Tart It Up!: Sweet and Savoury Tarts and Pies. Eric Lanlard - Hardcover

Eric Lanlard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845336909 ISBN 13: 9781845336905

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2012

Synopsis

Pies and tarts are the ultimate comfort food. Whether sweet or savoury, elegant or hearty, they are great for relaxed entertaining, family get-togethers and even weekday suppers. In this irresistible book Eric Lanlard, AKA Cake Boy, demonstrates how to make the best pastry and shares his favourite recipes for sweet and savoury tarts and pies. His recipes include classics with a twist plus ideas inspired by his travels, using deliciously imaginative flavour combinations. In the first part of the book, Pastry Basics, Eric shares his professional expertise and provides step-by-step instructions for making every type of pastry - shortcrust (sweet and savoury), puff, almond, chocolate and brioche. There is a wealth of helpful baking hints to ensure a great bake every time. Savoury Tarts & Pies features such classics as a 'Proper' Quiche Lorraine and a Cider and Pork Pie plus attention-grabbing treats including Fig, Lardon and Dolce Latte Tart and Lamb and Moroccan Spice Pie. The chapter end

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About the Author

Eric Lanlard is a master patissier. He has changed the face of British patisserie, earning himself a reputation for awe-inspiring cakes and a celebrity clientele. He has been twice winner of Continental Patissier of the Year and with numerous TV appearances, he is fast becoming a celebrity himself. His tv appearances include Masterchef: The Professionals, Mary Queen of Shops, Great British Bake Off and two series of Channel 4's Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard. Aware that there was a demand for inspirational cakes created on a bespoke basis, Eric launched Savoir Design in 2000, taking direct commissions for Cake Boy, his cake emporium and cookery school.

From Booklist

*Starred Review* No stone fruit—or vegetable, for that matter—is left untouched in the third collection of amazing tart and pie recipes by British master pātissier Lanlard, who claims such celebrities as Madonna and Sir Elton John among his clientele. True, there’s a fear of pastry making among many home chefs and bakers, but Lanlard quickly dismisses such concerns not only by featuring a dozen recipes for pastry basics, but also by including a handful of quick savory and sweet dishes using store-bought dough. (Try a quick fish pie or cinnamon sticks to impress guests—and yourself.) The color photographs are glorious (although not every recipe has such accompanying illustrations) and highlight the occasional step-by-step instructions. Food combinations are not always usual and include sausage and apple, rhubarb and strawberry tarts, and treacle and calzone (using brioche dough). Although Americans might dispute Lanlard’s choice for achieving the best pumpkin-pie results (butternut squash), there are nearly 100 reasons herein for calling him the Pie and Tart Boy. --Barbara Jacobs

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1845336909
• ISBN 13: 9781845336905
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 176