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Bakery School is now
available in English

80 step-by-step recipes explained by the chefs 

Learn to bake your own bread with the acclaimed Le Cordon Bleu institute.

Le Cordon Bleu is the highly renowned, world-famous culinary school noted for the quality of its courses, aimed at beginners as well as confirmed or professional cooks. It is the world's largest hospitality education institution, with over 20 schools on five continents. Its educational focus is on hospitality management, culinary arts, and gastronomy. The teaching teams are composed of specialists, chefs and pastry experts, most of them honoured by national or international prizes. One of its most famous alumnae in the 1940s was Julia Child, as depicted in the film Julie & Julia.

There are 80 illustrated recipes, explained step-by-step with 1450 photographs presented in seven chapters with recipes for "French Tradition" baguette, spelt sourdough bread, milk rolls, focaccia, ciabatta, pita, challah, croissant, pain au chocolat, Parisian brioche, stollen, panettone, vanilla flan, kouign-amann, galette des rois… and much, much more.

Discover recipes for traditional, regional breads and breads from around the world, as well as viennoiseries (Danish pastries) and French pastries. Learn how to knead, shape and score breads and achieve baking success thanks to the know-how and advice of the very best bakers.

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