Pastry Temple: Baking with Inspired Flavors (A Pastry Cookbook for Croissant, Brioche, and Puff Pastry)
About this product
Make out-of-this-world, showstopping bakes by perfecting the Three Pillars of Pastry (brioche, puff pastry, and croissant) with the steady hand of a self-taught baker as your guide.
In this pastry cookbook, you'll find 30+ innovative, sweet and savory recipes crafted by the highly sought-after Temple Pastries bakery.
Named 2026 Gold Winner of Pubwest Book Design Awards
JOIN THE CULT OF THE CROISSANT! In this creative pastry cookbook, master three foundational dough recipes: brioche, puff pastry, and croissant. Then build confidence with 30+ recipes that bring those bakes to life in all their mouthwatering glory.
Author Christina Wood—self-taught home baker turned owner and benevolent leader of Temple Pastries and James Beard Award semifinalist—swoops in to demystify those intimidating, picture-perfect pastries that may have felt too challenging to attempt. Ideal for experienced home bakers, you'll find step by step guidance in clear, unambiguous language; detailed timelines for planning your day; and plenty of process shots to bestow necessary confidence.
Includes savory and not-too-sweet flavors such as:
Chinese Five-Spice Kouign Amann
Gochujang Babka
Harissa-Sweet Potato Rosette Tart with Feta
Cheesy Blistered Tomato Croissant
Sweet tooths are covered too!
Poached Quince Tarte Tatin
Creme Brulee Donut
Sumac-Roasted Strawberry Cheesecake Croissant
We know you've already mastered cakes and cookies. Now take your skills to the next level with these three mouthwatering pillars of pastry! Read more
Editor's Take
Reviews and coverage suggest this cookbook is aimed at home bakers who want to level up croissant, brioche, and puff pastry skills, with an emphasis on clear step-by-step instruction and creative flavor ideas. Goodreads has at least one positive reader review calling the pastries delicious and saying they are eager to dig in.
Editorial coverage from Eater describes the book as geared toward intermediate to advanced home bakers and highlights the detailed technique guidance, including laminating dough and proofing tips. Sales/retail listings and book pages echo that it contains 30+ recipes and focuses on the three pastry foundations, which aligns with the overall response that it is a serious technique-driven cookbook rather than a casual beginner title.
For YouTube, there are real videos about the book from Book Larder and from New Day NW, but they appear to be author/book feature segments rather than independent review videos. No clearly independent YouTube review or unboxing result surfaced for this exact product, so the video list is limited to relevant book-related appearances only.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Sasquatch Books |
| Publication date | September 30, 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 208 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1632175509 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1632175502 |
| Item Weight | 1.7 pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.51 x 0.88 x 10.26 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #49,798 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #31 in Pastry Baking (Books) #92 in Christmas Cooking #1,103 in Culinary Arts & Techniques (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (53) |
