Synopsis: Pastry dispels the myth that pastry-making is complicated and beyond the reach of many cooks. Designed in an easy-to-follow format, this chunky companion presents all the classic pastries in the simplest possible way, along with an inspiring collection of original recipes. Trained in the classic French style, and with more than thirty years experience as a top chef, Michel Roux has a wealth of culinary experience to offer on the subject.

Each chapter is based on a particular dough and starts with a step-by-step technique spread. The recipes that follow use the basic pastry in a variety of ways-both sweet and savoury. Recipes range from great classics, such as Quiche Lorraine, pecan pie and lemon tart, to contemporary ideas for canapés, seafood pastries and filo croustades. Classics are given a modern twist, while innovative recipes offer new flavour combinations, or a lighter style of cooking.

Hot Brands Verdict
This book has become the pastry bible in the Hot Brands kitchen. Hot Cook, our cooking specialist and Louise, our bread-making supremo have both used it and love it, and even our editor, not known for her culinary talents, ventured into the kitchen one Saturday to experiment with making Palmiers. (Although no one actually saw her make the puff pastry, we think she was aided a little by a packet) nevertheless, she swears Michel’ s technique helped her make the end result! This really is the crème de la crème of pastry cookbooks, inspiring, encouraging and superbly illustrated throughout with delicious mouth-watering recipes, a perfect Christmas gift for novice and experienced cooks.

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