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The Pastry Queen

Author : Rebecca Rather
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1607741377
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Pastry Queen written by Rebecca Rather and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2011-05-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best Little From-Scratch Bakery in Texas The pastry case in Rebecca Rather's bakery in Fredericksburg is packed with ultra-buttery scones, luscious cakes, cookies the size of saucers, brownies as big as bricks, and fruit pies that look as though they came straight out of Grandma's oven. Since the day Rebecca and her Rather Sweet Bakery and Café came to town, life in this Hill Country hamlet has been even sweeter and the townsfolk now know why she is the Pastry Queen. Everything she makes is a lot like her: down-home yet grand, and familiar yet one-of-a-kind. A native Texan, Rather makes the most of her Lone Star state's varied traditions, whether looking to the kitchens of Texas's Mexican and German immigrants or to the cowboy culture of her own forebears. Best of all, her recipes aren't fussy—one of her best-selling cakes stirs together in a single saucepan. Add in a cupful of Texas attitude and her made-from-scratch-with-love philosophy, and you've got an irresistible taste of American baking. What's best at Rather Sweet? Rebecca's customers all have their favorites (and she is happy to cater to their cravings), but here's just a taste of the perennial best sellers: • Apple-Smoked Bacon and Cheddar Scones • Texas Big Hairs Lemon-Lime Tarts (the only big hair Rebecca has ever had!) • Fourth of July Fried Pies • Peach Queen Cake with Dulce de Leche Frosting • Turbo-Charged Brownies with Praline Topping • All-Sold-Out Chicken Pot Pies • Kolaches (pillowy yeasted buns with sweet or savory fillings) • PB&J Cookies With over 125 surefire tested recipes and 100 photographs that richly capture small-town life in the Hill Country, The Pastry Queen offers a Texas-size serving of the royal splendor of Rebecca's baked goods—courtesy of the rather sweet gal behind the case.

The Pastry Queen Christmas

Author : Rebecca Rather
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1607742403
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Pastry Queen Christmas written by Rebecca Rather and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Christmastime at the Best Little Bakery in Texas The annual Fredericksburg Christmas parade marks the beginning of the Texas Hill Country's holiday season, which means the Pastry Queen is kicking into high gear at her Rather Sweet Bakery and Café. As party invitations pile up in the mailbox, Rebecca Rather is up to her elbows in sticky meringue, creamy chocolate, and a sleigh full of savory treats to meet the entertaining needs of her neighbors. In The Pastry Queen Christmas, Rebecca shares nearly 100 traditional recipes reflecting her made-with-love-from-scratch philosophy and the tastes of small-town Texas. Show-off desserts such as Chocolate Cookie Crusted Eggnog Cheesecake, Sticky Toffee Pudding with Brandy Butterscotch Sauce, and Warm Pear Ginger Upside-Down Cake with Amaretto Whipped Cream are the perfect toppers to a family-style feast of Texas Spice-Rubbed Roast Pork, Baked Apple Pear Chutney, Brown Sugar Bacon, and No-Peeking Popovers. Still hungry the next morning? No problem-this country girl does an impressive breakfast, too: Bite-Sized Sticky Buns, Sweet Potato Scones, Cast-Iron Skillet Potatoes, and Mexican Ranch Chilaquiles ought to fill you up. And if you're still looking for excuses to entertain this season, you'll find ooey-gooey baked goods wrapped up as gifts, homemade craft and décor ideas to make your home sparkle, and holiday-worthy menus guaranteed to make your gathering a Texas-sized success. Tree-trimming, cookie decorating, and Santas running down Main Street . . . Christmastime is here.

