Cookbook Review: Junior's Desserts Cookbook

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (October 18, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600853927
• ISBN-13: 978-1600853920

Product Description

 

What would life be without dessert? With this book, you’ll never have to find out. Junior’s Restaurants, the landmark chain with four locations on the East Coast, are nationally known for their award-winning cheesecakes. But Junior’s has perfected other confections, too; here, more than 30 full-page, four-color photographs showcase 65 fabulous desserts. Authors Alan Rosen and Beth Allen present scaled-down kitchen-tested recipes so bakers can create their own restaurant-worthy delights. Never-before-published recipes include sundaes, ice cream sodas, pies, black ‘n whites, cheesecakes, layer cakes, and cookies. A chapter on slimmed-down sweets will appeal to calorie-counters. Along with entertaining family tidbits, sidebars on “The Junior’s Way” help bakers achieve great results, making Junior’s best-loved recipes feel right at home in any kitchen.

About the Author

 

 

Alan Rosen, the grandson of Junior’s founder, Harry Rosen, is the third generation co-owner (with his father, Walter, and brother, Kevin) of Junior’s restaurants in Brooklyn, Times Square, Grand Central Station, and at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. He also oversees Junior’s mail-order and wholesale businesses, as well as its online business, juniorscheesecake.com. Alan makes regular appearances on QVC and The Food Network.

Beth Allen is a recipe developer, cookbook author, and co-author of Welcome to Junior's! and Junior’s Cheesecake Cookbook.

My Review


Junior's is a legendary restaurant in New York City.  Legendary for cheesecakes and dessert!  This is a fabulous cookbook filled with luscious pictures of amazing desserts! 

The cookbook includes:

• The Story of Junior's
• Junior's Famous Cheesecakes
• Fabulous Soda Fountain Desserts
• Black and White
• Junior's Layer Cakes and Cupcakes
• Junior's Pie Shoppe
• Save Room For Dessert
• For Those Watching Their Sugar
• Baker's Basics
• What To Do If Your Dessert Is Not Perfect

Besides all the amazing recipes (some sugar free), tips and photos there is a section at the end "What To If Your Dessert Is Not Perfect" which offers problems, causes and solutions to common baking mishaps. 

This cookbook is an excellent addition to your cookbook collection!