Paris Sweets Great Desserts from the City's Best Pastry Shops

The prize-winning author ofBaking with Julia(more than 350,000 copies sold), among other cookbook classics, celebrates the sweet life with recipes and lore from Paris's finest patisseries. Like most lovers of pastry and Paris, Dorie Greenspan has always marveled at the jewel-like creations displayed in bakery windows throughout the City of Light. Now, in a charmingly illustrated tribute to the capital of sweets, Greenspan presents a splendid assortment of recipes from Paris's foremost pastry chefs in a book that is as transporting to read as it is easy to use. From classic recipes, some centuries old, to updated innovations,Paris Sweetsprovides a sumptuous guide to creating cookies, from the fabled madeleine to simple, ultra-buttery sables; tarts, from the famous Tatin, which began its life as an upside-down error, to a delightful strawberry tart embellished with homemade strawberry marshmallows; and a glorious range of cakeslemon-drenched "weekend cake," fudge cake, and the show-stoppingOpera.Paris Sweetsbrims with assorted temptations that even a novice can prepare, such as coffee eclairs, rum-soaked babas, and meringue puffs. Evocative portraits of the pastry shops and chefs, as well as information on authentic French ingredients, make this a truly comprehensive tour. An elegant gift for Francophiles, armchair travelers, bakers of all skill levels, and certainly for oneself,Paris Sweetsbrings home a taste of enchantment.Greenspan, Dorie is the author of 'Paris Sweets Great Desserts from the City's Best Pastry Shops', published 2002 under ISBN 9780767906814 and ISBN 0767906810.