Before a pastry chef can create, he or she must understand the basic science underlying baking and pastry. The new edition of this invalu-able reference provides this information in a concise and accessible way, guided throughout by contemporary baking and pastry research and practice.
Joy the Baker Cookbook includes everything from "Man Bait" Apple Crisp to Single Lady Pancakes to Peanut Butter Birthday Cake. Joy's philosophy is that everyone loves dessert; most people are just looking for an excuse to eat cake for breakfast.
After my first cookbook 'Rasheedas Family Table ', I decided to take on the task of writing Understanding Baking to convince home bakers that baking is simpler than its reputation. Thorough understanding of basic techniques not only makes it easy to bake with confidence, but also gives you a vision to create your own versions. But the trick is to understand first. And to understand, you must read the recipes and follow the techniques until you are well versed in the process. The book has easy to follow popular recipes for pies, tarts and other dessert along with extra tips and techniques for a better understanding of the baking process. It also offers information about all the important ingredients, and needed cooking tools to facilitate the process and make it fun. I hope everyone who uses it will go back to it over and over again to find easy to make desserts for the family.
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.