The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 288 pages
• Published by: Fair Winds Press October 1, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1592332803
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1592332809
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 2.1 pounds

Product Review
“Vegan baking comes of age with this collection of baked delights. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has put together a comprehensive tome that is sure to be useful to baking novices as well as those of us who've been wielding the whisk for years."~Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Author of Vegan with a Vengeance and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World

"Colleen Patrick-Goudreau blends the perfect mix of stories, photos, and recipes with amazing grace and taste. Her words will open your heart; her recipes will fill your tummy." ~VegNews Magazine

“At last! A cook book that delivers the secrets of vegan cuisine's last frontier: baking delicious desserts. Elegant, fun, well-organized, complete, and compelling, this is a masterpiece you'll treasure for yourself and want to give to your friends.” —Will Tuttle, Ph.D., Author of The World Peace Diet

Product Description
Whether you want to bake dairy- and egg-free for health, ethical, or environmental reasons, The Joy of Vegan Baking lets you have your cake and eat it, too! Featuring 150 familiar favorites -- from cakes, cookies, and crêpes to pies, puddings, and pastries -- this book will show you just how easy, convenient, and delectable baking without eggs and dairy can be.

A seasoned cooking instructor and self-described “joyful vegan,” author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau puts to rest the myth that vegan baking is an inferior alternative to non-vegan baking, putting it in its rightful place as a legitimate contender in the baking arena. More than just a collection of recipes, this informative cook book is a valuable resource for any baker -- novice or seasoned.

Learn just how easy it is to enjoy your favorite homespun goodies without compromising your health or values:

• Chocolate Chip Scones
  
  
• Cranberry Nut Bread
  
  
• Lemon cheesecake
  
  
• Dessert Crêpes
  
  
• Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Chunks
  
  
• Cinnamon Coffee Cake
  
  
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
  
  
• Raspberry Sorbet
  
  
• Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
  
  
• Soft Pretzels
  
  
• Blueberry Cobbler
  
  
• Chocolate Almond Brittle

Free of saturated fat, cholesterol, and lactose, but full of flavor, flair, and familiarity, each and every recipe will have you declaring “I can’t believe it’s vegan!”

Complete with luscious color photos, this book will be an essential reference for every vegan.

Reader Reviews
I recently begain listening to the author's podcast, which is how I heard about this book. It's really a gorgeous cookbook with many color photos and a terrific layout. I know there are people that criticize cookbooks with lots of photos as fluff, but trust me, this is one of the most comprehensive cookbooks I own. As others have said, there is a *ton* of information on vegan baking, as well as tips scattered throughout the book. The vast majority of ingredients are common and familiar. I am a new vegetarian and there was only one ingredient that was new to me. I was most impressed with the variety of desserts included. Another reviewer already listed the categories so I won't repeat them, but the list is really extensive. I just received the book yesterday so I'll have to amend this review once I've had a chance to do some baking (the lemon bars are at the top of my list), but I'm already hoping the author will create future cookbooks for all types of dishes!! Update: I promised an update once I had tried some recipes--yum! I've made the chocolate chip cookies, the lemon bars, the apple pie, the pumpkin pie with the pecan crust, and...my favorite...the German apple cake. From the ingredients, the cake doesn't appear to be anything out of the ordinary, but it certainly is. I couldn't get enough. The chocolate cake was the best I've had--moist, "chocolatey", light and fluffy. In response to theon my original post, I wanted to add that while the quality of the recipes are obviously an important part of any cookbook, other characteristics are important too. Is it easy to read? Do the recipes use easy-to-find ingredients? Is the layout attractive? Am I, as the reader, given "bonus" information above and beyond the recipes? The answer to all of these for the Joy of Vegan Baking is yes!! Comments (2) | | (Report this)