shows how gingerbread can be enjoyed for breakfast or dessert year-round. Reflecting the wisdom and creativity of a professional pastry chef and dedicated homecook, Gingerbread collects 60 traditional and modern recipes. Start with simple, yummy treats like Gingerbread Rum Cake and Sticky Toffee Gingerbread, then graduate to building your own gingerbread house for the holidays. Any way you slice it, these gingery goodies are sure to be a hit on any day of the year!

“A book full of gingery recipes that will keep us baking all winter long . . . The recipes are exotic sounding and tasting, but can be followed by even novice cooks.” —Seed to Pantry

“Dedicated to all kinds of recipes that use the spicy, molasses-rich ingredients that come together to make gingerbread . . . even though you can make these all year round, the holidays are a perfect time to start cooking your way through a book like this one.” —Baking Bites

“The recipes in this wonderful cookbook cover every form of gingerbread baking, from cakes, cookies, breads, pancakes, gingerbread houses, puddings, ice cream, toffee, and more . . . Gingerbread does not have to be just for the holidays, but if you are looking for a new dessert to try this year, you can’t lose with any of the recipes in this cookbook.” —The Culinary Cellar

© 2010 Chronicle Books LLC (Ebook): 9781452100180

Release date

Ebook: 1 July 2010