{"product_id":"petite-patisserie-180-easy-recipes-for-elegant-french-treats-9780847869152","title":"Petite Patisserie: 180 Easy Recipes for Elegant French Treats","description":"\u003cb\u003eA delightful volume devoted to the delicate, charming treats that are the soul of France's neighborhood patisseries. With Felder's expert guidance, any home cook can now re-create the sweet enchantments and small indulgences that are the hallmark of many a holiday in France.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristophe Felder, along with his longtime collaborator, Camille Lesecq, are back with a new volume that focuses upon the delightful small pastries that are one of the highlights of the art of French baking. Both children and adults adore these often bite-size indulgences. Included here are all the fundamental recipes--the classics and the traditional favorites--along with original, inventive creations. Recipes include amandines, babas, biscuits, bostocks, creams, croquantes, croustillons, financiers, flans, madeleines, Alsatian manderlis, Napoleans, petits fours, sablés, tartlets, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book opens with a section on twenty-seven base recipes from which all others can be made, including pâte brisée, pâte sucrée, sablé breton, dacquoise, pâte á choux, feuilletée rapide, and crème pâtissière. It is then divided into chapters of increasing complexity, with a final chapter on \"funny\" cakes--playfully decorated small cakes designed to delight children or for parties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach recipe comes with precise preparation and cooking times, step-by-step decorating tips, and suggestions for vegan and gluten-free alternatives--this seemingly petite package contains a wide range of sweet and simple pleasures to delight big and small gourmets alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristophe Felder\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most respected pastry masters in the world, having achieved fame during his fifteen-year tenure as the pastry chef at the Michelin-starred Hôtel de Crillon in Paris. In 2009, he founded Studio Christophe Felder, a pastry school open to the public and located in Strasbourg in his native Alsace. Together with \u003cb\u003eCamille Lesecq\u003c\/b\u003e, former pastry chef at Le Meurice, they operate a patisserie, Les Pâtissiers, in Mutzig, Alsace.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rizzoli International Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510680260882,"sku":"9780847869152","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a95ababe-4488-4d9f-9434-58e055eb76ea.jpg?v=1730931834","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/petite-patisserie-180-easy-recipes-for-elegant-french-treats-9780847869152","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}