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From basics to getting crazy baking






If you look at Pastries by Pierre Hermes, the big list of ingredients will push away even the interested from baking.
On the other end of spectrum is Robert BlakesLee's 'Your time to bake', as accesible as 'your time to cook'. The first 1/6th of the book lists all the techniques in baking. Uptil here its a guide for the beginners.
I was very taken by the chocoroon brownies - brownies with a sweet coconut bottom. I made them. I also made Mexican wedding cakes and walnut puffs. They were all liked by friends and family. It was fun getting hands covered in powdered sugar. Initially when I put the hot cookies in the powder, it formed a thin glaze on the cookies.
All the recipes come with a step by step instructions and pictures of the preparation.
With simple gadget like a pastry tamper 
, the author's steps will get you started on making tartlets in your muffin pans.

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