Pastry: The Complete Art of Pastry Making

by Catherine Atkinson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2012

  $3.49

  This is the complete art of pastry making. This is the complete guide to successful pastry making, with 135 delicious recipes and all the essential information you need to make perfect pastry every time. It includes recipes for all the types of pastry, from shortcrust and choux to puff, strudel, hot-water crust and filo. It offers practical advice on preparing a range of tasty fillings, and recipes for great pie glazes and sauces. It includes illustrated instructions for techniques such as kneading, shaping and trimming, and lining pie tins. You can choose from well-loved classics such as Quiche Lorraine, Steak and Kidney Pie, Mississippi Mud Pie, Treacle Tart and Deep-Dish Apple Pie, all ideal for entertaining family and friends. It includes over 850 beautiful photographs, including step-by-step how-to sequences throughout. There are few people who can resist the smooth, crumbly texture of a rich fruit tart, or a warm snack encased in crisp, buttery pastry. This book contains over 135 recipes for quiches, tarts, double-crust pies, parcels and pastry cases. Choose from well-loved dishes, such as Cheese and Spinach Flan, Rich Game Pie, and Scallops and Mushrooms in a Puff Pastry Case. Sweet pastry chapters include pies and tarts made from shortcrust, choux, puff and filo pastries, and rich desserts made with chocolate and nuts. There are recipes for Summer Berry Tart, Chocolate Eclairs and Bakewell Tart. Full of fabulous ideas and packed with helpful advice, this is an essential kitchen reference.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.49

  This new book provides a straightforward guide to making great pastry, with pienty of expert tips and illustrated, step-by-step techniques, so that even first time pastry cooks will easily achieve excellent results. A comprehensive introduction includes all the information you need to know about making pastries and pies at home. There are easy-to-follow basic recipes from simple shortcrust to trickier types such as puff, choux, strudel and hot-water crust, along with illustrated instructions for shaping and flavouring, lining pie tins and moulds, and using trimmings for decorative finishes. The second section contains recipes for over 135 sweet and savoury pastries. There are wonderful starters and snacks, classic quiches and savoury tarts, fabulous recipes for double crust pies, and delightful savoury parcels and pastry cases. You can choose from well-loved dishes, such as Quiche Lorraine, discover how to make the perfect Steak and Kidney Pie, or try out some of the elegant ideas for special occasions, such as Scallops and Mushrooms in a Puff Pastry Case. The sweet pastry chapters are just as comprehensive, with dozens of delicious recipes for individual pies and tarts made from shortcrust, choux, puff and filo pastries, and rich pastry desserts made with chocolate and nuts. There are recipes, too, for classics such as Treacle Tart and Mississippi Mud Pie, as well as a whole host of wonderful tea-time treats such as Bakewell Tart and Filotopped Apple Pie Full of fabulous recipes and packed with helpful advice and all the information you need, this is an essential kitchen reference for every budding pastry chef.

• New

  Paperback
  2012

  $14.64

  This is the complete art of pastry making. This is the complete guide to successful pastry making, with 135 delicious recipes and all the essential information you need to make perfect pastry every time. It includes recipes for all the types of pastry, from shortcrust and choux to puff, strudel, hot-water crust and filo. It offers practical advice on preparing a range of tasty fillings, and recipes for great pie glazes and sauces. It includes illustrated instructions for techniques such as kneading, shaping and trimming, and lining pie tins. You can choose from well-loved classics such as Quiche Lorraine, Steak and Kidney Pie, Mississippi Mud Pie, Treacle Tart and Deep-Dish Apple Pie, all ideal for entertaining family and friends. It includes over 850 beautiful photographs, including step-by-step how-to sequences throughout. There are few people who can resist the smooth, crumbly texture of a rich fruit tart, or a warm snack encased in crisp, buttery pastry. This book contains over 135 recipes for quiches, tarts, double-crust pies, parcels and pastry cases. Choose from well-loved dishes, such as Cheese and Spinach Flan, Rich Game Pie, and Scallops and Mushrooms in a Puff Pastry Case. Sweet pastry chapters include pies and tarts made from shortcrust, choux, puff and filo pastries, and rich desserts made with chocolate and nuts. There are recipes for Summer Berry Tart, Chocolate Eclairs and Bakewell Tart. Full of fabulous ideas and packed with helpful advice, this is an essential kitchen reference.