Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries
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Summary
In Mooncakes & Milk Bread， food blogger Kristina Cho （eatchofood。com） introduces readers to Chinese bakery cooking with fresh， uncomplicated interpretations of classic recipes for the modern baker。
Inside you’ll find sweet and savory baked buns， steamed buns， Chinese breads， unique cookies， whimsical cakes， juicy dumplings， Chinese breakfast dishes， and drinks。 Recipes for steamed BBQ pork buns， pineapple buns with a thick slice of butter， silky smooth milk tea， and chocolate Swiss rolls all make an appearance--because a book about Chinese bakeries wouldn’t be complete without them！
Kristina teaches you to whip up these delicacies like a pro， including how to
Knead dough without a stand mixer
Avoid collapsed steamed buns
Infuse creams and custards with aromatic tea flavors
Mix the most workable dumpling dough
Pleat dumplings like an Asian grandma
This is the first book to exclusively focus on Chinese bakeries and cafes， but it isn’t just for those nostalgic for Chinese bakeshop foods--it’s for all home bakers who want exciting new recipes to add to their repertoires。
Inside you’ll find sweet and savory baked buns， steamed buns， Chinese breads， unique cookies， whimsical cakes， juicy dumplings， Chinese breakfast dishes， and drinks。 Recipes for steamed BBQ pork buns， pineapple buns with a thick slice of butter， silky smooth milk tea， and chocolate Swiss rolls all make an appearance--because a book about Chinese bakeries wouldn’t be complete without them！
Kristina teaches you to whip up these delicacies like a pro， including how to
Knead dough without a stand mixer
Avoid collapsed steamed buns
Infuse creams and custards with aromatic tea flavors
Mix the most workable dumpling dough
Pleat dumplings like an Asian grandma
This is the first book to exclusively focus on Chinese bakeries and cafes， but it isn’t just for those nostalgic for Chinese bakeshop foods--it’s for all home bakers who want exciting new recipes to add to their repertoires。
Reviews
Flora
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Really， if you’ve ever wanted to make those mouthwatering Chinese buns and pastries， this is the book to get。 The author is a recipe developer who dedicate her days cooking up a good variety of foods which are then taste tested by friends and family。 The recipes are very detailed and are always accompanied by at least a photo of the finished product so you know how yours should look。 I like that step by step pictorial instructions or diagrams are given whenever they’re called for， such as how to Really， if you’ve ever wanted to make those mouthwatering Chinese buns and pastries， this is the book to get。 The author is a recipe developer who dedicate her days cooking up a good variety of foods which are then taste tested by friends and family。 The recipes are very detailed and are always accompanied by at least a photo of the finished product so you know how yours should look。 I like that step by step pictorial instructions or diagrams are given whenever they’re called for， such as how to mold your moon cake or fold your rose siu mai。I enjoyed Ms Cho’s nostalgic and well written food stories of her family and friends and her features of the indomitable Chinese community of bakeries。I’m on a therapeutic low carb diet and so can’t eat almost all the food here。 I’ll admit to requesting for this book to see if I can tweak the recipes so that they are compliant to my way of eating！ 。。。more
Dominique H。
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I was debating between a 4 and a 5 with this book because it’s definitely not for everyone nor are the recipes super easy or accessible， but that said， the book accomplishes exactly what it set out to do in extraordinary fashion and for that reason I settled on 5 stars。The book itself is beautiful， featuring pictures of just about every recipe as well as other photos to help you understand the instructions。 The recipes themselves are laid out quite well （measuring things in grams instead of cups I was debating between a 4 and a 5 with this book because it’s definitely not for everyone nor are the recipes super easy or accessible， but that said， the book accomplishes exactly what it set out to do in extraordinary fashion and for that reason I settled on 5 stars。The book itself is beautiful， featuring pictures of just about every recipe as well as other photos to help you understand the instructions。 The recipes themselves are laid out quite well （measuring things in grams instead of cups）， and while some instructions seemed a little unclear to me （like what does shaggy dough look like？ （From the milk bread recipe）） as a whole the instructions were clear and made the challenge of tackling Chinese baking seem less daunting。That said， the book brings back all the nostalgic memories of bakeries in Hong Kong and is packed with just about every recipe you could want。 Some are familiar ones I’ve always wanted to attempt making， other are new to me but sound delicious， and others still might not exactly fit my tastebuds but have a good place in this book。 While I cannot imagine myself cooking everything in here simply because of the amount of time， equipment （though she gives good substitutions）， and effort needed， I know this is the kind of book I would certainly turn to for all things dumplings and Chinese baking。 It is beautiful， detailed， and unique in what it presents， so while the book may not be for everyone， for those looking to dive into the other side of Chinese cooking， this is a really great book to help you do that。Special thanks to the publisher and netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kristine
