Pastry Temple

"Known for their savory cronuts (croissant-donuts) such as the chili verde pulled pork cronut and innovative cruffins (croissant-muffins) such as passionfruit-cheesecake cruffin, plus thoughtful use of local ingredients, up-and-coming bakery Temple Pastries quickly netted some serious foodie cred in Seattle and is poised for great things. Started by self-taught pastry chef Christina Wood just 3 years ago, Christina impressed both locals and the food glitterati like Kenji Lopez-Alt and is a true rising star. With her "I did it so you can too" attitude, this giftable single-subject cookbook pushes the envelope of the familiar, expertly guiding you through intimidating-sounding recipes. Perfect for the moderately experienced home baker looking for inspo-Great British Bake Off hopefuls and armchair enthusiast types-Temple Pastries' cookbook will be like having our own local Alison Roman (Sweet Enough) swooping in to demystify those Instagram-worthy pastries that may have felt too challenging to attempt. She lures you in with trendy flavor combos inspired by the PNW (plenty of Asian flavors and locally grown ingredients), plus capitalizes on the savory and not-too-sweet baking trend"--