French Bakes Made Simple - From macaron to millefeuille and more

''Baking requires skill and perfection, and Edd''s got it.'' Mary Berry ''Edd Kimber has made everyone''s favourite French desserts and pastries accessible and easy to make. From buttery sable cookies to crusty caneles and flaky croissants, anyone can bake and enjoy the best French pastries, right in their own kitchen!'' David Lebovitz ''Edd''s desserts taste as good as they look - these delicious recipes inspire the baker in all of us.'' Philippe Conticini This is a new edition of Edd Kimber''s ultimate baking cookbook that will help you recreate all the wonderful treats you''d find in a traditional French patisserie. With easy-to-follow step-by-step guides, Edd takes you through the techniques you''ll need to make your own classic French bakes, from a moist and tasty genoise sponge to that quintessential icon of French pastry: the flaky, buttery croissant. Chapters include: - Sweet Treats: Classic Financiers, Caneles and Eclairs - Desserts & cakes: Cherry Clafoutis and Buche de Noel - Pastry: Easy guides to making Pate Sablee and Pate Sucree, and recipes for delicious tarts to use them in - Basics: Essential icings and creams, such as Mousseline and Creme Chantilly Edd''s mouthwatering recipes use bakeware found in most household kitchens, removing the need for expensive or complex equipment and allowing you to create the perfect patisserie in your own home.

About the author

Edd Kimber is is a baker and food writer based in London. He is the author of The Sunday Times bestseller One Tin Bakes (2020) which also won the BBC Good Food, Guardian, New York Times and Washington Post Best Food Books 2020, as well as One Tin Bakes Easy (2021) and Small Batch Bakes (2022). Over the last ten years he has appeared on multiple television shows including Good Morning America, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Sunday Brunch, Saturday Kitchen and, of course, on the original series of The Great British Bake Off, of which he is the inaugural winner.

He regularly shares his knowledge at cookery schools and at food festivals around the world and also writes for multiple publications, including as the baking columnist for Olive magazine.

www.theboywhobakes.co.uk @theboywhobakes

Product details

• Authors: Edd Kimber, Kimber Edd
• Publisher: Kyle
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 28.08.2025
• EAN: 9781804193150
• ISBN: 978-1-80419-315-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 262 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Theme cookery books; Desserts, COOKING / Methods / Baking, COOKING / General, COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cakes, COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pastry, COOKING / Comfort Food, COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cookies, Cookery / food & drink etc, General cookery & recipes, National & regional cuisine, National and regional cuisine, TV / celebrity chef cookbooks, Cookery / food and drink, Cooking for parties and special occasions, Cooking for parties, Cookery dishes and courses: desserts, Cookery / food by ingredient: egg, cheese and dairy products, Cooking with dairy products, COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Chocolate, Cooking with chocolate, Cookery / food by ingredient: chocolate, COOKING / Regional & Cultural / French, COOKING / Regional & Cultural / General