More than 200 recipes from Gaston Lenôtres classic cookbook, fully updated for the modern chef along with spectacular new photography.
Gaston Lenôtre, the legendary master French pâtissier, was revered for having made desserts lighter and more delicious; his techniques continue to influence pastry chefs in France and around the world.
This new edition of the now cult cookbookfirst published in English in 1977 as Lenôtres Desserts and Pastrieshas been updated in collaboration with the chefs at Lenôtre Paris and two of the founders children. Two hundred essential recipes include croissants, éclairs, crêpes, mille-feuilles, baba au rhum, molten chocolate cake, lemon meringue pie, and mango tartlet. The chefs at Lenôtre Pariswho run a world-class cooking schoolhave adapted the recipes for amateur bakers and experienced professionals alike who seek inspiration from the rich tradition of Lenôtres French pâtisserie.