The Art and Soul of Baking Reviewed by Apartment Therapy The Kitchn

The Art and Soul of Baking
by Sur La Table with Cindy Mushet is reviewed
by Apartment Therapy The Kitchn:

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/video/interweb-cookery-how-to-become-a-pastry-genius-in-one-short-video-063575

The Art & Soul of Baking by pastry genius Cindy Mushet is October's Cookbook Club selection over at Gourmet.com. In conjunction with the book, they also offer up a short video on how to make individual bittersweet chocolate souffles. The clip is chock full of baking tips and very, very precise instructions.

In less than 10 minutes you will learn:
* when to whisk in the flour in a béchamel sauce; indeed, you will learn exactly how to make the entire béchamel sauce
* precisely what a soft peak looks like as compared with a stiff peak (hint: it has nothing to do with the peak)
* what it means to rain (rein?) in the sugar
* why you should completely coat the inside of the souffle dish with butter
* how to fold in (the perfectly peaked) egg whites

I'm a former pastry chef (long ago and far away) and still I learned a lot from this video.
If that's not enough for you, you can continue with another short clip with several great tips like how to soften brown sugar, test your baking powder and soda and keep your scones from burning on the bottom.