Les Petits Sweets: Two-Bite Desserts from the French Patisserie

By Anne E. McBride, Kathryn Gordon, Anne E McBride

Book Overview

When it comes to sweets, the French do it best

If you love macarons, sabl (c) petit fours, and madeleines, you're in for a sweet treat. This delicious cookbook is full of recipes for bite-size French desserts that pack a sweet punch. With the tiny desserts featured in Les Petits Sweets, you can taste more than one, or have a dessert-tasting party to try them all. And try them you must. With flavors like:
Earl Grey lavender cassis cardamom apple-yuzu

. . . and more, it will be impossible to choose just one. Nougats, caramels, and tiny cakes and cookies will help you expand your French repertoire and flex your baking muscles. Tangerine-Poppy Financiers, Tarte Tatin Macarons, Strawberry-Matcha Tartelettes, Chocolate-Macadamia Shortbreads, and Sesame-Chocolate-Orange Wafers are just a few of the imaginative patisserie offerings you can recreate at home. Classic French techniques explain each recipe from start to finish. Go ahead, have dessert first.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762457287
• ISBN13: 9780762457281
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Running Press Adult
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 7.1"