Everyone enjoys fine pastry. And now the home baker will find it easier than ever to create perfect masterpieces. Avner Laskin, a professional pastry chef trained in France, provides simple, foolproof recipes for creating a rich assortment of treats, as well as an authoritative guide to the essential skills of his art. Here are beloved French classics, such as Chocolate �clairs, Vanilla Cream Puffs, Napoleons, and Tarte Tatin, plus traditional pastries from Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Included are unusual creations, such as Coffee Muffins and Caramelized Banana Tartlets, as well as detailed instructions on creating multipurpose fillings, icings, and glazes that the creative baker can use in original ways.
More than 300 recipes from expert and artisan bakers, covering breads, croissants, flatbreads, pizzas, and pies—Foods that demand the perfect crunch! From loaves to pastries, pizza to pie, Crusts covers it all! Between its elegantly designed covers, you'll discover: 300+ recipes from artisan bakers around the world; gluten-free, Paleo, vegetarian, and vegan recipes; complete how-to sections on making your own dough, bread, and pizzas with easy-to-follow instructions; helpful tips and techniques from expert bakers and chefs; culinary histories behind your favorite loaves and pastries; an illustrated catalog of more than 100 grains from around the world and throughout time...and so much more! This cookbook is the ultimate resource for every level chef, and is a keystone addition to your cookbook library. Bakers and Chefs Barbara Elisi Caracciolo — owner of Spigamadre bakery in Sweden and blogger behind Bread and Companatico. Stephany Buswell — Certified Master Baker, pastry chef-instructor at the International Culinary Center. Bakeries 158 Pickett Street Café - South Portland, ME 400 Gradi - East Brunswick, VIC, Australia Amy’s Bread – New York, NY Barton Springs Mills – Dripping Springs, TX Bellegarde - New Orleans, LA Boulangerie - Kennebunkport, ME Boulted Bread - Raleigh, NC Community Grains – Oakland, CA Dante’s Pizzeria Napoletana – Takapuna, AK, New Zealand Deux Bakery - Santa Barbara, CA Flour Bakery and Café – Boston, MA Grain Craft – Chattanooga, TN Kaufman’s Bakery & Delicatessen – Skokie, IL King Arthur Flour Baking School – Norwich, VT La Svolta Pizzeria - Hampton, VIC, Australia Lindley Mills – Graham, NC Maine Grains – Skowhegan, ME Metropolitan Bakery - Philadelphia, PA Oliveto – Oakland, CA OTTO Pizza – Portland, ME Pizza Pilgrims – London, England Pizzaly – Preston, VIC, Australia Polestar Hearth Bread – Guelph, ON, Canada Scoozi – Ascot Vale, VIC, Australia Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana – New Lynn, AK, New Zealand Seven Stars Bakery - Providence, RI St-Viateur Bagel – Montreal, QC, Canada Sugar Bakeshop - Charleston, SC Sugar Pie Bakery - Charleston, WV Sugaree's - New Albany, MS Sweet Life Patisserie - Eugene, OR Sweetery - Anderson, SC Swiss Bakery - Vancouver, BC, Canada Tano’s Pizzeria – Chicago, IL Theo & Co. Pizzeria – Perth, WA, Australia Winslow’s Home – St. Louis, MO Zingerman’s - Ann Arbor, MI
Meet the cookbook for bakers, by bakers. This new recipe collection from the brilliant minds behind Bake from Scratch magazine is a triumph of dough and batter, butter and flour. This latest collection of over 400 recipes from the editors of Bake from Scratch magazine features step-by-step tutorials, tried-and-tested recipes, and stunning photography. This cookbook will have you mastering yeasted breads, layer cakes and so much more in no time. Showcasing fresh, seasonal ingredients and celebrating tradition and history, this edition will offers something for every baking skill level from novice to expert. So, dust your surfaces with flour and preheat your oven, bakers. Let the baking begin! With gorgeous full color photography accompanying each baked good, you'll find a wealth of visual inspiration and detailed tutorials to guide you from beginning to bake. All recipes have been tested and retested with the home baker in mind, formulated to be both accessible and exciting. Celebrate the joy of artisanal baking with this essential tome.
"This collection of recipes from the first year of Bake from Scratch magazine features endless inspiration for home bakers. From the essential brioche and rye bread to a classic 1-2-3-4 cake with seasonal flavor variations and easy French gâteaux, this hard-cover, high-quality cookbook will be the go-to resource for those looking to bake artisan goods at home."--Page [4] of cover.