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Mooncakes and Milk Bread by Kristina Cho is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early October。Cho thoroughly introduces Chinese pastries， buns， breads， desserts， and sweets as sampled from different locations across the U。S。 before going into a recipe and many ode-like variations upon it。 My faves are the cilantro pancakes， pork floss & seaweed pull-apart rolls， mango mousse cake， milkbread donuts， bacon and kale potstickers， and everything bagel bao。
Adriana
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This cookbook is a love letter to the baked goods of Cho's childhood and culture and to the people who make them available to those living away from home。 I particularly like how she calls out some of the oldest， most memorable Chinese bakeries in different cities' Chinatowns。The recipes are very clearly explained step-by-step with extra instructions when things get particularly complicated or tricky。 The fact that Cho recognizes that most people will have no idea how to go about making the fold This cookbook is a love letter to the baked goods of Cho's childhood and culture and to the people who make them available to those living away from home。 I particularly like how she calls out some of the oldest， most memorable Chinese bakeries in different cities' Chinatowns。The recipes are very clearly explained step-by-step with extra instructions when things get particularly complicated or tricky。 The fact that Cho recognizes that most people will have no idea how to go about making the folds and twists necessary for some of the buns and thought to include pictures of each step in the process is an extra step that's not necessary but certainly appreciated。 My one complaint is that this book suffers a bit from the fact that it's based on Cho's food blog。 It has the same slightly annoying tendency to take several chapters of rambling before getting to the actual recipe。 I usually don't mind this as much as most people on the internet seem to gripe about it， but it does not translate particularly well to a cookbook。 I would have personally preferred to have a section where she talks all about the different types of bread， her personal stories about them， and whatnot， and then have the recipes all clean and easy to find and follow after that。 It's just a personal preference for the presentation that takes nothing away from how clear the recipes are once you get past all the （I'll admit， interesting） filler in between them。 Full confession， I'm reviewing this cookbook without actually having made any of the recipes。 The ingredients that Cho mentions as basic aren't in stock in any store near me， but I've made a list and plan to get baking as soon as I find them。 The almond cookies are calling my name even as I type this and I WILL have them soon。 Happy thanks to NetGalley and Harper Horizon for the early read！ 。。。more
Lisa H
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Accessible Chinese breads， buns and delicacies。 I have never really made Chinese milk bread， steamed buns or even the iconic egg tarts， but this book made me think I could。 Reading this book brought back fond memories of visiting China Town on Mauna Kea street in Honolulu to pick up egg tarts and "triangles" pie crust filled with char-sui。 I enjoyed the stories， the history lesson and how well thought out the recipes were。 I will definitely try to make the egg tarts， the savory pancakes and poss Accessible Chinese breads， buns and delicacies。 I have never really made Chinese milk bread， steamed buns or even the iconic egg tarts， but this book made me think I could。 Reading this book brought back fond memories of visiting China Town on Mauna Kea street in Honolulu to pick up egg tarts and "triangles" pie crust filled with char-sui。 I enjoyed the stories， the history lesson and how well thought out the recipes were。 I will definitely try to make the egg tarts， the savory pancakes and possibly attempt mild bread。 I also have anew appreciation for moon cakes and their unique molds。 Recommend。 。。。more
Emmalita
