Paris Sweets: Great Desserts From the City's Best Pastry Shops

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Condition
Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ...
Release Year
2002
ISBN
9780767906814
Book Title
Paris Sweets : Great Desserts from the City's Best Pastry Shops
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Item Length
9.4 in
Publication Year
2002
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Dorie Greenspan
Genre
Travel, Cooking
Topic
Europe / France, Regional & Ethnic / French, Courses & Dishes / Desserts
Item Weight
25.6 Oz
Item Width
8.3 in
Number of Pages
224 Pages
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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0767906810
ISBN-13
9780767906814
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2184367

Product Key Features

Book Title
Paris Sweets : Great Desserts from the City's Best Pastry Shops
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / France, Regional & Ethnic / French, Courses & Dishes / Desserts
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Cooking
Author
Dorie Greenspan
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
25.6 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
8.3 in

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Trade
LCCN
2001-008538
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
641.8/6/094436
Synopsis
The prize-winning author of Baking with Julia (more than 350,000 copies sold), among other cookbook classics, celebrates the sweet life with recipes and lore from Paris's finest patisseries. Like most lovers of pastry and Paris, Dorie Greenspan has always marveled at the jewel-like creations displayed in bakery windows throughout the City of Light. Now, in a charmingly illustrated tribute to the capital of sweets, Greenspan presents a splendid assortment of recipes from Paris's foremost pastry chefs in a book that is as transporting to read as it is easy to use. From classic recipes, some centuries old, to updated innovations, Paris Sweets provides a sumptuous guide to creating cookies, from the fabled madeleine to simple, ultra-buttery sables; tarts, from the famous Tatin, which began its life as an upside-down error, to a delightful strawberry tart embellished with homemade strawberry marshmallows; and a glorious range of cakeslemon-drenched "weekend cake," fudge cake, and the show-stopping Opera . Paris Sweets brims with assorted temptations that even a novice can prepare, such as coffee éclairs, rum-soaked babas, and meringue puffs. Evocative portraits of the pastry shops and chefs, as well as information on authentic French ingredients, make this a truly comprehensive tour. An elegant gift for Francophiles, armchair travelers, bakers of all skill levels, and certainly for oneself, Paris Sweets brings home a taste of enchantment., The prize-winning author of Baking with Julia (more than 350,000 copies sold), among other cookbook classics, celebrates the sweet life with recipes and lore from Paris's finest patisseries. Like most lovers of pastry and Paris, Dorie Greenspan has always marveled at the jewel-like creations displayed in bakery windows throughout the City of Light. Now, in a charmingly illustrated tribute to the capital of sweets, Greenspan presents a splendid assortment of recipes from Paris's foremost pastry chefs in a book that is as transporting to read as it is easy to use. From classic recipes, some centuries old, to updated innovations, Paris Sweets provides a sumptuous guide to creating cookies, from the fabled madeleine to simple, ultra-buttery sables; tarts, from the famous Tatin, which began its life as an upside-down error, to a delightful strawberry tart embellished with homemade strawberry marshmallows; and a glorious range of cakes-lemon-drenched "weekend cake," fudge cake, and the show-stopping Opera . Paris Sweets brims with assorted temptations that even a novice can prepare, such as coffee clairs, rum-soaked babas, and meringue puffs. Evocative portraits of the pastry shops and chefs, as well as information on authentic French ingredients, make this a truly comprehensive tour. An elegant gift for Francophiles, armchair travelers, bakers of all skill levels, and certainly for oneself, Paris Sweets brings home a taste of enchantment.
LC Classification Number
TX773.G698597 2002

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