Pastry Queen Parties

Author : Rebecca Rather
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1607741369
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Pastry Queen Parties written by Rebecca Rather and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2011-05-25 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one captures big-hearted, big-hatted Texas hospitality like Rebecca Rather. In Pastry Queen Parties, her eagerly awaited third book, Rebecca celebrates her home state's love of good company and great food. Traversing the Lone Star state's rich culinary landscape, Rebecca offers up a bevy of revel-ready menus for: • A West Texas ranch-style supper • Tex-Mex hacienda dining in San Antonio • A Gulf Coast summer beach bonanza • A small town homecoming picnic • A big city cocktail party • A sweet and sunny Hill Country garden party More than 100 recipes for starters, sides, main dishes, desserts, and drinks showcase Rebecca's bold and bounteous style of cooking. There's mouth-watering inspiration on every page: dig into a West Texas—sized plate of Beer-Braised Short Ribs, Green Tomato Macaroni and Cheese, and Butter Beans and Mixed Greens; or savor soul food San Antonio style with heaping helpings of Rosa' s Red Posole and Fiesta Chiles Rellenos. But save room for one of Rebecca's justly famous desserts: maybe a piece of that sky-high Giant Chocolate Cake with Cowboy Coffee Frosting, or a couple of Chubby's White Pralines, or–hey, those S'mores Cupcakes look pretty great . . . . Plentiful stories and useful cooking and entertaining tips from Rebecca and other great Texas hosts and hostesses, a roster of "party express" recipes to pull together quickly, and more than 100 gorgeous scenic and food photos from across the state, make Pastry Queen Parties an irresistible invitation to do it up big, Lone Star style.

A Pastry Queen Goes Green

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Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1425144853
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book A Pastry Queen Goes Green written by and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Pastry Queen Goes Green

Author : Lorene Sauro
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781425163174
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book A Pastry Queen Goes Green written by Lorene Sauro and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-07 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Pastry Queen Goes Green

Author : Lorene Sauro Rhn
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781490967646
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book A Pastry Queen Goes Green written by Lorene Sauro Rhn and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has a sweet tooth but sometimes the foods we love do not love us back. A Pastry Goes Green offers both experienced and novice bakers, the steps and tips to create delicious muffins, cookies cakes, bread and pies with better quality, healthier ingredients that deliver more nutrients as well as wonderful flavors and textures. How great would that be? To be able to enjoy treats knowing they are delivering plenty of nutrients and sustainable energy. A Pastry Queen Goes Green offers this and more...* A complete guide to using whole grains, including gluten-free, with all the instructions to create perfect textures and tastes.* A complete guide to using low-glycemic whole sweeteners like pure honey and maple syrup, sucanat, rapidura, coconut sweetener and more, with all the instructions for getting the best results.* Over 200 tested recipes including all the basics such as Banana Cream Pie, My Favorite Chocolate Cake, Crème Brûlée, homemade ice cream and pretzels. It also has unique recipes like Chocolate Almond Bean Cake, Hummus Bread and Maple Brown Rice Crispies - all amazingly delicious.* Tips about special ingredients to bake with such as acai powder, chia, and coconut flour as well as the health benefits of many popular ingredients like chocolate, blueberries and apples.* Each chapter has special instructions for baking the recipes that are in the section.* Also includes an equipment guide and an illustration section for learning various baking techniques.* Dairy-free and egg-free substitution information is available for all recipes plus a gluten-free chapter.* It is a great resource that can be used over and over again with answers to so many tricky baking issues as well as providing simple-recipes that are fool-proof.With all the baking tips and suggestions, readers have the ability to adapt their favourite recipes to include healthier ingredients and still have the flavors and textures they love. Substitute some of the white flour or all of the white flour or some of the white sugar or all of it - the instructions are there so the reader can decide. A Pastry Queen Goes Green gives readers the power to make their choices and get the most from their baked goodies. The perfect book to provide treats for the kids or on- the -run snacks for busy adults or to create signature specialty desserts for special occasions. A Pastry Queen Goes Green provides a truly enjoyable adventure in baking.

50 Things to Bake Before You Die

Author : Allyson Reedy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1646043316
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book 50 Things to Bake Before You Die written by Allyson Reedy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This heavenly collection of dessert recipes--gifted to us from the greatest bakers and chefs, from smal-town café owners to fancy restaurateurs to TV personalities--is a call to arms, to action, to revolution! Or, at the very least, a call to turn on the oven. Because who has time for the third-best brownie recipe or so-so chocolate chip cookies? 50 Things to Bake Before You Dies will encourage you to bake with reckless abandon via easy-to-follow recipes for world-class desserts." -- Back cover.