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Kristina Cho’s Mooncakes and Milk Bread is a spectacular cookbook。 It has gorgeous photography， clearly explained recipes， and threads that tie her upbringing in Cleveland， Ohio to the greater Chinese diaspora。Cho grew up in her family’s Chinese restaurants。 Initially， she wanted to be a chef， like her grandfather， but instead studied architecture， eventually creating a food blog as a release for her love of cooking。 Mooncakes and Milk Bread works as an introduction to Chinese baking （and steami Kristina Cho’s Mooncakes and Milk Bread is a spectacular cookbook。 It has gorgeous photography， clearly explained recipes， and threads that tie her upbringing in Cleveland， Ohio to the greater Chinese diaspora。Cho grew up in her family’s Chinese restaurants。 Initially， she wanted to be a chef， like her grandfather， but instead studied architecture， eventually creating a food blog as a release for her love of cooking。 Mooncakes and Milk Bread works as an introduction to Chinese baking （and steaming and pan frying）。 She clearly explains ingredients， techniques and methodologies so that an interested learner doesn’t feel lost in the unfamiliar。 She provides some foundational recipes like the Mother of All Milk Bread Dough and then riffs off of them throughout the book， in ways that make me feel like I could take that basic recipe and apply my own creativity。There are so many bun recipes in this book。 steamed buns， baked buns， plain buns， sweet buns and savory buns。 Some buns are traditional （Pineapple Buns and Char Sui Bao）， use traditional Chinese ingredients in in non traditional forms （Milk Bread Donuts with Salted Egg Yolk Cream）， or incorporate other American ingredients into traditional bun styles （After School PB&J Buns and Thanksgiving Leftovers Gua Boa）。I became absorbed in the bun recipes， but the book is stuffed with cakes， pastries， tarts， cookies （no fortune cookies）， dumplings， and breakfast。 I loved that Cho showed how to make a variety of mooncakes， including how to makes some adorably shamed mooncakes without a mooncake mold。My only frustration was that I wasn’t able to test recipes。 A combination of health issues and work demands ruled out a trek to the store and playing with recipes。 I can’t wait to get my hands on a paper copy and my self into the H-Mart。Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Horizon for the advance reader copy。 My opinions are my own。 。。。more
Kay
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I don't bake。 So why did I choose to read this book you ask。 Because I LOVE milk bread。 I long for this wonderful pillow-soft buttery bread。 Since there's no Asian bakery in my little town， I better learn to make this bread myself。 Surprisingly， most ingredients are already in the pantry。 Baking is intimidating for me， but I will be making this Mother of All Milk Bread。 🍞😍Mid-Autumn Festival， and of course mooncakes。 Perfect timing too。 I love the name and aren't they just pretty？ Let's just say I don't bake。 So why did I choose to read this book you ask。 Because I LOVE milk bread。 I long for this wonderful pillow-soft buttery bread。 Since there's no Asian bakery in my little town， I better learn to make this bread myself。 Surprisingly， most ingredients are already in the pantry。 Baking is intimidating for me， but I will be making this Mother of All Milk Bread。 🍞😍Mid-Autumn Festival， and of course mooncakes。 Perfect timing too。 I love the name and aren't they just pretty？ Let's just say they are lovely to look at， but to eat？ Red beans and nuts aren't my kind of dessert。 I'm impressed really to know people do make this at home。 There are also no-bake recipes like dim sums， crispy scallion pancakes and potstickers。 I don't like sesame seeds， but these crispy on the outside， soft and chewy on the inside sesame balls look pretty darn good！Thank you Harper Horizon and Netgalley for my ARC。Available October 12， 2021。 。。。more
Bon
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Thank you to Netgalley for a tasty ARC to review！ Wow， this was delicious to peruse， all puns intended。 Filled with gorgeous， mouthwatering pictures and warm prose explaining Cho's memories and inspirations for recipes， I found this a wholesome and useful cookbook！ There was youtiao， steamed buns， and mooncakes， all of which I was familiar with from Chinatown and Hmart bakery runs， but there was so much more。 Breakfast， lunch， dinner， snack and dessert recipes！ Those delicious cream fruit cakes Thank you to Netgalley for a tasty ARC to review！ Wow， this was delicious to peruse， all puns intended。 Filled with gorgeous， mouthwatering pictures and warm prose explaining Cho's memories and inspirations for recipes， I found this a wholesome and useful cookbook！ There was youtiao， steamed buns， and mooncakes， all of which I was familiar with from Chinatown and Hmart bakery runs， but there was so much more。 Breakfast， lunch， dinner， snack and dessert recipes！ Those delicious cream fruit cakes you see on asian dramas！ Explanation of some more unfamiliar ingredients like white pepper！ I just really loved how thorough the book was， and how infused it was with Cho's care for the food and family memories。 This gets a super charming five stars。 。。。more
Ashley Reyes
