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The Pastry Chef's Guide

Author : Ravneet Gill
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1911641514
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book The Pastry Chef's Guide written by Ravneet Gill and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Pastry is an art but it is also food so remember to stay in touch with your ingredients, reflect the seasons in your food and, for the love of God, don't use strawberries in December.' - Ravneet Gill. This is a book aimed at chefs and home bakers alike who FEAR baking. The message: pastry is easy. Written by pastry chef extraordinaire Ravneet Gill, this is a straight-talking no-nonsense manual designed to become THE baking reference book on any cookery shelf. This is the written embodiment of Ravneet's very special expertise as a patisserie chef filled with the natural flair and razor-sharp wit that gives her such enormous appeal. Starting with a manifesto for pastry chefs, Ravneet then swiftly moves onto The Basics where she explains the principles of patisserie, which ingredients you just need to know (gelatine, fresh and dried yeast, flours, sugar, chocolate, cream and butter), how to line your tins, understanding fat content, what equipment you really need, oven temperatures and variables to watch out for. This section alone will give the reader enough knowledge of baking to avoid the pitfalls so many of us take when baking. Filled with her signature flair and razor-sharp wit, this is the pastry reference book for a new generation of aspiring bakers. 'Desserts are fundamental, and for this reason there should be a little room for a pastry chef to flap their wings like a butterfly, a little leeway for culinary cheekiness. Rav has this in spades.' - Fergus Henderson, St.JOHN, London 'Come for the cakes...stay for the sass.' - The Sunday Times 'Seriously good, and useful and beautiful little book.' - Felicity Cloake, Food Writer 'Everything we love in the world of food right now.' - The Observer Food Monthly 50 '100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality.' - CODE Quarterly

The Pastry Chef's Apprentice

Author : Mitch Stamm
Publisher : Quarry Books
ISBN 13 : 1610580273
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Pastry Chef's Apprentice written by Mitch Stamm and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many people, pastries, cakes, chocolates, and sweets come ready to eat right from the grocery store. If they're lucky, a local bakery or chocolate shop satisfies the community's sweet tooth. Few people think they have the skill or the time to tackle something as seemingly complicated and time-consuming as homemade pastry. In The Pastry Chef's Apprentice, author Mitch Stamm simplifies a culinary school's core pastry curriculum and teaches the reader just how quickly you can go from sifting and stirring to spectacular. The masters featured in The Pastry Chef’s Apprentice teach classic pastry skills, such as caramel, pate a choux, tart crusts, and more, to the amateur food enthusiast. Through extensive, diverse profiles of experienced experts plus fully illustrated tutorials and delicious recipes, the reader gets insider access to real-life chefs, bakers, culinary instructors, and more. With these new skills—or just the chance to revisit their old standards—everyone from casual cooks to devoted epicures will learn dozens of new ways to take their kitchen skills to the next level. Featured chefs include: Laurent Branlard, USA: restaurateur and Executive Pastry Chef at the Swan and Dolphin Resorts at Disney World Frederic Deshayes, France: Chief Pastry & Bakery Instructor at At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy Thaddeus Dubois, USA: former White House Executive Pastry Chef and Culinary Mentor Robert Ellinger, UK/USA: owner of Baked to Perfection, founder of the Guild of Baking and Pastry Arts, and international pastry competition judge Lauren V. Haas, USA: Assistant Pastry Chef at Albert Uster Imports and Instructor at Johnson & Wales University Thomas Haas, Germany/USA En-Ming Hsu, USA: Chef Instructor at the French Pastry School in Chicago William Leaman, USA: World Champion Baker and Owner of Bakery Nouveau in Seattle Iginio Massari, Italy: Author, Restaurateur, and Founder of the Academy of Italian Master Pastry Chefs Kanjiro Mochizuki, Japan: Executive Pastry Chef at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo Ewald Notter, Switzerland/USA: Founder and Director of Education of Notter School of Pastry Arts Kim Park, South Korea: owner of the Green House Bakery and captain of South Korea’s national pastry team Jordi Puigvert, Spain: founder of Sweet‘n Go, consultant, and professor at the School of the Hotel de Girona in Spain Anil Rohira, India/Switzerland: Corporate Pastry Chef for Felchlin Switzerland and coach and judge for national and international competitions Sébastien Rouxel, France/USA: Executive Pastry Chef for the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group Kirsten Tibballs, Australia: Founder of Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School in Melbourne Franz Ziegler, Switzerland: Author and Consultant

The Pastry Chef Handbook

Author : Pierre Paul Zeiher
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2006 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book The Pastry Chef Handbook written by Pierre Paul Zeiher and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 2006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the information, guidance, and recipes you need to become a pastry professional—in a single book! Comprehensive in its content and practical in its approach, The Pastry Chef Handbook addresses all the professional steps necessary for this demanding and fascinating profession. In addition to the examples illustrated by step-by-step visuals and essential cultural elements, the book covers nutrition, hygiene, service, and presentation. Beginner pastry chefs will be able to learn the basic rules and 100 preparation techniques—from making custard in a bain-marie to icing. Inside, there are also 100 detailed classical recipes ranging from Saint-Honoré to Opera. And with the QR codes integrated throughout the book, readers will be able to consult professional videos to perfect their know-how on the companion BPI Campus site.

