A French pastry chef providers the tools and instruction you need to master the art of classic
French bread and dough-based baked goods with this stunning cookbook featuring 100 recipes
infographics 500 handy step-by-step photos and an illustrated glossary.In this gorgeous bread
bible chef Rodolphe Landemaine simplifies the art of French baking as he teaches home cooks
how to create a range of scrumptious French breads including baguettes brioche Parisienne
croissants chestnut bread petits gateaux financers and chouquettes. He provides clear
step-by-step instructions beginning with fundamental ingredients (flour yeast sourdough
starter) recipes for basic doughs (bread dough brioche dough croissant dough) and fillings
(pastry cream almond cream compote). He then teaches you the techniques such as kneading
fermentation and shaping that are the heart of French baking. Landemaine follows these
hands-on instructions with sixty recipes. He explains how preparation adds texture and flavor
to each recipe breaks down the techniques involved in its creation and includes helpful
photos for every step as well as one large full-page photo of the finished bread. Boulangerie
at Home also contains a helpful illustrated glossary that provides detailed directions to help
you perfect your baking skills from stocking key utensils to filling and decorating pastries
to washes and methods for working with dough. The directions are accompanied by helpful how-to
photos. A sophisticated comprehensive and accessible visual cookbook Boulangerie at Home is
your essential guide to making and enjoying mouthwatering French baked goods in your own
kitchen.
