Iconic American Desserts

"BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts," the winner of the 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award (Baking and Desserts), is a New York Times bestseller that has been named a Best Baking Book of the Year by numerous renowned publications, including the Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, Bon Appétit, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Mother Jones, and the Boston Globe. This groundbreaking book on baking, described as the "most groundbreaking book on baking in years. Full stop." by Saveur, is a celebration of classic American desserts.

Whether it's the down-home delights of Blueberry Muffins and Glossy Fudge Brownies or the supermarket mainstays of Vanilla Wafers and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream, BraveTart presents the reader with their all-time favorites. These meticulously tested recipes, courtesy of an award-winning pastry chef, bring expert-level expertise into the home kitchen, accompanied by advice on how to "mix it up" with over 200 customizable variations – exactly what one would expect from a cookbook penned by a senior editor at Serious Eats.

However, BraveTart is much more than a mere cookbook. Author Stella Parks delves into the surprising stories behind the origins of our most beloved desserts, from the chocolate chip cookies that predate the Tollhouse Inn to the prohibition-era roots of ice cream sodas and floats. With a foreword by The Food Lab's J. Kenji López-Alt, vintage advertisements for these historical desserts, and breathtaking photography from Penny De Los Santos, BraveTart is poised to become an American classic.

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