Patisserie: A Step-by-step Guide to Baking French Pastries at Home

Learn how to bake your own traditional French pastries and desserts

Richly illustrated, and with meticulous step-by-step photos, this tribute to French patisserie is written for all people who love to bake at home - and want to be able to do it like the professionals. From beginners to the more advanced, everyone can do it using the professional tips and techniques that make baking easier.

In this book you will discover how to make delicious treats such as

Apple tart tatin
Dark chocolate millefeuille
Chocolate profiteroles
Pains au raisins
Kirsch savarins with cherry compote
Raspberry macaroons
Dark chocolate and lemon madeleines
Cherry clafoutis


Murielle Valette is head pastry chef at the Michelin-starred restaurant Ockenden Manor in Sussex.