''Bouchon Bakery'' is a 2012 cookbook written by American chef

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and Sebastien Rouxel. The cookbook's pastry recipes are based on those from Keller's restaurant Bouchon Bakery, where co-author Rouxel works as a pastry chef. ''Bouchon Bakery'' contains close to 150 recipes, as well as cooking tips and techniques. Keller tested many of the recipes with gluten-free flour. ''Bouchon Bakery'' emphasizes "

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". Recipes contained in ''Bouchon Bakery'' include

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and levain bread, as well as a recipe for baked

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'' food critic William Grimes called ''Bouchon Bakery'' "a real cookbook" but noted that "going to Keller for a blueberry muffin recipe seems a little like hiring

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'' wrote that "so many "finesse points" are demonstrated and explained that one could conceivably start a bakery by cooking your way through" ''Bouchon Bakery''. ''

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'' called ''Bouchon Bakery'' "surprisingly approachable" and "one glorious pastry book". ''Bouchon Bakery'' won the 2013 IACP award for food photography and styling.

References

General references * * {{Thomas Keller 2012 non-fiction books American cookbooks