French Bakes Made Simple - by Edd Kimber (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Perfect the art of French patisserie with over 80 delicious recipes from The Great British Bake Off winner Edd Kimber.

"Baking requires skill and perfection, and Edd's got it." Mary Berry

"Edd Kimber has made everyone's favorite French desserts and pastries accessible and easy to make. From buttery sable cookies to crusty canelés and flaky croissants, anyone can bake and enjoy the best French pastries, right in their own kitchen!" David Lebovitz

"Edd's desserts taste as good as they look - these delicious recipes inspire the baker in all of us." Philippe Conticini

This is a new edition of Edd Kimber's ultimate baking book that will help you recreate all the wonderful treats you'd find in a traditional French patisserie. With easy-to-follow step-by-step guides, Edd takes you through the techniques you'll need to make your own classic French bakes, from a moist and tasty genoise sponge to that quintessential icon of French pastry: the flaky, buttery croissant.

Chapters include:
- Sweet Treats: Classic Financiers, Canelés and Eclairs
- Desserts & cakes: Cherry Clafoutis and Buche de Noel
- Pastry: Easy guides to making Pâte Sablée and Pâte Sucrée, and recipes for delicious tarts to use them in
- Basics: Essential icings and creams, such as Mousseline and Crème Chantilly

Edd's mouthwatering recipes use bakeware found in most household kitchens, removing the need for expensive or complex equipment and allowing you to create the perfect patisserie in your own home.

About the Author

Edd Kimber is is a baker and food writer based in London. He is the author of The Sunday Times bestseller One Tin Bakes (2020) which also won the BBC Good Food, Guardian, New York Times and Washington Post Best Food Books 2020, as well as One Tin Bakes Easy (2021), Small Batch Bakes (2022) and Small Batch Cookies (2024). Over the last ten years he has appeared on multiple television shows including Good Morning America, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Sunday Brunch, Saturday Kitchen and, of course, on the original series of The Great British Bake Off, of which he is the inaugural winner.

He regularly shares his knowledge at cookery schools and at food festivals around the world and also writes for multiple publications, including as the baking columnist for Olive magazine.

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