Full Description
In The Elements of Dessert, renowned pastry chef Francisco Migoya, professor at The Culinary Institute of America, takes you on a guided tour through the innovative flavors, ingredients, and techniques in the thrilling world of desserts. He begins with the fundamental elements—such as mousses, doughs, and ganaches-- revealing in each recipe how to incorporate these building blocks into inventive, unforgettable delicacies. Chef Migoya then explores basic pastry methods and dessert and menu composition principles in 200 recipes and variations in the essential groups of pre-desserts, plated desserts, dessert buffets, passed-around desserts, and cakes and petits fours. Inspirational and instructive photographs display steps, techniques, and finished desserts.
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vi
INTRODUCTION vi
Ch1 The Basic Elements 1
Ch2 Pre-Desserts 105
Ch3 Plated Desserts 163
Ch4 Dessert Buffets 261
Ch5 Passed-Around Desserts 331
Ch6 Cakes (Entremets) 381
Ch7 Petits Fours (Mignardises) 449
BIBLIOGRAPHY 519
RESOURCES 520
INDEX 522
