Pastry Perfection: Foolproof recipes for the home cook - Tapa dura

'Mr. Malgieri s teaching skills are manifest on every page as he breaks down the process of dough-making into thorough but easily digestible steps. With him at my side, I managed to turn out flaky, buttery pains au chocolate, which impressed the heck out of my Instagram followers. On the simpler side, a mango lassi tart with a cookie-like crust was rich, silky and not at all tricky to put together.' ----Melissa Clark, NY Times

Over the years Nick Malgieri has shared many pastry dough recipes, from ridiculously easy (mix with a fork and press into the pan) to quite elaborate (classic puff pastry, croissants, etc.). In this book, he gives you a range of all types of doughs, step-by-step photos (and videos on his website) about how to prepare them and also how to roll them, shape them and bake them. If you have a bad case of 'fear of pastry' or 'fear of rolling' he can promise you that if you follow the simple instructions here you'll be able to tackle any pastry project you like. Starting off as usual with a quick tutorial on ingredients and equipment, Nick then delves into sweet tarts and tartlets; sweet pies, cobblers and crisps; savoury pies and tarts; strudels, puff pastries, including those with cream, and brioche. With over 125 recipes and beautifully photographed every step of the way, Pastry Perfection is the new definitive pastry bible.