Desserts: Over 200 Classic Recipes From Around the World - Hardcover

Collection of recipes from an international team of food writers.  A mixture of time tested classics as well as modern desserts that appeal to the taste buds, budgets, and busy schedules of todays cooks. Some recipes cater to specific health and diet needs such as diabetic, gluten intolerant, low carb, and low calorie. More than 150 full-color photographs.

19 chapters, including Cookies; Cupcakes; Simple Cakes and Tortes; Layer Cakes, Rolls, and Gateaux; Pies and Tarts; Pastries and Yeast Cakes; Crisps, Cobblers, and Strudels; Meringues, Pavolas, Dacquiose, Vacherin, and Macaroons ; Baked Custards; Mousses, Gelatin Creams, and Charlottes; Puddings and Sweet Souffles; Sweet Pancakes, Crepes, and Blintzes; Ice Creams and Sorbets, Fritters; Candy.

All recipes include preparation and cooking times, step-by-step instructions, and approximate number of servings. A short appendix gives conversion tables for weights and measures, equivalent ingredients, halving or doubling recipes, and expert baking hints and tips.

• Authors:  Ting Morris, Rachel Lane, and Carla Bardi
• Format:  288 pages, hardcover, 10.1 x 9.8 x 1.2 inches
• Publisher:  Readers Digest
• ISBN:  9780762109234