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I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This cookbook is also part autobiography with wonderful stories of growing up in tight knit community and how they taught and influenced her cooking。 I love when the authors include the how and why they put a recipe in the book。 I also love whenever there’s insight behind how and why something is made in a particular order - such as， do this to get this texture or shape。 In this case， in addition to lots of walk through， it I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This cookbook is also part autobiography with wonderful stories of growing up in tight knit community and how they taught and influenced her cooking。 I love when the authors include the how and why they put a recipe in the book。 I also love whenever there’s insight behind how and why something is made in a particular order - such as， do this to get this texture or shape。 In this case， in addition to lots of walk through， it came with lots of photos of both her past and how the pastry should look in process or completed。 If you’re new to baking or this is a new style of baking for you， this is a great book to add to your collection as not only does it come with clear directions， it also comes with a list of substitutions for harder to find ingredients。 。。。more
Sonia Williams
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This book was a joy and contains recipies not generally found in your standard cookbook of Chinese food。 I am part of a facebook group called British Born Chinese Food - members had been sharing photos of mooncakes， snow mooncakes， pineapple buns， chiffon cakes all of which inspired me to bake these items however recipies are not easy to find。 Kristina's book covered all these and have been able to satisfy my cravings for chinese baked goods！The most intersting aspect for me was the section on m This book was a joy and contains recipies not generally found in your standard cookbook of Chinese food。 I am part of a facebook group called British Born Chinese Food - members had been sharing photos of mooncakes， snow mooncakes， pineapple buns， chiffon cakes all of which inspired me to bake these items however recipies are not easy to find。 Kristina's book covered all these and have been able to satisfy my cravings for chinese baked goods！The most intersting aspect for me was the section on mooncakes - these are traditionally gifted around Autumn moon festival （15 August in Chinese calendar） and are very expensive。 Whether this is because of the ingredients （traditionally lotus bean paste and salted egg yolk） I am unsure， what I do know now is that they are incredibly easy to make as long as you make a small investment for a mooncake mould。 Kristina provided an alternative to the tradional recipie using pistachios and honey which was lovely， perhaps more to Western tastes。Delve into a different baking style （should be on Bake off） I would recommend this book。Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for access to this ARC。 。。。more
Joni Owens
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Bring on the bao！！！ I am so excited to try these recipes。 My kids are pretty adventurous eaters so it will be so fun to work our way through this cookbook！ But this book is more than just recipes。 The stories are wonderful and give the book so much meaning and importance。 And the pictures are gorgeous。 Some recipes won’t be easy for a novice but most are easy to follow instructions。
Caroline 'reading with Buddy'
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This was so different from other cook books that I have read recently。 I discovered a whole new range of breads and cakes that I have been expirementing with。Fully recommend this。I was given an advance copy by netgalley and the publishers but the review is entirely my own
♥Milica♥
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This really is the perfect cookbook。 I've been a fan of Chinese dishes my whole life， but I've never seen a book with every single recipe I could want in one place。。。until now。I like that most of it is from scratch， so you can really have fun with it。 And when you make dough for one thing， it can also serve as dough for several other things as well， so it's not as complicated as it may seem at first glance。 Some recipes require more time than others， like the "White Pizza"， but I have no doubt t This really is the perfect cookbook。 I've been a fan of Chinese dishes my whole life， but I've never seen a book with every single recipe I could want in one place。。。until now。I like that most of it is from scratch， so you can really have fun with it。 And when you make dough for one thing， it can also serve as dough for several other things as well， so it's not as complicated as it may seem at first glance。 Some recipes require more time than others， like the "White Pizza"， but I have no doubt they're worth it。So far I've only tried two， the Strawberry Jasmine Milk Tea and the Chocolate and Salted Peanut Crepe Cake。I'm not huge on fruit in teas， but this one was quite nice。And the cake？ Pure perfection。 It's soooo delicious。 I made a tiny one for myself and left the rest of the batter for another day。 You can bet I'll spend the next few days snacking on that。Every recipe also has accompanying pictures， so you know what it's supposed to come out as， and how you're supposed to get to that point （for example how to properly fold buns）。And， there's a lot of history， about the author's family， other families with similar baking/restaurant backgrounds in different cities， as well as the origins of the recipes themselves。 Like I said， perfect cookbook。I can't wait to have this on my shelf so I can just pop it open and try something new whenever I have time。 *Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more
