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Professional baking student workbook / Wayne Gisslen.

By: Gisslen, Wayne, 1946-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Publishers, 2005Edition: 4th ed.Description: xii, 136 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0471477818.Subject(s): BakingDDC classification: 641.815
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

One of the most respected cookbooks in the industry - the 2002 IACP Cookbook Award Winner for Best Technical/Reference - Professional Baking brings aspiring pastry chefs and serious home bakers the combined talent of Wayne Gisslen and the prizewinning Le Corden Bleu in one volume. The revised Fourth Edition offers complete instruction in every facet of the baker's craft, offering more than 750 recipes - including 150 from Le Cordon Bleu - for everything from cakes, pies, pastries, and cookies to artisan breads.

Page after page of clear instruction, the hallmark of all Gisslen culinary books, will help you master the basics - such as pate brisee and puff pastry -and confidently hone techniques for making spectacular desserts using spun sugar and other decorative work. More than 500 color photographs illustrate ingredients and procedures as well as dozens of stunning breads and finished desserts.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • About Le Cordon Bleu
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Basic Principles
  • Chapter 2 Baking and Pastry Equipment
  • Chapter 3 Ingredients
  • Chapter 4 Understanding Yeast Doughs
  • Chapter 5 Understanding Artisan Breads
  • Chapter 6 Lean Yeast Doughs
  • Chapter 7 Rich Yeast Doughs
  • Chapter 8 Quick Breads
  • Chapter 9 Doughnuts, Fritters, Pancakes, and Waffles
  • Chapter 10 Basic Syrups, Creams, and Sauces
  • Chapter 11 Pies
  • Chapter 12 Pastry Basics
  • Chapter 13 Tarts and Special Pastries
  • Chapter 14 Cake Mixing and Baking
  • Chapter 15 Assembling and Decorating Cakes
  • Chapter 16 Specialty Cakes, Gateaux, and Torten
  • Chapter 17 Cookies
  • Chapter 18 Custards, Puddings, Mousses, and Souffles
  • Chapter 19 Frozen Desserts
  • Chapter 20 Fruit Desserts
  • Chapter 21 Dessert Presentation
  • Chapter 22 Chocolate
  • Chapter 23 Decorative Work: Marzipan, Nougatine, and Pastillage
  • Chapter 24 Decorative Work: Sugar Techniques
  • Appendix 1 Large-Quality Measurements
  • Appendix 2 Metric Conversion Factors
  • Appendix 3 Decimal Equivalents of Common Fractions
  • Appendix 4 Approximate Volume Equivalents of Dry Foods
  • Appendix 5 Temperature Calculations for Yeast Doughs
  • Appendix 6 Eggs and Safety
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Recipe
  • Index
  • Subject
  • Index

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