Lenotre's French Desserts

Lenotre's French Dessertsdraws on the experience of Paris's "pastry genius" Gaston Lenotre, who opened his first pastry shop in Paris in 1957. He is revered for having made French pastries lighter, and his techniques continue to influence all pastry chefs working today in France and around the world. He transformed his pastry-making skill and expanded it into forty shops in Paris and worldwide, in addition to cookbooks, a cooking school, and a catering company. Lenotre is a household name in France and is revered abroad.Lenotre's French Dessertsbrings the master's expertise into the American home kitchen. From classics such as croissants, eclairs, madeleines, warm chocolate cake, cherry clafoutis, crepes, and baba au rhum, and chocolate mousse to innovations such as sugared almond ice cream and chocolate hazelnut Tanghana,Lenotre's French Dessertsfeatures 200 recipes, organized into chapters by pastry type and illustrated with 60 color photographs. The book includes a chapter that explains the technical points of French dessert preparation, ensuring perfect pastries by even inexperienced bakers. Lenotre's French Dessertsdivulges the culinary secrets of the world's most celebrated pastry chef.Lenotre, Gaston is the author of 'Lenotre's French Desserts ', published 2007 under ISBN 9782080305619 and ISBN 2080305611.