One of the most respected cookbooks in the industry - the 2002 IACP Cookbook Award Winner for Best Technical/Reference - "Professional Baking" brings aspiring pastry chefs and serious home bakers the combined talent of Wayne Gisslen and the prizewinning Le Corden Bleu in one volume. The revised Fourth Edition offers complete instruction in every facet of the baker's craft, offering more than 750 recipes - including 150 from Le Cordon Bleu - for everything from cakes, pies, pastries, and cookies to artisan breads. Page after page of clear instruction, the hallmark of all Gisslen culinary books, will help you master the basics - such as pate brisee and puff pastry -and confidently hone techniques for making spectacular desserts using spun sugar and other decorative work. More than 500 color photographs illustrate ingredients and procedures as well as dozens of stunning breads and finished desserts.
Make the Best Bread at Home with Just Your Hands Nothing beats the intoxicating smell of freshly baked bread. But what if you could create those beautiful artisan loaves in the most traditional way possible: with just your own two hands? Baking by Hand shows you how to do just that. Keep your mixer in the closet as Andy and Jackie King teach you long-forgotten methods that are the hallmarks of their exceptional bakery. They'll take you through all of the steps of making amazing bread, from developing your own sourdough culture, to mixing by hand, traditional shaping techniques and straight on to the final bake. Most importantly, you'll learn the Four-Fold technique-the key to making the kind of bread at home that will simply be top tier in any setting. In this book, Andy and Jackie feature their stand out bakery recipes, including favorites such as their North Shore Sourdough, a perfectly crusted and open-crumbed Ciabatta, and their earthy, healthy and wonderful Multigrain loaf. And that's only half the story. The Kings also offer up techniques and recipes for their much-loved pastries like Concord Grape Pies and Rhubarb-Ginger Tarts, combining seasonality, locality and a passion for fresh ingredients. And they're all ready for you to make-without a mixer. A&J King Artisan Bakers is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and was named one of America's 50 Best Bakeries by The Daily Meal.
Meet the cookbook for bakers, by bakers. This new recipe collection from the brilliant minds behind Bake from Scratch magazine is a triumph of dough and batter, butter and flour. This latest collection of over 300 recipes from the editors of Bake from Scratch magazine features step-by-step tutorials, tried-and-tested recipes, and stunning photography. This cookbook will have you mastering yeasted breads, layer cakes and so much more in no time. Showcasing fresh, seasonal ingredients and celebrating tradition and history, this edition will offers something for every baking skill level from novice to expert. So, dust your surfaces with flour and preheat your oven, bakers. Let the baking begin! With gorgeous full color photography accompanying each baked good, you'll find a wealth of visual inspiration and detailed tutorials to guide you from beginning to bake. All recipes have been tested and retested with the home baker in mind, formulated to be both accessible and exciting. Celebrate the joy of artisanal baking with this essential tome.
* Dean Brettschneider is a highly respected baker with more than 25 year's experience in the industry* He runs the highly popular Baker & Cook chain of artisan bakeries and food stores, Plank Sourdough Pizza and Brettschneider's Baking & Cooking School in Singapore* Baker & Cook and Plank Sourdough Pizza outlets are now also in Manila, Philippines and will open in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia and New Delhi, India soon* Book details the sucesss story of Baker & Cook, how it began with one store in Singapore and grew to 10 outlets within five years* Dean also shares recipes for a wide range of bakery foods including breads and sourdough pizzas, pastries, cookies, cakes and plated desserts, many of which are bestsellers at Baker & Cook and Plank Sourdough Pizza* Includes detailed basic techniques and clear step-by-step instructions to making a variety of bread dough and pastry dough
Meet the cookbook for bakers, by bakers. This new recipe collection from the brilliant minds behind Bake from Scratch magazine is a triumph of dough and batter. From towering layer cakes to simple stir-together brownies, this cookbook offers a little something for every kind of baker, from novice to expert. Try your hand at classic breads like sourdough and pain de mie, or venture into new territory with Old-World European specialties such as savarin and potica. With gorgeous photography accompanying each baked good, you'll find a wealth of visual inspiration and step-by-step tutorials to guide you from beginning to bake. All recipes have been tested and retested with the home baker in mind, formulated to be both accessible and exciting. Celebrate the joy of artisanal baking with this essential tome.
Never settle for store-bought pastries and breads again! With Baking Artisan Pastries and Breads as your guide, your day can begin with hearty, delicious treats -- baked fresh from your own oven. Begin with a few everyday ingredients and a hankering for home baking, and you end up with a kitchen full of artisan-quality muffins, scones, quick breads, donuts, and more. The home-baking movement is ever-expanding, a subculture full of people hungry for knowledge culled from the professional community. Simultaneously, the professionals are seeking out masters from previous generations, as well as new frontiers of information, to expand their skills. Baking Artisan Pastries and Breads meets all your pastry and bread baking needs, from Mixed-Berry Muffins that are ready within the hour to Chocolate Croissants and decadent Lemon Brioche Donuts. Along the way you'll learn how to select kitchen equipment, choose high-quality ingredients, and master mixing and shaping techniques.
