Feast your eyes on the most exquisite and flavorful desserts created by fifty of the country's renowned pastry chefs in this groundbreaking book, Grand Finales: The Art of the Plated Dessert. Authors Tish Boyle and Timothy Moriarty formally identify the different "schools" of pastry in relation to the world of art and design.From Neo-Classicist to the Impressionist to the Modernist and Fusionist dessert, the result is a grand look at the extraordinary plated desserts being created today.

Each featured master pastry chef offers a delectable recipe, accompanied by an elegant...

Over 30 baking and cake decorating projects for the latest hot trend in baking - eclairs Choux pastry is often thought of as difficult to make and perfect, but in fact it's the easiest pastry you'll ever make

This beginner-friendly book contains all the choux pastry and eclair recipes you need to get started, along with tasty filling combinations and colorful cake decorating ideas.

The cake designs look great but are really quick and easy to make, with step-by-step foolproof advice on piping choux pastry and making sugar flowers and other embellishments to decorate your...

Winner of the 2014 James Beard Award for Best Cookbook, Dessert & Baking

What does it take to perfect a flawlesseclair? A delicate yet buttery croissant? To pipe dozens of macarons? The answer is: an intimate knowledge of the fundamentals of pastry. InThe Art of French Pastryaward-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 pate a choux to pastry cream, Pfeiffer builds on the basics until you have an understanding of the science behind the...

A guide to making the classic patisserie specialties.

Perfect Patisserie is designed to help ambitious home cooks take the next steps in fancy baking. It provides clear instruction on how to make the components of patisseries, shows how to assemble them, and gives over 100 inspired ways to perfect the gorgeous delights found in Parisian shops.

The book has over 100 ways to perfect patisserie, with fully illustrated tips and advice, and a delicious array of traditional and unique recipes organized into the five classic categories:

1. Macarons...

Pistachio & Nutella Fancies or Steak & Ale Pie with a Cheesy Scone Lid--move over cupcakes, scones are here

Meet the 21st-century scone Cherry & Almond Hearts; Zingy Lemon with Mascarpone & Lemon Curd; Sun-dried Tomato & Jalapeno Swirls; Baileys and Salted Caramel Fancies; Good Morning Drop Scones with Bacon, Banana & Maple Syrup; and Orange and Cardamom Scones. The authors have pushed the humble scone to new heights with 30 unique sweet and savory recipes that will get mouths watering and stomachs rumbling across the land. They've also included adorable illustrations of animals at tea,...

The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef brings up-to-date coverage of the latest baking and pastry techniques to a new generation of pastry chefs and serious home bakers. This book covers advanced material and - like chef Bo's classic The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, Fourth Edition - contains contemporary information to meet the needs of today's pastry kitchen. This volume contains nearly 500 recipes, which emphasize the techniques and presentations offered in...

What could be better than homemade donuts?

Topped with a chocolate glaze or simply rolled in cinnamon, fresh homemade donuts are impossible to resist. Whatever your preference -- the fluffy yeast style or the denser cake variety -- delicious, donut-shop confections are fun and surprisingly easy to make at home. The freshness and quality of ingredients that comes from scratch donut making simply can't be beat

This delicious collection of donut recipes features a wide variety of choices. You'll find recipes for raised donuts (featuring yeast), cake based...