Brianna
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This is a gorgeous book chock full of recipes you're going to drool over and then start planning to bake！ If I had a physical copy， I think I would have dog-eared every page to come back to。 I loved the variety， and the simple explanations for how to create these mouthwatering cakes and creations。 I have seen so many of these kinds of desserts but figured they would be difficult to make–this cookbook taught me it's not as tough as it may seem！ I'm excited to try many of the recipes。 This is a gorgeous book chock full of recipes you're going to drool over and then start planning to bake！ If I had a physical copy， I think I would have dog-eared every page to come back to。 I loved the variety， and the simple explanations for how to create these mouthwatering cakes and creations。 I have seen so many of these kinds of desserts but figured they would be difficult to make–this cookbook taught me it's not as tough as it may seem！ I'm excited to try many of the recipes。 。。。more
Caroline D'cruz
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Moon cakes and Milk Bread is a excellent book which exposed me to the world of Chinese baking。 The recipes are well explained and are accompanied by a background story。 I’m sure to try out these recipes in future。Thanks to netgalley ， the publisher and the author for this ARC！
Megan Vos
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After seeing Cho’s tiktoks and instagram Reels I knew I had to read this book！ I’ve always been compelled to make mooncakes but felt they were so intimidating。 This book will increase that need but will take away the intimidation！ I haven’t made one of the mooncakes but I did attempt to make the pineapple bun！ Really fun recipes if you love the asian bakery around the corner and want to recreate！
Kim
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When I think of desserts， my brain doesn’t usually consider Chinese cuisine but this author shows us that Chinese cooking includes some delectable sweets things and that makes this cookbook unique and interesting。 Cho begins by telling us the brief history of her family coming to America from Hong Kong and explains her grandfather’s journey toward being the proud owner of multiple restaurants。 Cho went to college to become an architect but has found her way to her dream job of blogging and writi When I think of desserts， my brain doesn’t usually consider Chinese cuisine but this author shows us that Chinese cooking includes some delectable sweets things and that makes this cookbook unique and interesting。 Cho begins by telling us the brief history of her family coming to America from Hong Kong and explains her grandfather’s journey toward being the proud owner of multiple restaurants。 Cho went to college to become an architect but has found her way to her dream job of blogging and writing about food （she has a substantial following on social media as well）。 This cookbook includes lots of information about ingredients and tools （thank you for finally explaining that scallions and green onions are the SAME THING！）。 This book is laid out very well including easy to follow recipes and diagrams and pictures of the process as well as the finished product。 I don’t see myself trying to master all the techniques shown here but I would be thrilled if I could make a good milk bread and a scallion pancake！ Thank you to Netgalley， Harper Horizon， and Kristina Cho for this eARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Brandi
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I loved experimenting with the recipes lovingly shared in this book！ I have had little to no experience with Chinese bakery items， so this was a welcomed experience。 I treasured the introductions up front so a greater appreciation could be had for Chinese American shops and bakeries。 Ingredients for a Better Bake was helpful because I have to acknowledge that food from another culture will be created differently than food from America。 The chapter How to Shop at an Asian Grocery Store was truly I loved experimenting with the recipes lovingly shared in this book！ I have had little to no experience with Chinese bakery items， so this was a welcomed experience。 I treasured the introductions up front so a greater appreciation could be had for Chinese American shops and bakeries。 Ingredients for a Better Bake was helpful because I have to acknowledge that food from another culture will be created differently than food from America。 The chapter How to Shop at an Asian Grocery Store was truly enlightening。 Since I live in a big City where these stores are available， it was cool to be able to practically use these tips。 Hands down though， the best part of this book is the recipes provided。 I cannot express how helpful the pictures were and the photography was inspirational。 My eyes were opened， and my palate satiated。 Thank you， Kristina， for sharing your heart， your heritage， and your kitchen in such a real and tangible manor。 I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are solely my own， freely given。 。。。more
Karin Van duuren
