Epiphany galette

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Here is the recipe for the very classic but delicious "galette des rois" (Epiphany galette) in puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) with almond cream or frangipane . You will also see some professional tips to easily handle the dough, and obtain a nice and regular galette.
274K 24.5 3 hours 8 min. January 6^th 2021

Caramelised apple pie

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Apple pie made with caramelised apples.
248K4.3 1 hour 55 min. September 11^th 2018

Pear tart with almond cream

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This is a very quick and easy tart to make, as everything (or almost) can be done in advance. A piece of sweetcrust pastry, some almond cream and pears? You have "everything you need".
353K4.3 1 hour 14 min. March 17^th 2011

Express apple tart

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A fine apple tart, very quick to make.
356K 24.6 51 min. April 8^th 2020

Warm apple feuillantines

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It's a rather long recipe but which never fails to impress, perfect for a special dinner party. It's made up of 3 circles: one almond "tuile", 2 of caramelized brik sheets, with a caramelized apple layer between each, whipped cream on top, and custard all around. Everything, except whipped cream,...
314K5 3 hours 9 min. May 28^th 2012

Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany

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Stewed apples, raisins soaked in whisky, toasted almonds, rolled in a lightly caramelized pancake.
237K4.3 2 hours 16 min. March 10^th 2015

Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux

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Under this pretty name, my personal version of "Les pommes au four" (baked apples).
239K 24.2 1 hour 7 min. February 21^th 2011

Four quarters

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It's "the simpliest cake in the world", called four quarters, because it's made with 1/4 eggs, 1/4 sugar, 1/4 flour and 1/4 butter.
308K3.7 1 hour 15 min. February 21^th 2011

Fruit salad

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To make a good fruit salad, there are three important points: Choose fruits that go well together (avoid putting soft pears with crunchy apples for example).Remove absolutely all skins and seeds.Bring it all together with a good home made sugar syrup added to the fruit juices.Here is a recipe which...
373K4.1 1 hour 13 min. April 20^th 2020

Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins

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These are small apple turnovers ("chaussons") of puff pastry, filled with a mixture of caramelised almonds, stewed apple and rum-soaked raisins. To be eaten just as they are...
294K3.8 1 hour 31 min. September 11^th 2018

Stewed apple (compote)

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Here is a very basic but delicious recipe, and the pitfalls to avoid.
2.4M 14.8 1 hour 13 min. November 8^th 2017

Apple charlotte with toasted brioche

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This rather special charlotte is made with toasted slices of brioche instead of finger biscuits and stewed apples. Cooked once assembled, it can be eated warm or cold.
266K3.8 2 hours 20 min. June 5^th 2013

Tart Tatin

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Tart tatin is one of the great classic desserts of French cooking. It's an apple tart cooked upside down. Apples are cooked in sugar until they caramelise. Then a circle of puff pastry is put on top, and the whole tart is baked at 356°F (180°C) for 20 minutes. To serve, the tart is turned over so...
392K 13.8 1 hour 17 min. October 30^th 2015

Apple amandine tarts from Brélès

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Amandines are small sweetcrust pastry tarts filled with fruit and topped with almond cream. Here's a rather more sophisticated version made with stewed apple, rice pudding and almond cream.
176K3.7 1 hour 10 min. March 1^st 2012

Apple semelles (flat apple tarts)

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The French semelle is a flat rectangular tart with a base of puff pastry. In this version, a layer of stewed apple is spread on the pastry, then topped with finely-sliced fruit.
146K4.3 1 hour 5 min. October 28^th 2011

Tatin apples with mascarpone cream

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Small pieces of apple cooked "tatin" style (caramelized in a pan) with a light mascarpone cream.
172K4.3 1 hour 3 min. November 20^th 2011

Pear compote

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Stewed pears are not as easy to prepare as stewed apples, as they contain more juice and you risk ending up with more of a coulis than a compote. So here are two simple methods to help you succeed.
451K4.3 37 min. April 26^th 2012

Brioche Tatin

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For this filled brioche, the apples are cooked separately, as for a tart tatin (caramelized), then sandwiched between two circles of brioche dough.
69K3.7 3 hours 21 min. September 10^th 2018

Apple confectioner's custard

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For this strongly apple-flavoured version of confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream), apple juice is used instead of milk and the quantity of sugar is reduced.
119K4.6 21 min. July 23^th 2014

Apple and pear tart

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Apples and pears are combined in this sophisticated autumn tart. The pears are laid decoratively on top of stewed apple.
87K 24.9 59 min. October 27^th 2014

How to choose a centrifugal juicer

A centrifugal juicer is an appliance designed to extract juice from all kinds of fruit and vegetables. It will produce juice from tomatoes, carrots, apples, pineapple, blackcurrants, etc. The idea is simple: the chosen fruit are fed into the top of the machine through a tube.The fruit should be...
39K4.4 April 1^st 2011

Markers in cooking

When it comes to cooking, there is only one real rule, and that is that there are no rules! By that I mean that everything is possible, everything can be combined, everything or almost everything can go with everything, but you have to like it, you have to find it good. I have friends who...
6,9315 July 3^rd 2021

Different kinds of pastry and dough

When cooking in general, and particularly in baking, we can make and use many different kinds of pastry and dough. All built on the same "base": flour - a powder to which we add fat, liquid or both to produce the dough which is then cooked. .
104K 14.0 November 6^th 2012

The green of leeks

We are all, consciously or not, very sensitive to the colour of our food. That's why a red strawberry will always seem more appetizing than a pale one, even if it's not necessarily true. This is true for red, but it is also true for the green of certain vegetables.
15K4.0 March 30^th 2020

The "caves" in the bakery and pastry shop

Maybe you've already done this? You want to make a brioche or a cake with fruit inside, you decide to proceed with your usual recipe, but also to add in the dough pieces of fresh and raw fruit, or whole fruit, for example pieces of apples or pears, good idea. When you bake it, everything seems to...
6,6664.9 March 27^th 2021

The peak of the apple season

As I write these lines, we are in the middle of the apple season, and it's an apple year, as you may have noticed if you have apple trees around you, they are bursting with fruit! Excellent news for the people in the west of France in particular, but let's have a little thought for those in the...
4,8235 October 23^th 2021