The Pastry Chef's Little Black Book: The Definitive Recipe Collection; For Chefs, By Chefs

Named for the little notebooks that professional cooks are constantly scribbling in and referencing throughout their careers, this book of 500 recipes is anything but little. Chefs Michael Zebrowski and Michael Mignano are working pastry chefs and professional educators. They’ve compiled this collection of basic, and not so basic, component recipes for use by professionals (and serious home creators). When composing a new dish, a chef will typically combine components based on tried and true techniques, relying on flavor, temperature, and texture to convey their vision. A signature dessert may have a cake composed of a sponge, a mousse, and a gel on a plate with a warm sauce, a frozen component, and crisp garnish. All those elements are here. The 500 recipes in the Pastry Chef’s Little Black Book are organized into chapters on doughs; fillings; types of cake; frostings & glazes; custards & creams; mousses; cookies; sauces; chocolates & confections; frozen desserts; breakfas