Pastries by French pastry chef Pierre Hermé. His book La Pâtisserie de Pierre Hermé will be one that you turn to again and again, because the basics are so good. Photo: Getty Images
Pastries by French pastry chef Pierre Hermé. His book La Pâtisserie de Pierre Hermé will be one that you turn to again and again, because the basics are so good. Photo: Getty Images

From croissants to cookies, Pierre Hermé pastry recipes a home cook can make

  • ‘Cakes are for pleasure and thrills, and not only for the end of a meal,’ writes Pierre Hermé in the introduction to La Pâtisserie de Pierre Hermé
  • Although not for the faint of heart, the easier recipes in the book include mille-feuilles, canelés, cinnamon buns, macarons, croissants and kouign amann

Pastries by French pastry chef Pierre Hermé. His book La Pâtisserie de Pierre Hermé will be one that you turn to again and again, because the basics are so good. Photo: Getty Images
Pastries by French pastry chef Pierre Hermé. His book La Pâtisserie de Pierre Hermé will be one that you turn to again and again, because the basics are so good. Photo: Getty Images
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