LibGuides: Baking & Pastry Program at HFC: Books

eBook Titles for Baking & Pastry Program

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Icing on the Cake : Baking and Decorating Simple, Stunning Desserts at Home
Food Network Tessa Huff's ebook, Icing on the Cake, dives deeper into dessert decoration and the presentation of layer cakes and other show stopping treats. Organized by style, each dessert showcases a different decorative element, artistic pastry technique, or presentation idea accompanied by hundreds of beautiful photos
The French Cook: Cream Puffs & Eclairs
A step-by-step, French cooking class on choux pastry and the second book in The French Cook series, following the book: The French Cook: Sauces. Classically French trained author Holly Herrick dips into the marvelously versatile world of choux pastry, or pâte à choux. Holly dedicates the front of the book to the art of demystifying the “puff,” making choux pastry an easy and accessible medium for every cook, novice, professional or anyone in-between.

eBook Collections for Baking & Pastry Program

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Print Books at the HFC Library for Baking & Pastry

Baking and Pastry by The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Call Number: 2nd Floor 641.815 B168, 2016
ISBN: 9780470928653
Publication Date: 2015-02-25
Praised by top pastry chefs and bakers as "an indispensable guide" and "the ultimate baking and pastry reference," this edition of Baking and Pastry from The Culinary Institute of America provides more than 900 recipes and 645 color photographs and illustrations.
In the Hands of a Chef by The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Call Number: 2nd Floor 643.3 I35
ISBN: 0470080264
Publication Date: 2007-12-26
Written by the experts at The Culinary Institute of America, this indispensable guide delivers all the information you need to assemble a knife kit, build your knife skills, and use a wide range of additional tools, from peelers and pitters to Parisienne scoops and pastry bags. Featuring Instructional photographs throughout plus insights and tips from top professional chefs.

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University of Michigan Dearborn - Mardigian LIbrary
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