Making dough : recipes and ratios for perfect pastries / Russell Van Kraayenburg.

ISBN:

9781594748189

Title:

Author:

Van Kraayenburg, Russell

Personal Author:

Van Kraayenburg, Russell

Physical Description:

207 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Getting Started -- What Is Dough? -- Measuring -- Ratios -- Ingredients -- Tools -- Mixing Methods -- Tips for Working with Dough -- Making It Your Own -- Biscuit Dough -- Recipes -- Scone Dough -- Recipes -- Pie Dough -- Recipes -- Shortcrust Dough -- Recipes -- Sweetcrust Dough -- Recipes -- Pate A Choux Dough -- Recipes -- Brioche Dough -- Recipes -- Puff Pastry Dough -- Recipes -- Rough Puff Pastry Dough -- Recipes -- Croissant Dough -- Recipes -- Danish Dough -- Recipes -- Phyllo Dough -- Recipes.

Subject Term:

Dough.

Pastry.

Format:

Books

Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

Philadelphia, PA

Quirk Books,

[2015]

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
641.865 VAN	Book	1	Standard shelving location	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Perfect for chefs and home bakers alike, this cookbook makes it easy to make puff pastry, sweet crusts, p te choux, croissants, brioche, and more from scratch!

With clear instructions and helpful diagrams, chefs will learn how the ratio of just five ingredients-flour, butter, water, sugar, and eggs-can be tweaked to bake a patisserie's worth of delectable desserts and savory treats. Delectable recipes both savory and sweet for treats like Cheddar Bacon Biscuits, Root Vegetable Spiral Tarts, Cherry Cheesecake Danishes, and Salted Caramel clairs give plenty of tasty spins on the basic formulas. And with plenty of tips and tricks to up your baking game, it's a snap to riff on the recipes and invent your own incredible pastries.

Table of Contents
Biscuit Dough
Scone Dough
Pie Dough
Shortcrust Dough
Sweetcrust Dough
P te Choux Dough
Brioche Dough
Puff Pastry Dough
Rough Puff Pastry Dough
Croissant Dough
Danish Dough
Phyllo Dough

Author Notes

Russell van Kraayenburg , author of Haute Dogs (Quirk, 2014) and blogger at Chasing Delicious , is a self-proclaimed food nerd and pastry lover. His work has been featured in Southern Living , Men's Fitness , Redbook , TRADhome , Real Simple , and Houstonia magazines and on various websites including Lifehacker, Fast Co., Business Insider, The Kitchn, Live Originally, Quipsologies, Explore, and Fine Cooking. Russell is always looking for new and exciting ways to inspire food nerds and food-phobic individuals alike to pick up a whisk and spoon.

Introduction	p. 6
Getting Started	p. 8
What Is Dough?
Measuring
Ratios
Ingredients
Tools
Mixing Methods
Tips for Working with Dough
Making It Your Own
Biscuit Dough	p. 27
Recipes
Scone Dough	p. 41
Recipes
Pie Dough	p. 49
Recipes
Shortcrust Dough	p. 71
Recipes
Sweetcrust Dough	p. 87
Recipes
Pâte a Choux Dough	p. 99
Recipes
Brioche Dough	p. 117
Recipes
Puff Pastry Dough	p. 133
Recipes
Rough Puff Pastry Dough	p. 151
Recipes
Croissant Dough	p. 159
Recipes
Danish Dough	p. 177
Recipes
Phyllo Dough	p. 193
Recipes
Index	p. 203
About the Author	p. 208
Acknowledgments	p. 208