Damiano and Massimiliano Carrara, owners of Carrara Pastries in Southern California, take you on a delicious journey that will make you feel like you're right in their hometown of Lucca, Italy. With basic kitchen tools and ingredients, they help you get creative about enjoying variations of numerous pastries, including family recipes that have been passed down through the generations. Whether you're craving a basic recipe, cream or custard, bite-sized pastry or gelato, you'll find it here. Filled with pictures to guide you through the baking process, each recipe is measured in grams or liter to make them easier to scale, multiply or divide. Baking demands precision, and the authors believe you need exactly the right amount of each ingredient. Demystify tasty deserts and bring flavor into your life with the easy-to-follow recipes in Dolce Italia.