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The Art of Viennoiserie: A Complete History, Culture, and Craft of France's Most Beloved Pastries

The Art of Viennoiserie: A Complete History, Culture, and Craft of France's Most Beloved Pastries

Peridore, Stephen

Paperback

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ISBN13: 9798199368278
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 31 2026
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The 34-Hour Croissant is a deep dive into the technical, historical, and philosophical world of French viennoiserie. It centers on the provocative premise that a pastry consumed in three bites requires a thirty-four-hour commitment to be considered genuine. The book bridges the gap between the amateur's appreciation and the baker's labor, explaining the complex physics of lamination-where butter and dough create a steam-driven explosion-and the biological necessity of cold fermentation. Beyond recipes, the book serves as a manifesto for the artisan baker, exposing the '80% reality' where industrial frozen dough has quietly replaced hand-crafted goods in most French shops. From the Viking-influenced dairy cultures of Normandy to the modern 'renaissance' of hybrid pastries in Tokyo and New York, the book provides a sensory and intellectual toolkit for anyone who wants to distinguish between a chemical facsimile and a work of art. It is a celebration of the 'boulangerie' as a social institution and a call to action for consumers to value the slow, the difficult, and the authentic over the merely convenient.

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