My recipe collection

Pastry and Bread Recipes

All 56 formulas from my Pastry Journal, organized so you can move directly to the cake, pastry, cream, dough or bread you want to make.

10 recipes

Cakes and desserts

Complete formulas for cakes, baked desserts and individual French classics.

  1. Basque Cheesecake
  2. Classic Cheesecake
  3. Carrot Cake
  4. Red Velvet Cake
  5. Classic Tiramisu
  6. Crème Brûlée
  7. Pavlova
  8. Canelé
  9. Madeleines
  10. Financiers

15 recipes

French pastries and tarts

Laminated pastries, choux classics, tarts and celebration pastries.

  1. Croissants
  2. Pain au Chocolat
  3. Pain aux Raisins
  4. Danish Pastry
  5. Brioche Feuilletée
  6. Kouign-Amann
  7. Mille-Feuille
  8. Paris-Brest
  9. Classic Profiteroles
  10. Chocolate Éclairs
  11. French Fruit Tart
  12. Lemon Tart
  13. Tarte Tatin
  14. Galette des Rois
  15. French Macarons

4 recipes

Doughs and pastry foundations

Core dough formulas that support multiple finished pastries.

  1. Puff Pastry
  2. Inverse Puff Pastry
  3. Pâte Sucrée
  4. Pâte à Choux

15 recipes

Creams, mousses and fillings

Component recipes for entremets, tarts, layered cakes and plated pastry.

  1. Almond Cream and Frangipane
  2. Crème Anglaise
  3. Crème Diplomate
  4. Crème Mousseline
  5. Chantilly Cream
  6. Chocolate Ganache
  7. Milk Chocolate Crémeux
  8. Dark Chocolate and Tonka Bean Mousse
  9. Madagascar Vanilla and Mascarpone Mousse
  10. Vanilla Caramel Filling
  11. Fruit Confit
  12. Mango and Passion Fruit Gel
  13. Feuilletine and Crisp Layers
  14. Chocolate Sponge for Entremets
  15. Chocolate Mirror Glaze

3 recipes

Meringues

The three principal meringue methods, with working ratios and temperature control.

  1. French Meringue
  2. Italian Meringue
  3. Swiss Meringue

9 recipes

Bread

French and European bread formulas, from long fermentation to enriched dough.

  1. French Baguette
  2. French Brioche
  3. Country Sourdough Bread
  4. Sourdough Rye Bread
  5. Ciabatta
  6. Olive and Sourdough Focaccia
  7. Challah
  8. White Sandwich Bread
  9. Whole-Wheat Bread