Cookbook Gift Ideas for Bakers and Pastry Enthusiasts

From textbook techniques to beautiful works of art, these cookbooks show the masterful artistry that produce the world's sweetest works of art.

Pierre Hermé Macaron

Pierre Hermé has been a pastry chef since the young age of 14 years old. Many revere him as the world's greatest, but he is indisputably one of the world's best known pastry chefs.

Macaron covers the details of making masterful macarons with numerous recipes.

Bouchon Bakery by Thomas Keller

Bouchon Bakery reached the coveted number one spot on the New York Times Best Seller list. Adored by thousands, this book covers traditional French pastries, American classics, modern twists, and even elevated childhood favorites like Oreos.

Patisserie Mastering the Fundamentals of French Pastry

Patisserie is a golden gift to bakers everywhere. It features hundreds of recipes that showcase fundamental techniques behind macarons, entremets, viennoiserie, brioche, and every type of pastry you can think of. Each page shows incredible detail with pictures of every step, forming a collection of 3,200 process photographs. This is the only manual one would ever need to become a pastry chef. Highly-recommended!

Dominique Ansel The Secret Recipes

The Cronut® reached international fame in 2013. The day after its introduction, over 100 people lined up outside of Dominique Ansel Bakery in anticipation of the event.

This book is not just about the Cronut®. Chef Dominique shares his creativity, recipes, and techniques.

Chocolate Master Class Techniques, by Valrhona

The manufacturer of the world's finest chocolate, Valrhona, brings together the experts and expertise to teach advanced techniques and recipes in chocolate. Chocolate lovers will love this book.

Pierre Hermé Pastries

Master French Patissier Pierre Hermé shares his recipes for professional pastries alongside their rich histories in French culinary tradition. This book does not just cover the classics; it transforms them into the defining style of Chef Pierre.

Momofuku Milk Bar

The Momofuku Milk Bar brings its well-known comfort desserts like birthday cake and cereal milk ice cream into cookbook form. The Milk Bar typically has a line going out the door of its tiny shop in New York City, so being able to make the treats at home is an enticing option. The great thing about Milk Bar's recipes is that none of them are too difficult to make so beginner bakers need not feel intimidated.

Baking and Pastry by the CIA

If you're looking for fundamentals, this book is the right choice. Food is a science and our understanding of baking can even go to the molecular level. Anyone who has ever struggled with croissants should buy this book.

elBulli Collection

This collection is expensive, yes, but it chronicles the genius that made the extraordinary restaurant elBulli one of the most recognizable names in fine dining. In its time, it received nearly 1,000,000 reservation requests each year, granting only 8,000 of them total. The transformative cuisine made its mark on the restaurant world in ways that we all experience today. This collection features over 700 recipes and thousands of photographs.

Chocolates and Confections by the CIA

The CIA (Culinary Institute of America) publishes an excellent series of cooking and pastry fundamentals. In culinary school, students often have an entire class devoted to eggs. For pastry chefs, there are multiple classes devoted to chocolate. Working with chocolate is one skill you want to master and this book will help you get there.

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