pastry cooks
Makers of croissants
Pastry cooks are people who specialize in making pastries, desserts, and baked goods.
The term appears in professional kitchen contexts, where pastry cooks handle sweet preparations distinct from savory cooking: The restaurant employs three pastry cooks for its elaborate dessert menu.
In French culinary tradition, the equivalent is pâtissier.
- chouxTwice-cooked pastry dough
- cream puffAiry pastry, custard-filled
- bakerOne who makes bread
- patisserieFrench pastry shop
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
croissant · laminating · macaron · ganache · tarts · blind baking · tempering · souffle · piping · confectioners · mille-feuille · dough · egg wash · kneading · rolling pin · chocolatier · proofing · whisk
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