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Art in Pastry: The Delicate Art of Pastry Decoration: Recipes and Ideas for Extraordinary Pies and Tarts
This groundbreaking book is where pastry meets art. Recipes and designs for stunningly beautiful sweet and savory pies and tarts encourage you to unleash your creativity in the kitchen
Julie Jones, Instagram influencer and author of Soulful Baker and The Pastry School conducts online work-shops for pastry decorating and this is the book that her followers have been crying out for.
A collection of basic sweet, shortcrust and hot water pastry recipes at the start of the book can each be used for a variety of pies and tarts and with a wide range of fillings, both sweet and savory.
Chapters on Fruit, Meat & Fish, Vegetables, Sweet Dairy and Cheese include 40 recipes that can all be adapted to variety of decorative approaches. The recipes suit small and large rounds and small and large squares, according to how many people you’re planning to serve for. In total there are more than a hundred decorative pies and tarts to feast your eyes on. Recipes include a linear fruit pie, a cheese lattice pie, a pumpkin baked pastry tile pie and a carrot and courgette flower pie. Every chapter includes exquisite photography by Andrew Montgomery of both the food and the inspiration behind it.
Julie Jones, Instagram influencer and author of Soulful Baker and The Pastry School conducts online work-shops for pastry decorating and this is the book that her followers have been crying out for.
A collection of basic sweet, shortcrust and hot water pastry recipes at the start of the book can each be used for a variety of pies and tarts and with a wide range of fillings, both sweet and savory.
Chapters on Fruit, Meat & Fish, Vegetables, Sweet Dairy and Cheese include 40 recipes that can all be adapted to variety of decorative approaches. The recipes suit small and large rounds and small and large squares, according to how many people you’re planning to serve for. In total there are more than a hundred decorative pies and tarts to feast your eyes on. Recipes include a linear fruit pie, a cheese lattice pie, a pumpkin baked pastry tile pie and a carrot and courgette flower pie. Every chapter includes exquisite photography by Andrew Montgomery of both the food and the inspiration behind it.
208 pages, Hardcover
Published October 11, 2022
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January 5, 2024
Beautiful book on decorating pies and tarts. I was reading through all the recipes up until the ingredients become to weird for me (ham hock, mustard & herb pie; camembert, ham & redcurrant pie; mince and cheddar; oxtail & shin pie) but, truly, I was really interested in what has on top of the pies as opposed to what was inside. But, that said, many of the (dessert) tarts are right up my alley (Lime Tart, Chocolate Mousse Tart, Baked White Chocolate Tarts...). Photography is beautiful. The directions are clear and complete, which means you don't have to refer back several pages to remind yourself how to do a certain technique, though it can be repetitive from one recipe to the next. The only criticism is that I wished there were more photos of the pastry after being baked.
May 30, 2023
so inspiring but well beyond my pastry skills.
you want to look at this book for the pictures alone
come back to when you want inspiration
I love how she includes pictures and descriptions of her inspirations.
you want to look at this book for the pictures alone
come back to when you want inspiration
I love how she includes pictures and descriptions of her inspirations.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews