Review: LOVE THIS SERIES OF BOOKS AND PARTICULARLY LOVE THIS ONE
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2011
I love cookies and various baked goods.  I love the taste of ginger.  Unfortunately for me, I love the sort of baked goods offered in this little down load.  Unfortunately for me I have little self restraint when it comes to the finished product.  This is my problem though, and despite the awful temptations this little book offers, I will not hold my failings against the authors.Let me start with the various recipes this Gooseberry Patch Classic has to offer:Easiest-Ever Ginger Bread BoysGrandma's GingersnapsMoravian Spice CrispsSwedish Pepparkakor (One of my favorites)Gingerbread Coffee CakeGingerbread Creamer MixGingerbread Fruitcake CookiesGinger Pennies (Fun to make with the kids)Apple Gingerbread SquaresGinger & Spice & Everything Nice Muffin MixGingerbread Brownies (This is one I had never heard of or tried before)Butterscotch Gingerbread Cut-OutsDutch SpeculaasGerman LebkuchenGingerbread Scones (My wife is a scone freak...she loves these)Wild Blueberry Gingerbread SquaresGinger Merigue CookiesCinnamon & Ginger NutsChewy Molasses Dreams (It does not get much better than this)Ginger-Coconut Papaya TartsOrange-Ginger Spice TeaGingerbread Custard TrifleSpicy Gingerbread CakeGingerbread PancakesCountry Gingerbread Waffles (I personally am not fond of waffles but have to admit that these are not half bad)Gingerbread House DoughSoft Gingerbread Drop CookiesFrostings and Sauces  (Love the Lemon Sauce given here)This little book goes on to give a series of decorating hints, recommended frostings and more sauces.  There are many little side tips and little one liners as to the history of gingerbread.All in all this is a very appealing little e-book and at the time of this writing, it is free. Absolutely the only complaint I have (and it is more of an observation than a complaint) is that I would have liked to have seen an index at the front of the book and the ability to go directly to a given recipe.As with all the other books in this series, it is very much a class act.  While I found that I was familiar with some of the recipes, or at least their concept, it was nice to have so many wonderful ginger eats all presented in one book.The directions and cooking instructions are simple and easy to follow.  Most of the recipes presented here can and could be created by a beginning baker.Don BlankenshipThe Ozarks