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I love to bake， but wasn’t that familiar with Chinese baking and this was a lovely introduction。 I loved the personal stories combined with great recipes。 As a non-American I had to do some converting like from Fahrenheit to Celsius， but other than that the recipes are easy to follow。 I already tried Goong Goong’s Almond Cookies and although not （yet） perfect…they tasted amazing。 Looking forward to try more recipes from Mooncakes & Milk Bread。 I got this arc in exchange for an honest review。
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Mooncakes and Milk Bread is a useful and beautifully curated baking book with recipes from Kristina Cho。 Due out 12th Oct 2021 from Harper Collins on their Harper Horizon imprint， it's 304 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 Despite being red haired， freckly， and mostly Irish， I remember very fondly being "adopted" by the family who owned one of our local Chinese bakeries。 My family were customers for many （many） years and Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Mooncakes and Milk Bread is a useful and beautifully curated baking book with recipes from Kristina Cho。 Due out 12th Oct 2021 from Harper Collins on their Harper Horizon imprint， it's 304 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 Despite being red haired， freckly， and mostly Irish， I remember very fondly being "adopted" by the family who owned one of our local Chinese bakeries。 My family were customers for many （many） years and I was happy to recently find that they're still in business and under the management of the original owners' grandchildren now。 This book is *full* of recipes for those Chinese bakery goodies which I remember so fondly and never thought I could ever recreate at home。 The introduction which includes a good overview over ingredients， tools， and sourcing specialty items （including how to shop at your local Asian grocery store） is followed by the actual recipes which are arranged thematically: bread - bing - bao， not-too-sweet buns， pork buns & beyond， gao （cakes & tarts）， no fortune cookies， Chinese breakfast， and sips （drinks）。 Recipes contain a title and description， yields， ingredients in a bullet list in a sidebar， and step by step directions。 Ingredients are listed with American standard measures only。 Nutritional information is not included。 There are so many gorgeous and clear color photos included。 Most （but not all） of the dishes are accompanied by one or more photos。 This helped me to know how to arrange and prepare the dishes with which I wasn't already familiar。Additionally， the book is full of chatty and warm reminiscences from the author about her family and growing up as a 1st generation American in a restaurant family。 She has an honest and friendly voice and I really enjoyed reading about her childhood， her family， and her family's stories。 Five stars。 Wonderfully comprehensive and versatile。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Sharon
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Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries is not just a cookbook， but a nod to the heritage and tradition of the author's family。 Although the author was raised in Cleveland's Chinatown， her grandparents were from Hong Kong。 The grandfather learned to cook， giving origin to the family tradition of owning Chinese restaurants in the United States。 The family photographs that dot the pages give the cookbook a very personal feel。The introduction has useful infor Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries is not just a cookbook， but a nod to the heritage and tradition of the author's family。 Although the author was raised in Cleveland's Chinatown， her grandparents were from Hong Kong。 The grandfather learned to cook， giving origin to the family tradition of owning Chinese restaurants in the United States。 The family photographs that dot the pages give the cookbook a very personal feel。The introduction has useful information， like ingredient lists， how to shop in a Chinese grocery， essential equipment and tools， and an introduction to Chinese Cooking。 The author does a good job of giving step-by-step instructions on more difficult dishes， like making different shaped buns。The recipes are divided into interesting sections， which I have listed below with some of my favorites。Bread， Bing， Bao: Mother of All Milk Bread; Crispy Chinese Sausage and Cilantro PancakesNot-Too-Sweet Buns: Red Bean Swirl Buns; Coconut Jasmine Cream Buns; Asian Pear Turnovers with Miso GlazePork Buns and Beyond: Char Siu Bao （BBQ Pork Buns）; Miso Corn Buns; Gingery Bok Choy and Gai Lan Steamed BunsGao （Cakes and Tarts）: Malay Cake; Chinese Sponge Cake; Shiny Fruit Cream Cake; Matcha and Jasmine Swiss RollNo Fortune Cookies: Goong Goong's Almond Cookies; Taiwanese Pineapple Cakes; Fried Sesame BallsChinese Breakfast: Crystal Shrimp Dumplings; Maple Bubble Waffles; Turnip CakeSips: Hong Kong Milk Tea; Sparkling Lime; Lychee-Lemon Ice TeaThe Art of Mooncakes: Honey Pistachio Mooncakes; Snow Skin Ice Cream MooncakesSome Assembly Required （examples on how to use the cookbook for entertaining and gift giving）: Building Your Own Pink Box （Bakery Box）; Holiday Cookie BoxOverall， Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries gives readers inspiring recipes to try。 I wish that the author would have explained more about mooncakes， as I am not familiar。 This is a cookbook that I would recommend to readers looking to make bakery style Chinese dishes。Disclaimer: I was given an Advanced Reader's Copy of Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries by NetGalley and the publisher， Harper Horizon。 The decision to read and review this cookbook was entirely my own。 。。。more
