<B><I>The Pie and Pastry Bible</I> is your magic wand for baking the pies, tarts, and pastries of your dreams -- the definitive work by the country's top baker.</B> <P> <UL TYPE=DISC> <LI><B>More than 300 recipes, 200 drawings of techniques and equipment, and 70 color pictures of finished pies, tarts, and pastries</B> <LI>Easy-to-follow recipes for fruit pies, chiffon pies, custard pies, ice-cream pies, meringue pies, chocolate pies, tarts and tartlets, turnovers, dumplings, biscuits, scones, crostadas, galettes, strudel, fillo, puff pastry, croissants (chocolate, too), Danish, brioche, sticky buns, cream puffs, and profiteroles <LI>All kinds of fillings, glazes, toppings, and sauces, including pastry cream, frangipane, Chiboust, fruit curds, ice creams, fondant, fruit preserves, streusel, meringues, ganache, caramel, and hot fudge <LI>A separate chapter featuring foolproof flaky, tender, and original crusts of every kind imaginable. Here are a few: Flaky Cream Cheese Pie Crust, Flaky Cheddar Cheese Pie Crust, Miracle Flaky Lard Pie Crust, and Flaky Goose Fat Pie Crust; Bittersweet Chocolate, Coconut, Ginger, and Sweet Nut Cookie Crusts; and Vanilla, Gingersnap, Chocolate, and Graham Cracker Crumb Crusts <LI>Countless tips that solve any problem, including the secrets to making a juicy fruit pie with a crisp bottom crust and a lemon meringue pie that doesn't weep <LI>How to make a tender <I>and</I> flaky pie crust in under three minutes <LI>How to make the best brownie ever into a crustless tart with puddles of ganache <LI>Exciting savory recipes, including meat loaf wrapped in a flaky Cheddar cheese crust and a roasted poblano quiche <LI>Extensive decorating techniques for the beginning baker and professional alike that show you how to make chocolate curls, pipe rosettes, crystallize flowers and leaves, and more <LI>Detailed information on ingredients and equipment, previously available only to professionals <LI>The wedding cake reconceived as a Seven-Tier Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Tart <LI>Pointers for Success follow the recipes, guaranteeing perfect results every time </UL>