Les Petits Sweets: Two-Bite Desserts from the French Patisserie

by Kathryn Gordon, Anne E. McBride

When it comes to sweets, the French do it best! If you love macarons, sablés, petit fours, and madeleines, you're in for a sweet treat. This delicious cookbook is full of recipes for bite-size French desserts that pack a sweet punch. With the tiny desserts featured in Les Petits Sweets, you can taste more than one, or have a dessert-tasting party to try them all. And try them you must. With flavors like:
Earl Grey
lavender
cassis
cardamom
apple-yuzu
...and more, it will be impossible to choose just one. Nougats, caramels, and tiny cakes and cookies will help you expand your French repertoire and flex your baking muscles. Tangerine-Poppy Financiers, Tarte Tatin Macarons, Strawberry-Matcha Tartelettes, Chocolate-Macadamia Shortbreads, and Sesame-Chocolate-Orange Wafers are just a few of the imaginative patisserie offerings you can recreate at home. Classic French techniques explain each recipe from start to finish. Go ahead, have dessert first.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

304 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2016

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great selection of recipes for bite-sized desserts. One of the only cookbooks I've ever found to have a section devoted to calissons.

[Scrapsandsass · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't wait to make some of these yummies!

[Beka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though everything was beautifully decorated, it was really just variations on several key recipes.

[Bookish · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm sure this is a fine cookbook, but the recipes are far too fussy for my liking.