{"product_id":"dobre-dobre-baking-from-poland-and-beyond-laurel-kratochvila-malgosia-minta","title":"Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond (Laurel Kratochvila, Malgosia Minta)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoland’s distinctive baking culture is a product of its rich and complicated history, from the World Wars to the rise of Communism to the cultural exchange that inevitably happens to a country with seven neighbors and endless migration. Step into the Polish piekarnia (bakery) and be greeted by an abundance of tiny cookies and rugelach, decorative layer cakes and cheesecakes, sweet yeast buns and danishes, and hearty rye breads and sourdough loaves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this repertoire-expanding baking book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAmerican-born, Berlin-based baker and 2023 James Beard Award finalist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaurel Kratochvila brings you more than\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e120 familiar and inventive treasures—innovative recipes of her own and from pioneering Polish bakers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHorseradish, Beet, and Summer Greens Bialys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunflower Rye Loaf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlum Butter Carnival Donuts  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRano Piekarnia’s Summer Bilberry Buns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChocolate and Whipped Cream Warsaw Cake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKarpatka (Cream and Choux Cake)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoft Iced Toruń Gingerbread\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRose and Almond Jewel Rugelach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwisted Krakow Bagels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSauerkraut and Mushroom Rolls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd much more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVivid storytelling and fascinating historical details illuminate each recipe’s significance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIf you want to start a fight with a French person, tell them that baba au rhum is Polish. In the eighteenth century, while exiled in France, Polish King Stanislaw I sent a dry babka back to the kitchen, spurring his pastry chef to soak it in sweetened alcohol to everyone’s delight—and thus, the emblematic French dessert was born in a Polish court.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBeautiful photography makes it feel as if you're right there\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e beside Laurel, stepping into a warm bakery on a cold winter's day, picking baskets of wild bilberries in July, and biting into a soft yeasted bun, jammy strawberries oozing down your chin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Cheesecakes, wafer cookies, gingerbread, country loaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: These recipes aren't just for those curious about the new wave of Polish bakeries or nostalgic for the old-world treats or Jewish delights of their childhood—they're for any home baker looking to fill their cookie jars and bread boxes with inspiration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chronicle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48295236960414,"sku":"iwd1789748621612","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6976\/9118\/files\/dobre-dobre-baking-from-poland-and-beyond-laurel-kratochvila-malgosia-minta_1.jpg?v=1789748627","url":"https:\/\/velvetdrapeclad.shop\/products\/dobre-dobre-baking-from-poland-and-beyond-laurel-kratochvila-malgosia-minta","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}