Light, airy, crispy, and now in bite size! In this second book on choux pastries, we discover the possibilities of wonderfully delectable choux in petite form. Little Choux Temptations contains instructions for creating twenty-seven innovative petite choux pastries. This book explores the endless variations on the choux paste ingredients as well as delicious flavoring options for the filling components. Non-traditional ingredients such as nut oils, fruit and vegetable purees, and herbs and spices are incorporated into the choux paste to create unique textures, flavors, and appearance. Each recipe is accompanied by detailed instructions, step-by-step photographs, as well as photographs of the finished pastries.
Author Biography:
A former NASA research engineer, Jialin Tian developed a passion for making pastries while she was working on her doctoral dissertation in satellite instrumentation. Since then, the art of pastry making has brought her endless enjoyment. She has studied pastry and chocolate art with world-renowned pastry chefs St�phane Glacier, M.O.F., Jean-Pierre Wybauw, St�phane Leroux, M.O.F., Franck Michel, M.O.F., and Ramon Morat�, at the French Pastry School in Chicago and PreGel Professional Training Center in Concord, North Carolina. She is the author of five cookbooks including Macaron Magic, Macaron Magic 2, Choux Temptations, Litte Choux Temptations, and The Bear and Fish Family Cookbook. She is also a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) credited by the Society of Wine Educators. Jialin received her PhD in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004. She lives in the greater DC Metro area. A former NASA research engineer, Jialin Tian developed a passion for making pastries while she was working on her doctoral dissertation in satellite instrumentation. Since then, the art of pastry making has brought her endless enjoyment. She has studied pastry and chocolate art with world-renowned pastry chefs St�phane Glacier, M.O.F., Jean-Pierre Wybauw, St�phane Leroux, M.O.F., Franck Michel, M.O.F., and Ramon Morat�, at the French Pastry School in Chicago and PreGel Professional Training Center in Concord, North Carolina. She is the author of five cookbooks including Macaron Magic, Macaron Magic 2, Choux Temptations, Litte Choux Temptations, and The Bear and Fish Family Cookbook. She is also a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) credited by the Society of Wine Educators. Jialin received her PhD in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004. She lives in the greater DC Metro area.
