From the publisher:
Two windows. Two sides of the craft. A different way of understanding dough.
1+1 is the first major book by José Roldán, one of the key figures in the new wave of Spanish baking. Voted Best Baker in Spain in 2015 and internationally recognized as World Baker in 2025, Roldán has built his career on the convergence of two disciplines that seemed to exist separately for a long time: bakery and pastry.
He defines himself as a “bakstry,” a word that encapsulates this approach to the craft. This philosophy is also reflected in the book's design. 1+1 has two covers, each with a die-cut that acts as a window into the interior. Two windows to discover the two sides of the craft: one dedicated to bakery and the other to pastry.
But more than just two sets of recipes, they are two journeys through a way of working based on precision, experience, and the constant search for solutions. Throughout its pages, José Roldán shares essential recipes for any bakery, signature creations, and preparations developed in the context of competition. From the baguette, the croissant, and the Jurassienne to creations like the wheat and rye wreath with lemon, the Toro, the Califa, the chocolate and orange log, and the surprising baker's coulant. Each recipe is accompanied by detailed processes and step-by-step photographs, but the true value of 1+1 goes beyond the recipes.
A good professional book shouldn't just tell you what to do, it should also provide tools to understand why things are done a certain way, discover alternatives, solve problems, and find new possibilities in the workshop. What are the main pitfalls of a croissant? Did you know there's a faster way to fold pastry than combining a single and a double fold to achieve the 12 layers of fat in a puff pastry? Did you know there's a more efficient way to incorporate butter into a Jurassienne, that a competition recipe can conceal techniques and solutions perfectly applicable to the daily work of a workshop, or that the amount of dough added to a tub can eliminate the need for bulk folds?
1+1 gathers years of experience, research, competition, and work to transform that accumulated knowledge into a valuable reference tool.
A book to inspire you, yes. But above all, a book to work with.
