Baking and Pastry

Revised edition of the acclaimed learning tool for all levels of baking and pastry ability, with updated modern baking techniques and hundreds of new illustrationsPraised by top pastry chefs and bakers as "an indispensable guide" and "the ultimate baking and pastry reference," Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft from the Culinary Institute of America covers the full range of the baking and pastry arts and is widely used by students, chefs, and those who want to bake like professionals. This book offers detailed, accessible instructions on techniques for everything from yeast breads, pastry doughs, quick breads, breakfast pastries, and plated desserts to cookies, pies, cakes, frozen desserts, custards, and soufflés.With revisions and updates throughout, this edition covers the latest techniques and trends so that students are ready for tomorrow’s kitchens and bakeries, including: Emphasis on basic skills with engaging illustrated step-by-step process directionsGuidance modeled on real-world baking and restaurant situationsNew recipes reflecting modern techniques and on-trend flavors and platingEstablished by previous editions as a lifelong kitchen reference for professional pastry chefs, this fully revised Fourth Edition is aligned with Professional Chef, Tenth Edition, also from the Culinary Institute of America, for the benefit of instructors or professionals using both books.