Artisan Patisserie for the Home Baker

Everyone enjoys fine pastry. And now the home baker will find it easier than ever to create perfect masterpieces. Avner Laskin, a professional pastry chef trained at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, provides simple, foolproof recipes for creating a rich assortment of treats, as well as an authoritative guide to the essential skills of his art. Here are beloved French classics, such as Chocolate Éclairs, Vanilla Cream Puffs, Napoleons and Tarte Tatin, plus traditional pastries from Italy, Spain and Portugal. Included are unusual creations, such as Coffee Muffins and Caramelized Banana Tartlets, as well as detailed instructions on creating multipurpose fillings, icings and glazes that the creative baker can use in original ways.