THERE IS NO ONE on the internet that gives better baking advice than Stella Parks. A
former pastry chef, and current Serious Eats editor, Parks has an uncanny ability to distill the complex scientific mechanics of baking and the often tedious and lengthy histories of a dish into a sweet and digestible package. In other words, she makes baking fun and makes you smarter in the process. And after six years of researching, baking, researching, and baking some more, she has finally put out her first cookbook, BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts.
Parks was over people looking down upon iconic American desserts, which is why she dedicated her book to celebrating them instead. “If you’re having a simple panna cotta in Italy, it's fine and respectable, but if you’re eating Jell-O pudding here, you are trash,” she says. “I really wanted to write a book that honors the traditions that we have, and the parts of childhood we all grew up with, no matter where in the country you’re from.”
Parks was adamant that she wanted to write a cookbook that combined “both sides of the coin” when it came to American desserts. There would be recipes for classic baked goods like strawberry shortcake, chocolate chip cookies, and Key lime pie. But it was also equally as important for Parks to include recipes for homemade version of America’s favorite mass-produced sweets like Oreos, Pop-Tarts, and Rice Krispies Treats. https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/mcdonalds-apple-pies-recipe/food-and-drink
