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Too Many Errors!
So, we all love Claire, that is just a fact. I was thrilled to get the book, and spent four days reading through recipes, picking which ones I wanted to try first. So far, I have make 5 things, and every single recipe had an error! Firstly, water is an ingredient: list the amount needed in the ingredients list so we can assemble our mise en place. Secondly, the volume and weights were all off: add 1/4 cup / 4 oz water, nope, that’s 2 ounces of water, and it ruined my brownies (and with all that Callebaut and Valhrona chocolate, that was a costly mistake!); divide the cookie dough into 1/4 cup / 2 oz portions, nope, 1/4 cup was 2.4 oz by weight - confusing, and it threw the baking time off; use a 1/2 cup scoop for muffins, but a standard muffin tin won’t hold 1/2 cup, and it would make half the amount of muffins as the recipe stated. Honestly, I feel like the editor should have caught this, or didn’t think the weight vs volume thing through, or double check. I still do really like many of the recipes, but have to double check everything before I start which defeats the purpose of a recipe. I still love Claire, but so far, I’m really disappointed.
January 2021 · Books · verified purchase