Great pastry starts with great dough. And making homemade dough is easy as pie when you’ve got science on your side. Making Dough presents simple formulas for creating a dozen different from-scratch doughs. The secret? Understanding how the ratio of just five ingredients—flour, butter, water, sugar, and eggs—can be tweaked to bake a patisserie’s worth of delectable desserts and savory treats. With tips and tricks from author Russell van Kraayenburg, anyone can make Cheddar Bacon Biscuits, Root Vegetable Spiral Tarts, Cherry Cheesecake Danishes, and Salted Caramel Éclairs. And thanks to Russell’s diagrams and plain-language explanations, it’s a snap to riff on his recipes and invent your own incredible pastries. Table of Contents Getting Started Biscuit Dough Scone Dough Pie Dough Shortcrust Dough Sweetcrust Dough Pâte à Choux Dough Brioche Dough Puff Pastry Dough Rough Puff Pastry Dough Croissant Dough Danish Dough Phyllo Dough