Kelly
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The author's story and journey from architecture to a career in food writing is fun to read。 Cho shares her family's story as it relates to Chinese food and shares her Chinese food forays in Beijing， and the Chinatowns of Chicago， San Francisco， Los Angeles， New York， Philadelphia， and Cleveland where she grew up。 She does a great job discussing ingredients that she uses in her recipes while providing helpful tips。 Cho's recipes provide classics to modern interpretations of Chinese baked goods w The author's story and journey from architecture to a career in food writing is fun to read。 Cho shares her family's story as it relates to Chinese food and shares her Chinese food forays in Beijing， and the Chinatowns of Chicago， San Francisco， Los Angeles， New York， Philadelphia， and Cleveland where she grew up。 She does a great job discussing ingredients that she uses in her recipes while providing helpful tips。 Cho's recipes provide classics to modern interpretations of Chinese baked goods with mouth-watering photos。 。。。more
Penmouse
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Kristina Cho's Mooncakes and Milk Bread cookbook was a delight to read and I look forward to preparing her recipes as I've been fortunate enough to eat dim sum at a Chinese bakery。 I loved the food and I have been looking for a cookbook to teach me how to make my own bakery delights at home。 I was not disappointed by her book。I can't wait to try making the following:Mother of All Milk BreadThe Almighty Pineapple BunThe Simplest JookSausage， Egg， and Cheese Shen Jian BaoRecommend。Review written a Kristina Cho's Mooncakes and Milk Bread cookbook was a delight to read and I look forward to preparing her recipes as I've been fortunate enough to eat dim sum at a Chinese bakery。 I loved the food and I have been looking for a cookbook to teach me how to make my own bakery delights at home。 I was not disappointed by her book。I can't wait to try making the following:Mother of All Milk BreadThe Almighty Pineapple BunThe Simplest JookSausage， Egg， and Cheese Shen Jian BaoRecommend。Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley。 。。。more
Dame Samara
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I do not know when exactly I learned about Mooncakes， but my curiosity about them goes back as far as I can remember。 Living in a tiny town in the Midwest， they weren't something I had the opportunity to try， but as a child was the entirety of my knowledge of Chinese baked goods and left me amazed because I knew they were difficult to make。My knowledge since then has obviously grown， first with Milk， Bread， and then Dim Sum。This book， however， covers everything my childhood would have wanted to I do not know when exactly I learned about Mooncakes， but my curiosity about them goes back as far as I can remember。 Living in a tiny town in the Midwest， they weren't something I had the opportunity to try， but as a child was the entirety of my knowledge of Chinese baked goods and left me amazed because I knew they were difficult to make。My knowledge since then has obviously grown， first with Milk， Bread， and then Dim Sum。This book， however， covers everything my childhood would have wanted to know and so much more。 So much so I have every intention of buying this book as a birthday gift to myself。Normally I'd stray away from saying the Kristina Cho covered everything that my mind can think of， but this woman has included recipes to Ice Cream Mooncakes to her own version， "Danish Sewing Tin Cookies。" （Which will be becoming a trademark of holidays in my home）Cho also does savory recipes of many kinds in her book， enough dim sum recipes to cover my cooking adventures for at least a year。 Along with dishes I've never heard mentions before， like Fan Tuan and "Savory Soy Milk with All the Fixings。" I'm excited to try if I can find Chinese Donuts （Youtiao） in my area （or brave making them）。 。。。more
oohlalabooks
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Great recipes！
Amber Kelly
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This book is everything I was hoping it would be。 So many beautiful， high quality photographs （a must for me）， illustrations to teach you how to pinch and tuck the different types of doughs， and sweet and savory recipes at varying degrees of difficulty。In addition to baos and buns， there are cakes， cookies， sui mais， potstickers， and SO MUCH MORE。 Plus， there are a few "fusion" dishes （such as the Everything Bagel Bao）。The recipe for Milk Bread Doughnuts with Salted Egg Yolk Creme particularly m This book is everything I was hoping it would be。 So many beautiful， high quality photographs （a must for me）， illustrations to teach you how to pinch and tuck the different types of doughs， and sweet and savory recipes at varying degrees of difficulty。In addition to baos and buns， there are cakes， cookies， sui mais， potstickers， and SO MUCH MORE。 Plus， there are a few "fusion" dishes （such as the Everything Bagel Bao）。The recipe for Milk Bread Doughnuts with Salted Egg Yolk Creme particularly makes my mouth water so I'll be trying that asap and will report back soon。Looking forward to cooking from this one and having it on my shelf！ 。。。more
