While there are many courses and tutorials online, learning from a book is still one of the best ways to greatly improve your skills. Below I have selected top French Baking books.
- French Pastry 101: Learn the Art of Classic Baking with 60 Beginner-Friendly Recipes (2018)
- In the French Kitchen with Kids: Easy, Everyday Dishes for the Whole Family to Make and Enjoy (2018)
- Patisserie: A Step-by-step Guide to Baking French Pastries at Home (2001)
- Baking French Macarons: A Beginner’s Guide (2016)
- The Vegan Boulangerie: The best of traditional French baking . . . egg and dairy-free (2010)
- Bread Baking for Beginners: The Essential Guide to Baking Kneaded Breads, No-Knead Breads, and Enriched Breads (2018)
- The French Baking Cookbook: Delectable & Delicious French Dessert Recipes! (2018)
- Simple French Paleo: Flavorful Allergen-Free Recipes for the Autoimmune Protocol (2016)
- French Macarons Recipes: Dessert Baking Cookbook (2019)
- French Desserts: The Art of French Desserts: The Very Best Traditional French Desserts & Pastries Cookbook (French Dessert Recipes, French Pastry Recipes, French Desserts Cookbook) (2017)
French Pastry 101: Learn the Art of Classic Baking with 60 Beginner-Friendly Recipes (2018)
French baking is now more approachable than ever with Beaucoup Bakery co-owner and Yummy Workshop founder Betty Hung’s beginner-friendly, easy-to-follow recipes.Start with basics like pastry cream and pâté sucrée, then work your way up to indulgent all-time favorites such as Lemon Madeleines, Crème Brûlée, Éclairs, Lady Fingers and Chocolate Torte.
In the French Kitchen with Kids: Easy, Everyday Dishes for the Whole Family to Make and Enjoy (2018)
Twice a week during the school year, you’ll find Mardi Michels–French teacher and the well-known blogger behind eat. live. travel. write–directing up to a dozen children in her school’s science lab as they slice, dice, mix, knead and, most importantly, taste.
Patisserie: A Step-by-step Guide to Baking French Pastries at Home (2001)
This book is a tribute to French Patisserie. It is also a manual to learn how to successfully and easily make traditional French desserts at home. It’s written for all people who love to bake and want to do it like the professionals do. From beginners to more advanced, everyone can do it. The author is a professional French pastry chef who wants to share her passion and talent for baking.
Baking French Macarons: A Beginner’s Guide (2016)
Bake beautiful and delicious French macarons in your own kitchen. This collection of tried-and-tested recipes allows bakers to create these tasty and colorful confections. The author details what equipment and ingredients you need, offers numerous helpful tips, resources, and shares more than 30 recipes for you to whip up an array of elegant French delicacies.
The Vegan Boulangerie: The best of traditional French baking . . . egg and dairy-free (2010)
Excellent Book
Bread Baking for Beginners: The Essential Guide to Baking Kneaded Breads, No-Knead Breads, and Enriched Breads (2018)
From beginning home baker to artisanal bread makerBaking a perfect loaf of bread is part science and part magic. Created from four simple ingredients of flour, yeast, water, and salt, breadmaking is one of the most difficult (and delicious) baking endeavors.
The French Baking Cookbook: Delectable & Delicious French Dessert Recipes! (2018)
Savour Press present’s our French Baking Book!
Simple French Paleo: Flavorful Allergen-Free Recipes for the Autoimmune Protocol (2016)
Rediscover the joy of food with this beautifully crafted cookbook, deeply rooted in French tradition and family cooking.Simple French Paleo is a beautiful collection of accessible, delicious, and nourishing recipes, all of which are compliant with the elimination phase of the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol. The recipes are free from gluten, grains, legumes, dairy, eggs, nuts, seeds, and nightshades! It also contains all…
French Macarons Recipes: Dessert Baking Cookbook (2019)
French Macarons: Dessert Baking Cookbook. Would you like to learn how to create delicious desserts that are also healthy? Dessert baking is an exciting activity. With myriads of flavors, natural colors, and shapes, in one way or another, every dessert is a creation of art.In addition to traditional French macarons, you will learn how to prepare healthy versions of French macarons with fruits, nuts and natural coloring.
French Desserts: The Art of French Desserts: The Very Best Traditional French Desserts & Pastries Cookbook (French Dessert Recipes, French Pastry Recipes, French Desserts Cookbook) (2017)
With the help of my Parisian Grand-mère (Grandma)& Bordeaux Grand-père (Grandpa) who at 90 & 92 have been cooking in the old country since WWII. We formulated a real French Dessert Cook Book. This book is unique in that it has REAL traditional French Dessert Recipes that have been in my French family for generations! I also made sure to include popular regional dishes that are unique to certain areas of French. There’s a little bit of everything here from Crêpes to the infamous Madeleines.
Best French Baking Books Everyone Should Read
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French Bread Baking Cookbook for Beginners: The Essential Guide to Baking Baguettes, Boules, Brioche, and More: The Essential Guide to Baking Baguettes, Boules, Brioche, and More
Author(s): Kuczynski , Katie Rosenhouse
ID: 3254410, Publisher: Rockridge Press, Year: 2022, Size: 31 Mb, Format: epub
French Bread Baking Cookbook for Beginners: The Essential Guide to Baking Baguettes, Boules, Brioche, and More
Author(s): Rosenhouse Kuczynski, Katie
ID: 3254411, Publisher: , Year: 2022, Size: 13 Mb, Format: pdf
The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Bread Baking
Author(s): French Culinary Institute
ID: 3617311, Publisher: ABRAMS, Year: 2021, Size: 19 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are truly record-breakers according to Chicago Tribune, others are composed by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.