Dominique Ansel The Secret Recipes

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Description: Everyone wants to know: How does Dominique do it? Dominique Ansel is the creator of the Cronut pastry, the croissant-doughnut hybrid that has taken the world by storm. But he's no one-hit wonder. Classically trained in Paris, leader of a three-star Michelin pastry kitchen in New York, and now the proprietor of New York's highest-rated bakery, Dominique has become a modern-day Willy Wonka: the creator of wildly innovative, extraordinarily delicious, and unbelievably popular desserts. 

Presented here are some of Dominique's most coveted recipes, which are organized by skill level and cater to both amateur and professional bakers. He guides home cooks through the directions needed to prepare his creations in their very own kitchens. Layer butter, dough, and sugar to make Dominique's Kouign Amann (DKA). Mix the molten chocolate batter of his Chocolate Pecan Cookie. Bake the caramelized crust of his Cannele de Bordeaux. 

In this, his first cookbook. Dominique reveals not only the ingredients and formulas for these desserts, but the stories of inspiration behind each of them. As Dominique describes the lessons he has learned in the kitchen, he shows how the most important element in any dish is not a particular brand of chocolate or a type of salt, but rather the spark of imagination. What would happen, Dominique wondered, if you baked a chocolate souffle in an orange-blossom brioche instead of a ramekin? And why. he asked, does gingerbread need to be built into a house? He maps the influences and inspirations that led to his most successful creations and shows how we can approach innovation as a lifestyle -- not only in the kitchen, but in all areas of our lives. 

At heart, Dominique Ansel: The Secret Recipes is a book about innovation: how a cook can transform flour, sugar, and butter into memories that last a lifetime; and how anyone, from any field, can try to add a little magic to their work. 

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Condition: Good condition Dust jacket has light creasing at top edge.