Professional Recipes
Taught in Your Kitchen
Unlock Your Pastry Skills with Expert Training.
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Founded by world renowned Chefs and premier educators, The Butter Book leverages the celebrated training methods and proven methodology of The French Pastry School.
Where Pastry Excellence Meets Every Kitchen
Learn (or Re-Learn)
The Baking Basics
If you understand the principles of baking, your creativity can take you anywhere! Our courses emphasize the important first steps. Each video recipe guides you through the fundamentals before leading you to advanced topics and more extensive courses.
Master The
Fundamentals
Set yourself up for success by mastering the fundamentals of sanitation, food science, baking tools, and ingredients. These are the building blocks that will create the backbone for success.
Grow As You
Bake
Once your master the basic elements like meringue and buttercream, use them in a variety of different ways to create macarons, layered cakes, éclairs, and more! Explore all of the pastry, cake decorating and bread making courses and recipes.
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RECIPES ARE AT THE CORE
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Recipes are the basis for the platform. Each one contains a video, chef tips, and clear, step-by-step instructions. We also tell you how much hands-on time and rest time you’ll need, so you’ll be able to plan your day.
COURSES ARE PATHS TO LARGER ACHIEVEMENTS
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Courses are collections of recipes with a similar focus and skill that give you a broader understanding of certain topics. You’ll find courses on pastry and baking fundamentals, as well as ones that take a closer look at particular techniques, categories, and subject matters.
Whatever your baking knowledge,
we’ll guide you to the next level
CHEF-INSTRUCTED VIDEOS
Each video demonstrates an entire recipe from start to finish, giving detailed, step-by-step instruction.
DETAILED RECIPE STEPS
Every recipe indicates exactly how much hands-on, rest, and bake time you'll need, as well as, what equipment to use and ingredients down to the gram.
RECIPE RECOMMENDATIONS
User dashboard displays recommended content based on your setting preferences, guiding you to the lessons and courses that will help you accomplish your goals.
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EXTENSIVE, FREQUENTLY-UPDATED RECIPE LIBRARY
Each recipe gives, clear, step-by-step instructions. Recipes range from instructive and elementary, to advanced skill work, and topics stretch across categories from classic pastry and bread-making to cake decorating and tarts.
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PASTRY EDUCATION ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
The mobile-friendly interface can be used across your iPhone, android, or tablet. Many of our recipes are easily taken in a short amount of time, and segmented scheduling help you fit pastry into your life and plan your day.
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TIPS & TRICKS FROM THE MASTERS
Every recipe includes insider knowledge from master pastry chefs. You’ll get tips about what you can make ahead of time, how to stay organized, and a heads up on any hurdles that you might encounter along the way.
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EXTENSIVE REFERENCE GLOSSARY
With hundreds of defined terms, our glossary tells you what you need to know about classic pastry techniques, ingredients, and types of equipment. Updated with new entries regularly, it includes in-depth explanations and links for purchase.
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FOCUSED PATHS FOR LONGER-TERM GOALS
Whether you’re looking for more focused, gradual learning, have a specific pastry career in mind, or simply want to cater the perfect party, there are recipe paths curated by master chefs to help you accomplish those goals.
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KNOWLEDGE CHECKS & ASSESSMENTS
We’ll help you evaluate final products on taste, presentation, texture and reinforce learnings for a well-rounded education. Quizzes check your understanding of the different recipes, just as if you were personally mentored by the world’s top pastry chefs from your own home.