At the Table of Power

Author : Diane Spivey
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822989034
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book At the Table of Power written by Diane Spivey and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Table of Power is both a cookbook and a culinary history that intertwines social issues, personal stories, and political commentary. Renowned culinary historian Diane M. Spivey offers a unique insight into the historical experience and cultural values of African America and America in general by way of the kitchen. From the rural country kitchen and steamboat floating palaces to marketplace street vendors and restaurants in urban hubs of business and finance, Africans in America cooked their way to positions of distinct superiority, and thereby indispensability. Despite their many culinary accomplishments, most Black culinary artists have been made invisible—until now. Within these pages, Spivey tells a powerful story beckoning and daring the reader to witness this culinary, cultural, and political journey taken hand in hand with the fight of Africans in America during the foundation years, from colonial slavery through the Reconstruction era. These narratives, together with the recipes from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, expose the politics of the day and offer insight on the politics of today. African American culinary artists, Spivey concludes, have more than earned a rightful place at the table of culinary contribution and power.

The Pastry Cookbook That Will Make You A Top Chef

Author : Valeria Ray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781080711925
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book The Pastry Cookbook That Will Make You A Top Chef written by Valeria Ray and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to make pastries like the ones you see in those expensive bakeries? If the answer is yes, this Pastry Cookbook is all you need. With having the most helpful tips and tricks, you will prepare delicious recipes like a chef. Through the pages, you will find a whole variety of awesome recipes, such as: - Classic Yeast Rolls that will amaze your guests - Blueberry Coffee Cake that is so spongy and delicious - Strawberry Jam Biscuits that will make an excellent gift for someone - Sweet Orange Rolls that everyone will go crazy for - Strawberry Graham Scones to make your house smell like a patisserie - The secret recipe for making the best Swedish Tea Rings - Cinnamon Rolls that will fill your home with a magnificent smell - Lemon and Lavender Pound Cake with aromatic flavors - and even more! Why hesitate when you can have your copy as soon as today? Make sure that you order right now!

Sweet on Texas

Author : Denise Gee
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452102481
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Sweet on Texas written by Denise Gee and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tantalizing tome features a hearty helping of must-eat recipes and must-meet dessert devotees, garnished with their facinating stories. Learn about local Texan bakeries, the youngest pastry chef in the state, and the proper way to organize a Southern cookie swap. Divided into four tasty Texas regions, this cookbook features the big flavors of sweet treats like Deep Chocolate Meringue Pie, Citrus-Kissed Fig Ice Cream, Deep-Fried Coca-Cola, and Sweet Pineapple Tamales. With more than 60 classic and brand spankin' new recipes for cakes, cookies, puddings, cobblers, ice cream, pies, and pastries, Sweet on Texas is a sugar-coated tour through the culinary wonderland of the Lone Star State.

Tipsy Texan

Author : David Alan
Publisher : Andrews Mcmeel+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1449446930
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Tipsy Texan written by David Alan and published by Andrews Mcmeel+ORM. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Don’t let the Tipsy Texan’s clever nickname fool you: Here’s a man who seriously understands the art and the lore of the cocktail.” —Rebecca Rather, author of The Pastry Queen From the man at the forefront of Texas mixology, get recipes for Big & Boozy drinks for when hearty, spirit-forward cocktails are the order; Light, Bright, and Refreshing cocktails that will get you through those long, hot summers; and Sweet, Creamy, and Desserty cocktails that will satisfy the sweet tooth. A section on techniques reveals tricks of the trade, with each recipe accompanied by ingredient notes for anything that’s out of the ordinary or must be house-made. Recipes include the author's own creations as well as classics with local and regional twists, such as the Old Austin, a Texas update on the Old Fashioned sweetened with toasted pecan syrup. The Peach Tom Collins is a simple variation on the classic that tastes like Hill Country in a glass. The Harvest Punch showcases local rum, seasonal spices, and fresh pressed apple cider. A bowl of Absinthe Eggnog or a Golden Sleigh, an eggnog variation on the old Golden Cadillac, bring extra cheer to the holidays. Succulent red grapefruits—the crown jewels of Texas’s indigenous cocktail ingredients from the Rio Grande valley—figure prominently here. You’ll also meet the bartenders who ushered in the Texas cocktail revival; see the places where they ply their trade; and read about the distillers who’ve put Texas on the national craft distilling map—and all the wonderful cocktails that Texas bartenders (and bar patrons!) have devised in which to use these homegrown spirits. You’ll even join a tour of the gardens and farmers’ markets that give Texans an incredible year-round assortment of fruits and vegetables, ripe for the picking—and ripe for the drinking. “Thanks to his truly delicious book, we can all mix up our own tastes of David’s Texas—from Austin loquats to Hill Country peaches, blended with the state’s finest artisan liquors. Cheers!” —Jim Hightower, New York Times-bestselling author of Swim Against the Current Includes color photos

