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The White House pastry chef for 25 years teaches home cooks the art of creating the perfect dessert. "At once an indispensable guide to preparing desserts and fascinating armchair reading."--"Publishers Weekly." 300+ recipes. of color photos. 50 line drawings.
Publisher's Remarks:
As Executive Pastry Chef at the White House for almost twenty-five years, Roland Mesnier has been responsible for creating thousands of elegant, delicious confections and dazzling desserts for hundreds of state dinners and family occasions. An accomplished teacher as well as a master chef, he now shares his expertise with home cooks in "Dessert University."This beautifully illustrated volume is a complete course in making the full spectrum of spectacular sweets -- from breakfast pastries, cookies, and pies to fresh-fruit desserts, frozen confections, and cakes. Recipes in each chapter are organized from the simplest to the most complex, and Chef Mesnier walks you through each step, pointi
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