French Pastry 101: Learn Classic Baking Basics with 60 Beginner-Friendly Recipes

Description

French pastry is often thought of as difficult to master, but Betty Hung-founder of the blog Yummy Workshop and co-owner of Beaucoup Bakery-makes the classic art of French baking more approachable than ever. Most of her recipes only take an hour, which makes it much less daunting for beginners. Learn basics like pastry cream and pate sucree, and create favorites like Lemon Madeleines, Creme Brulee, Eclairs and Lady Fingers. Readers will be able to take shortcuts like using ready-made puff pastry, or, for the more adventurous baker, Betty demonstrates how to make it from scratch. Whether you are new to baking or looking to expand your skills, Betty will show you how to make delectable desserts that you will be proud of. This book will have 75 recipes and 75 photos.

Betty Hung is the co-owner of Beaucoup Bakery and also runs the blog Yummy Workshop. Her bakery has been featured in Forbes, Lonely Planet, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and many others. She lives in Vancouver, BC.

"Betty Hung is one of the most passionate, thorough and curious pastry chefs I know. Now we can benefit from the way in which she teaches: patiently, also thoroughly and above all, beautifully."--Jackie Kai Ellis, founder of Beaucoup Bakery and bestselling author of The Measure of My Powers