The Pastry Chef's Companion

Author : Glenn Rinsky
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470009551
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Pastry Chef's Companion written by Glenn Rinsky and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 4,800 terms and definitions from around the world plus ten appendices filled with helpful resources, The Pastry Chef's Companion combines the best features of a dictionary and an encyclopedia. In addition to the current terminology of every component of pastry, baking, and confectionary arts, this book provides important information about the origin and historical background of many of the terms. Moreover, it offers coverage of flavor trends, industry practices, key success factors, a resources list, illustrations, and phonetic pronunciations.

The Escoffier Cookbook

Author : Auguste Escoffier
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0517506629
Total Pages : 943 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Escoffier Cookbook written by Auguste Escoffier and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 1941-11-13 with total page 943 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American translation of the definitive Guide Culinaire, the Escoffier Cookbook includes weights, measurements, quantities, and terms according to American usage. Features 2,973 recipes.

Study Guide to accompany Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft

Author : The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111871282X
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Book Synopsis Study Guide to accompany Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft by : The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

Download or read book Study Guide to accompany Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft written by The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Student Study Guide to accompany Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft, 3rd Edition. Praised by top pastry chefs and bakers as "an indispensable guide" and "the ultimate baking and pastry reference," the latest edition of Baking and Pastry from The Culinary Institute of America improves upon the last with more than 300 new recipes, photographs, and illustrations, and completely revised and up-to-date information on creating spectacular breads and desserts. Covering the full range of the baking and pastry arts and widely used by professionals and readers who want to bake like professionals, this book offers detailed, accessible instructions on the techniques for everything from yeast breads, pastry doughs, quick breads, breakfast pastries, and savory items to cookies, pies, cakes, frozen desserts, custards, soufflés, and chocolates. In addition, this revised edition features new information on sustainability and seasonality along with new material on plated desserts, special-occasion cakes, wedding cakes, décor techniques, savory and breakfast pastries, and volume production, making it the most comprehensive baking and pastry manual on the market. Named "Best Book: Professional Kitchen" at the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Awards Established by its first two editions as a lifelong kitchen reference for professional pastry chefs Includes more than 900 recipes and 645 color photographs and illustrations

The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs

Author : America's Test Kitchen Kids
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492697680
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs written by America's Test Kitchen Kids and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller! From the creators of the #1 New York Times bestselling cookbook for kids comes the ultimate baking book. America's Test Kitchen once again brings their scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to KIDS! BAKING ISN'T JUST FOR CUPCAKES Want to make your own soft pretzels? Or wow your friends with homemade empanadas? What about creating a showstopping pie? Maybe some chewy brownies after school? From breakfast to breads, from cookies to cakes (yes, even cupcakes!), learn to bake it all here. You can do this, and it's fun! Recipes were thoroughly tested by more than 5,000 kids to get them just right for cooks of all skill levels—including recipes for breakfast, breads, pizzas, cookies, cupcakes, and more Step-by-step photos of tips and techniques will help young chefs feel like pros in their own kitchen Testimonials (and even some product reviews!) from kid test cooks who worked alongside America's Test Kitchen test cooks will encourage young chefs that they truly are learning the best recipes from the best cooks. By empowering young chefs to make their own choices in the kitchen, America's Test Kitchen is building a new generation of confident cooks, engaged eaters, and curious experimenters.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Chef

Author : Leslie Bilderback CMB
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440626057
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Chef by : Leslie Bilderback CMB

Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Chef written by Leslie Bilderback CMB and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to thrive in one of today’s top ten “dream professions.” Despite the long hours, arduous training, and grueling physical work, the allure of being a professional chef has made it one of the fastest growing career markets in America today. In this must-have guide, a master chef and baker gives practical, up-to-date advice on everything aspiring chefs (and expert chefs looking for the next career move) need to know, including how to apprentice at a five-star restaurant, connect with renowned chefs and bakers, open their own restaurant, and much, much more. • Expert author with decades of restaurant experience. • One of today’s top ten “dream professions” in America. • Culinary institutes have seen an explosion in their enrollment of between 50% to 100% annually. • Covers gourmet restaurants, upscale hotels, catering, specialty food shops, gourmet takeout, bakeries, and much more.