Alissa Avilov
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Mooncakes and Milk Bread is such a special book！ I know so little about the world of Chinese Baking and I found a lot of useful information， inspiration， and guidance in these pages。 The author did an excellent job of providing the history and context while also weaving in her own personal stories of her family and upbringing in Cleveland and beyond。 I particularly loved the spotlights on Chinese bakeries across the country。 The book is broken up into the following sections:Bread， Bing， BaoNot-T Mooncakes and Milk Bread is such a special book！ I know so little about the world of Chinese Baking and I found a lot of useful information， inspiration， and guidance in these pages。 The author did an excellent job of providing the history and context while also weaving in her own personal stories of her family and upbringing in Cleveland and beyond。 I particularly loved the spotlights on Chinese bakeries across the country。 The book is broken up into the following sections:Bread， Bing， BaoNot-Too-Sweet BunsPork Buns and BeyondGao （Cakes & Tarts）No Fortune Cookies Chinese BreakfastSipsEach chapter presented the classic "building block" recipes and then riffed beyond that。 I love that each chapter featured a traditional version + some Western mash-ups like After School PB&J Buns or Everything Bagel Bao。 I was really excited to learn more about Asian bakery staples such as Chinese Sponge Cake， sweet & savory dumplings， and Mooncakes。 The first thing I want to make after reading this is Milk Bread！Highly recommend for the person who loves to bake and explore in your life。 Even as a coffee table book， this would be beautiful， educational， and inspiring。 。。。more
Elaine
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Thank you to NetGalley for an RC of Mooncakes and Milk Bread。I love this cookbook！And I'm not just saying that because I'm Asian， born and bred in NYC and one of my favorite pastimes， past and present， is walking into a bakery。I love all things bakery and love going to bakeries， whether they're Asian or Western or in Patagonia。The author writes with such love and respect for her family of chefs and bakers; her loving grandparents who taught her how to bake with skill and artistry， the suppor Thank you to NetGalley for an RC of Mooncakes and Milk Bread。I love this cookbook！And I'm not just saying that because I'm Asian， born and bred in NYC and one of my favorite pastimes， past and present， is walking into a bakery。I love all things bakery and love going to bakeries， whether they're Asian or Western or in Patagonia。The author writes with such love and respect for her family of chefs and bakers; her loving grandparents who taught her how to bake with skill and artistry， the support of her own family and how her architectural talents translates so well into baking because baking requires precision and details。 Mooncakes and Milk Bread is comprehensive; it covers all the familiar baked goods you see in an Asian bakery and each page filled me with such glee and excitement。I won't lie; some of the recipes are time consuming but anything worth doing takes time to create。The author has great instructions， step by step photos for some， and even includes tips on how to store your delicious baked goods （if you're lucky to have any left）， flavor variations and how to decorate your scrumptious dumplings， buns and so much more！Each chapter has a memorable story from the author's past and/or a throwback to a famous Chinese bakery with an illustrious past。 There was so much I didn't know， like who started the first Cathay Bank！ I loved these sections almost as much as I loved the food porn。Even if you've never been in an Asian bakery or you have and have always been intrigued by their pastries， this is the cookbook to gift to any baker looking to try something new。Now， whenever I step into an Asian bakery， I think of Mooncakes and Milk Bread。 。。。more
Anna-Maria
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I'm am very unfortunate to not have access to a nice little Chinese bakery in my area， but god， do I want to put my steaming basket to use now。 Very prettily curated recipes， with easily gathered ingredients。 :o***I received a digital copy through netgalley。com in exchange for an honest review。*** I'm am very unfortunate to not have access to a nice little Chinese bakery in my area， but god， do I want to put my steaming basket to use now。 Very prettily curated recipes， with easily gathered ingredients。 :o***I received a digital copy through netgalley。com in exchange for an honest review。*** 。。。more
（a）lyss（a）
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