Mayumu : : Filipino American Desserts Remixed

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Call Number: 641.86 Ba, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Cooking / Baking & Desserts / Balingit, Abi
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	641.86 Ba	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Cooking / Baking & Desserts / Balingit, Abi	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Includes index.
"A sweet baking book of fantastically imaginative remixed Filipinx American dessert recipes, plus stories of the Filipinx American experience by baker-activist, Abi Balingit When the pandemic started her lonely work-from-home life in 2020, Abi channeled all her energy into the one thing that brought her joy: baking. She started to produce Pasalubong boxes filled with novel treats that blended the Filipino and Asian flavors Abi grew up with and her favorite Western style baked goods, each time selling out within hours and donating the proceeds to support her community in need. Now, Abi shares these cult-favorite desserts with Mayumu (which means "sweet" in one of the 8 major languages in Philippines), an incredibly fresh baking book of 75 recipes for sweet treats, organized in chapters tied to where she discovered these flavors growing up as child of immigrants in a cultural melting pot, from the Philippines, to all around California, to her now home Brooklyn, NY. And she bakes all of these in her tiny, dimly lit, urban kitchen, meaning anyone can do it, too"-- Provided by publisher.

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Interesting Filipino-American Desserts! submitted by pjaynes on June 15, 2023, 3:53pm Strong emphasis on they hyphen! If you're looking for traditional Filipino dessert recipes, you will probably want to look for a different cookbook. These are Filipino desserts--like the title of the book says--remixed (ex. Horchata Bibingka and Strawberry Shortcake Sapin-Sapin). The author does do a great job giving some cultural background to Filipino taste profiles and foods, and the desserts do look delicious! The instructions are clear, but make sure you read through the recipes to see how intensive the steps are, especially if you're unfamiliar with some of the cooking methods.