Mobilism.org frugal foodie cookbook1/2/2024 The recipes, which author Jessie Sheehan has adapted from vintage ones (mostly from the late 1800s to the 1950s), range from the familiar, such as devil's food cake and vanilla yogurt coffee cake, to the less common, such as coconut blitz torte and chocolate-hazelnut meringue cradle cake. "The Vintage Baker: More Than 50 Recipes from Butterscotch Pecan Curls to Sour Cream Jumbles" is a fun and accessible cookbook for people who enjoy making classic recipes with a somewhat modern twist. I'm looking forward to making the Mexican Hot Chocolate Bavarian Pie and the Lemon Pepper Shortbread. The few people we have shared with with really liked them as well. I think I will add dark chocolate chips to them next time.The cashews haven't made it out for wide consumption because we like them so much. The amount of butter and butterscotch chips make them very rich. The cookies went to work and were shared with a friend's 3 and 8 year old children. I tried both the Butterscotch Potato Chip Balls and the Curried Candied Cashews. I love that she explains what she did to each recipe and why. I love the old illustrations and old recipes.Jessie Sheehan played with the recipes and tweaked them to make them her own. I confess I am also a collector of these booklets. The author collects vintage recipe booklets, which she provides a history of in the introduction. That is, one with little notes before the recipes describing the history of the recipe, experiences with making or serving the dish, and whatever changes the author may have made. But let's be honest, I would have bought my own copy if I hadn't "won" it.I love a cookbook I can read. I received this book as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. Overall, I am thrilled to have received this book and will definitely make the Sand Tarts recipe again. I like the variety of the recipes and plan on making more of them. The photos have a bit of a faded vintage look to them. Over half of the recipes do have a photo of them. Both recipes were accurate and easily followed.Not every recipe has a picture to go with it. I did not sprinkle with confectioner's sugar when serving. I don't think I would sprinkle extra marshmallows on the top. I also made the Raspberry-Marshmallow Upside-Down Cake. Everyone agreed that they were delicious. I made the Sand Tarts and brought them over to my daughter's house. Most of the changes to the vintage recipes seem quite good.I made a couple of the recipes to test the book. I'm not sure I want black pepper in the whipped cream on my butterscotch pie. She adds salt and maybe some spices to things. From there, the book goes into Sheehan's modernized versions of vintage recipes. The book starts with a little insert filled with actual vintage recipes. There are more than 50 recipes covering morning treats, cookies, pies, cakes, refrigerator desserts and candy. I received this book from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program.Jessie Sheehan's book The Vintage Baker is filled with vintage baking recipes that have been given a modern touch.
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