Sugar Rush

Author : Johnny Iuzzini
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0770433707
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Sugar Rush written by Johnny Iuzzini and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Beard–award-winning pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini returns to basics in this complete baking course in a book with everything a home baker needs to confidently turn out 150+ sweets with sophisticated flavors. Iuzzini starts by sharing his expert tips on fundamentals such as making caramel and mixing butter cakes, with accompanying step-by-step photographs, before moving on to recipes for Salted Caramels and Sticky Caramel Date Cake. After mastering the simple method for making light-as-air meringues, anyone can make ethereal espresso marshmallows, mile-high soufflés, and chewy French macaron sandwich cookies. Readers can finally expand their cake and ice cream horizons to embrace flavors as thrilling as those in Brown Sugar-Molasses Layer Cake and Bitter Orange Ice Cream. The 250 photographs include both instructive technique shots to reassure bakers at every turn as well as stunning photographs of the ready-to-eat treats. With Sugar Rush, baking at home has never been easier—or more inviting.

The Pain d'Avignon Baking Book

Author : Uliks Fehmiu
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525536116
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Pain d'Avignon Baking Book written by Uliks Fehmiu and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five-star bread and pastry recipes, and a tale of adventure, from an iconic East Coast bakery. A good loaf of bread has the power to bring—and keep—people together, wherever they may be. In a journey that started in Belgrade amid the beginnings of war, and continued in America, four friends tested this philosophy to the extreme: They began a new life and opened a tiny bakery together on Cape Cod. Working hectic, twenty-four-hour days, while living all together in a loft above their business and making it all up as they went along, the founders of Pain D’Avignon quickly became one of the first highly acclaimed purveyors of artisanal bread in the Northeast. For thirty years Pain D’Avignon has been pursuing excellence in the art of the bread making inspired by the old-world methods while partnering with New York’s top chefs to bring a five-star bread to our everyday life. As a baker who had an unorthodox bread education, Uliks Fehmiu has learned over time that practice and patience are the most important parts of the journey, and here he shares this important lesson with home bakers everywhere, while giving them an accessible, step-by-step primer on mastering the fundamentals. With 60 recipes, including their iconic Cape Cod–inspired Cranberry and Pecan Bread, Classic Sourdough, Thyme Baguette with a Touch of Lemon, and Plum Galette with Pistachio Paste, The Pain D’Avignon Baking Book is a tried-and-true collection of must-make breads and pastries, with extraordinary and immersive storytelling. It is a celebration of bread, of perseverance, and of baking with heart and purpose.

Little Professionals

Author :
Publisher : Tra Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781734761849
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Little Professionals written by and published by Tra Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids discover the joy, creativity, and excitement of grown-up jobs in Mayumi Oono’s series of interactive board books, each with a unique selection of craft supplies. Little kids are fascinated by the world of grown-up work. Created by the talented Japanese illustrator Mayumi Oono, the Little Professionals series takes pretend play at grown-up careers in a fun and original direction, with special interactive features included with each book. I Am a Little Pastry Chef offers the budding baker a buffet of delectable cookies, towering cakes, and scrumptious custards, along with an envelope full of stickers shaped like cakes, cherries, strawberries and all sorts of delicious decoration. The mix of craft supplies, creativity, and imagination make the perfect recipe for tomorrow’s grown-up dessert designer.

Baking and Pastry

Author : The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9780470055915
Total Pages : 944 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book Baking and Pastry written by The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2004, Baking and Pastry has quickly become an essential resource for anyone who wants to create professional-caliber baked goods and desserts. Offering detailed, accessible instructions on basic techniques along with 625 standout recipes, the book covers everything from yeast breads, pastry doughs, quick breads, cookies, custards, souffl?s, icings, and glazes to frozen desserts, pies, cakes, breakfast pastries, savory items, and chocolates and confections. Featuring 461 color photographs and illustrations--more than 60 percent of which are all-new--this revised edition offers new step-by-step methods for core baking techniques that make it even more useful as a basic reference, along with expanded coverage of vegan and kosher baking, petit fours and other mini desserts, plated desserts, decorating principles and techniques, and wedding cakes. Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is an independent, not-for-profit college offering bachelor's and associate degrees, as well as certificate programs, in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts. A network of more than 37,000 alumni in foodservice and hospitality has helped the CIA earn its reputation as the world's premier culinary college. Visit the CIA online at www.ciachef.edu.

