Little Tarts

The minimini tarts made by Petit gâteau are the ultimate eye candy thanks to their endless variety of tastes and colours. And whilte the basic recipe for the delicious, crispy and buttery shortcrust pastry bases used for these tarts is always the same, there is no end to the variations possible with the fillings. With LITTLE TARTS you will discover just how easy it is to make many different kinds of tarts using only one kind of shortcrust pastry. Tarts filled with almond, pistachio and even clafoutis cream, for example, and topped with poached peer, lemond curd, fluffy meringe or crispy crumble. The book for bakers everywhere - from beginners to experts - who would like to learn how to fill and decorate an infinite variety of tarts to perfection. About Petit gâteau Petit gâteau is the only genuine French patisserie in Amsterdam. It is run by Meike Schaling and Patrice Andrieu, who met when Meike opened her first patisserie in Paris after training to become a pastry chef. They recently opened their third shop in Amsterdam.