Happiness Is Baking

Author : Maida Heatter
Publisher : Voracious
ISBN 13 : 0316420565
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Happiness Is Baking written by Maida Heatter and published by Voracious. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling "legend" of baking (New York Times), Maida Heatter, a modern-classic collection of her all-time best-loved, tried-and-true recipes "Happiness is baking cookies. Happiness is giving them away. And serving them, and eating them, talking about them, reading and writing about them, thinking about them, and sharing them with you." Maida Heatter is one of the most iconic and fondly remembered cookbook authors of all time. Her recipes, each a modern classic, are must-haves in every home baker's bag of tricks: her cookies, cakes, muffins, tarts, pies, and sweets of all kinds range from extravagantly special to the comforting and everyday. Her brown-sugary Budapest Coffee Cake, her minty Palm Beach Brownies, her sophisticated East 62nd Street Lemon Cake, and many other desserts have inspired legions of devotees. Happiness Is Baking reproduces Maida's best-loved recipes in a fully illustrated new edition with a foreword by Dorie Greenspan. Developed for foolproof baking by experienced cooks and novices alice, these recipes bear Maida's trademark warmth, no-nonsense style, and her promise that they will work every time. Happiness Is Baking is the perfect gift for anyone who loves baking--or who knows the happiness that comes from a delicious dessert.

Great Chefs Cook at Barbara-Jo's

Author : Barbara-Jo MacIntosh
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781926812267
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Great Chefs Cook at Barbara-Jo's written by Barbara-Jo MacIntosh and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chefs from around the world have cooked memorable meals for the special events hosted by Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks. The heart of the shop is the fully appointed demonstration kitchen, which features cookbook-related evening events with guest chefs and visiting authors of new and notable books, who together represent a who’s who of international culinary achievement. Readers will enjoy the descriptions of the warm, friendly and enlightening ambiance as celebrated chefs inform, amuse, entertain and delight while preparing a menu from one of their cookbooks. These demonstration meals are a wonderful way to share the pleasures of the table with fellow enthusiasts. This outstanding and unusual collection of more than one hundred recipes from forty of the world’s best-known chefs offers menus and dishes that are a widely appealing combination of the ethnic and familiar, the comfortable and innovative.

How to Cook a Turkey

Author : Fine Cooking Magazine
Publisher : Taunton Press
ISBN 13 : 9781561589593
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book How to Cook a Turkey written by Fine Cooking Magazine and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Housekeeper’s Cookbook

Author : Renäe M. Gilley
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1532068298
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Housekeeper’s Cookbook written by Renäe M. Gilley and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I started this cookbook while writing The Housekeeper. I hope that by sharing these recipes with you, more people can enjoy the pastries that I’ve made. None of the recipes are hard to make, and they are all very tasty and fun to make. Handing down a recipe is sharing a little part of you that will live on. A recipe is the groundwork for an idea, and you can change it to make it your own. I have listed the recipes as they were mentioned in my book The Housekeeper. To all of you, I hope you have fun as you make and try many of the wonderful items contained in this cookbook. Love is what binds people together, and when a person bakes, they love the people that will enjoy what they make. I’m sharing my pastries with you so you can share your love. Renäe

