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In this book I explain the alchemy of the pastry, discuss the preparation of bonne crème à flan, crème anglais, crème aux oeufs, and above all, I offer to lovers of fine food, ways to create new aromas and flavors. --Christine Ferber
After the publication of the original French edition of Mes Confitures in 1998, Christine Ferber was chosen as France's finest patisserie. Now, in Mes Tartes, she brings together a new collection of her unique recipes.
Christine Ferber unravels a seasonal thread of ingredients to create an encyclopedia of truly wonderful tastes, invaluable advice, slights of hand, culinary tricks, and inventive and successful methods for insuring magnificent tart fillings and perfect crusts. In all, the book contains more than 130 previously unpublished recipes for sweet and savory tarts.