Ready for Dessert

Author : David Lebovitz
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1607743655
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Ready for Dessert written by David Lebovitz and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastry chef David Lebovitz is known for creating desserts with bold and high-impact flavor, not fussy, complicated presentations. Lucky for us, this translates into showstopping sweets that bakers of all skill levels can master. In Ready for Dessert, elegant finales such as Gâteau Victoire, Black Currant Tea Crème Brûlée, and Anise-Orange Ice Cream Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce are as easy to prepare as comfort foods such as Plum-Blueberry Upside-Down Cake, Creamy Rice Pudding, and Cheesecake Brownies. With his unique brand of humor—and a fondness for desserts with “screaming chocolate intensity”—David serves up a tantalizing array of more than 170 recipes for cakes, pies, tarts, crisps, cobblers, custards, soufflés, puddings, ice creams, sherbets, sorbets, cookies, candies, dessert sauces, fruit preserves, and even homemade liqueurs. David reveals his three favorites: a deeply spiced Fresh Ginger Cake; the bracing and beautiful Champagne Gelée with Kumquats, Grapefruits, and Blood Oranges; and his chunky and chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. His trademark friendly guidance, as well as suggestions, storage advice, flavor variations, and tips will help ensure success every time. Accompanied with stunning photos by award-winning photographer Maren Caruso, this new compilation of David’s best recipes to date will inspire you to pull out your sugar bin and get baking or churn up a batch of homemade ice cream. So if you’re ready for dessert (and who isn’t?), you’ll be happy to have this collection of sweet indulgences on your kitchen shelf—and your guests will be overjoyed, too.

The French Chef Handbook

Author : Michel Maincent-Morel
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4377 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book The French Chef Handbook written by Michel Maincent-Morel and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 4377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book that revolutionized the learning of cooking by offering solid techniques to beginners—a bestseller in the French chef community, now in English! The acclaimed La Cuisine de Référence is now available in its international English version: The French Chef Handbook. Own the keys of French culinary technique! This book is a study trip to France without the plane ticket. This bestseller, which has already supported over 800,000 professional chefs, can now be adopted by English speakers. Get ready to access the next cooking level with the complete content of 500 techniques, 1,000 recipes worksheets, more than 3,000 photos and a wide panel of 118 videos accessible by QR codes or URL to facilitate understanding. The French Chef Handbook / La Cuisine de Référence is a must have!

The King Arthur Baking Company's All-Purpose Baker's Companion (Revised and Updated)

Author : King Arthur Baking Company
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1682686183
Total Pages : 1066 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book The King Arthur Baking Company's All-Purpose Baker's Companion (Revised and Updated) written by King Arthur Baking Company and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trusted recipes, revised and updated for a new generation of home bakers. Comprehensive in scope, authoritative in style, and offering clear, practical, and encouraging instruction, The King Arthur Baking Company's All-Purpose Baker’s Companion is the one book you’ll turn to every time you bake. The experts from King Arthur lead home bakers through hundreds of easy and foolproof recipes from yeast breads and sourdoughs to cakes and cookies to quick breads and brownies. Winner of the 2004 Cookbook of the Year Award by the James Beard Foundation, this dependable cookbook has been reinvigorated with new photography, recipes, and revisions to keep it relevant to today’s modern baker. Decades of research in their famous test kitchen shaped the contents of this book which includes more than 350 recipes, a completely up-to-date overview of ingredients (including gluten-free options), substitutions and variations, and troubleshooting advice. Sidebars share baking secrets and provide clear step-by-step instructions. Techniques are further explained with easy-to-follow illustrations. Now fully revised and updated,The King Arthur Baking Company's All-Purpose Baker’s Companion is an essential kitchen tool.

Bigger Bolder Baking

Author : Gemma Stafford
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 13 : 1328546322
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book Bigger Bolder Baking written by Gemma Stafford and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2019 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 100 accessible, flavor-packed recipes, using only common ingredients and everyday household kitchen tools, from YouTube celebrity Gemma Stafford

French Pastry Made Simple

Author : Molly Wilkinson
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645672182
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book French Pastry Made Simple written by Molly Wilkinson and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A No-Fuss Guide to the Delicious Art of Pâtisserie Unleash your inner pastry chef with Molly Wilkinson’s approachable recipes for all of your French favorites. Trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Molly takes the most essential techniques and makes them easy for home bakers, resulting in a collection of simple, key recipes that open up the world of pastry. With friendly, detailed directions and brilliant shortcuts, you can skip the pastry shop and enjoy delicious homemade creations. Master base recipes like 30-minute puff pastry, decadent chocolate ganache and fail-safe citrus curds, and you’re on your way to making dozens of iconic French treats. You’ll feel like a pro when whipping up gorgeous trays of madeleines and decorating a stunning array of cream puffs and éclairs. Along with classics like The Frenchman’s Chocolate Mousse, Profiteroles and Classic Mille-Feuilles, learn to assemble exquisite showstoppers such as Croquembouche and Caramel Mousse Tartelettes with Poached Pears in Ginger. This go-to guide shows you all the tips and tricks you need to impress your guests and have fun with French pastry.