The Art of French Pastry

Author : Jacquy Pfeiffer
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307959368
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Art of French Pastry written by Jacquy Pfeiffer and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2014 James Beard Award for Best Cookbook, Dessert & Baking What does it take to perfect a flawless éclair? A delicate yet buttery croissant? To pipe dozens of macarons? The answer is: an intimate knowledge of the fundamentals of pastry. In The Art of French Pastry award-winning pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, cofounder of the renowned French Pastry School in Chicago, gives you just that. By teaching you how to make everything from pâte à choux to pastry cream, Pfeiffer builds on the basics until you have an understanding of the science behind the ingredients used, how they interact with one another, and what your hands have to do to transform them into pastry. This yields glorious results! Expect to master these techniques and then indulge in exquisite recipes, such as: · brioche · napoléons / Mille-Feuilles · cream puffs · Alsatian cinnamon rolls / chinois · lemon cream tart with meringue teardrops · elephant ears / palmiers · black forest cake · beignets as well as some traditional Alsatian savory treats, including: · Pretzels · Kougelhof · Tarte Flambée · Warm Alsatian Meat Pie Pastry is all about precision, so Pfeiffer presents us with an amazing wealth of information—lists of necessary equipment, charts on how ingredients react in different environments, and the precise weight of ingredients in grams, with a look at their equivalent in U.S. units—which will help you in all aspects of your cooking. But in order to properly enjoy your “just desserts,” so to speak; you will also learn where these delicacies originated. Jacquy Pfeiffer comes from a long line of pastry chefs and has been making these recipes since he was a child working in his father’s bakery in Alsace. Sprinkled with funny, charming memories from a lifetime in pastry, this book will have you fully appreciating the hundreds of years of tradition that shaped these recipes into the classics that we know and love, and can now serve to our friends and families over and over again. The Art of French Pastry, full of gorgeous photography and Pfeiffer’s accompanying illustrations, is a master class in pastry from a master teacher.

Nancy Silverton's Pastries from the La Brea Bakery

Author : Nancy Silverton
Publisher : Villard
ISBN 13 : 0345546652
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Nancy Silverton's Pastries from the La Brea Bakery written by Nancy Silverton and published by Villard. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The pastries we make are deliciously simple and rustic and never too sweet. Woven into many of them are my favorite flavors: butter, cinnamon, nuts, and fruit. They’re familiar, uncomplicated, and satisfying. One taste and you’re instantly comforted. Inspired by a sweet memory from childhood, a European classic, or a time-honored bakeshop standard, they are flavors you never tire of. Like my bread, these are pastries you want to eat every day.”—from the Introduction When celebrated pastry chef and baker Nancy Silverton decided to add sweets to the La Brea Bakery’s shelves of artisanal breads, she knew that they couldn't be just any sweets. Instead of baking fastidious and overelaborate desserts, she creates deliciously simple, rustic pastries, full of texture and flavor, that complement perfectly her hearty, country-style breads and have people lining up morning after morning. Now, in Pastries from the La Brea Bakery, Silverton shares her passion and expertise in more than 150 recipes of her most scrumptious favorites—virtually every pastry in the La Brea Bakery’s impressive repertoire. Silverton distills years of experimentation and innovation into simple and accessible directions. Many of her recipes are surprisingly quick and easy—not to mention incredibly tasty—like her crisps, cobblers, and crumbles, and her ever-popular scones, which run the gamut from Chocolate-Walnut to Ginger to Mushroom-Onion. Her muffins are moist and distinctive, from the healthful Bran to the rich Crotin de Chocolat. She offers an array of quickbreads and quickcakes for all tastes (including Madeleines, Canellés, and Cranberry-Almond Tea Bread), and her tarts bring out the best qualities of the finest ingredients, from the intense, fresh fruit of her Cherry Bundles to her elegant Triple Almond Tart. Beautiful cookies, such as Almond Sunflowers, Nun’s Breasts, and Swedish Ginger Wafers, are centerpiece desserts on their own. Silverton also deftly teaches the delicate art of confections—here you'll find Almond Bark, English Toffee, and Lollipops—and demystifies the sometimes intimidating technique of doughnut making. The crowning touch is her detailed section on Morning Pastries, where she guides us to mastery of the classic doughs: the quick and rich bobka, the fine-textured traditional brioche, the famous and flexible croissant, and the pièce de résistance: puff pastry. An important book from a baking and pastry icon, Pastries from the La Brea Bakery, like Nancy Silverton’s acclaimed Breads from the La Brea Bakery, is a bible of the craft for bakers everywhere.