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Flan Pâtissier (French Custard Tart)
Flan Pâtissier, or Parisian Flan, is a French baked pastry and is considered by manby to be the BEST custard tart in the world!
Sweet Tart Crust (French pastry – Pâte Sucrée)
Classic Sweet Tart Crust, called Pâte Sucrée in French, this pastry is superior to shortcrust - better flavour and easier to work with.
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Double-Caramel Flan
This classic baked custard becomes extra rich and dark with caramel both on the inside and out, and a higher ratio of cream and yolks than the usual.
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Pâte Sucrée (Sweet Tart Dough)
Pâte sucrée is a sweet French tart dough with a cookie-like texture that's sturdy enough to support many kinds of fillings without turning into a crumbly mess.
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How to Make Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière Recipe)
Pastry cream—made by heating milk, sugar, eggs, starch, and flavoring together—is a rich, thick, and creamy custard that's a versatile workhorse in the baker’s kitchen.
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Apple Crème Fraîche Pie
This is a great alternative to regular apple pie, filled with a rich tangy custard and tender, tart baked apples.
Tarte aux Pommes (French Apple Tart)
Tarte aux Pommes (French Apple Tart) features a buttery crust, nutty frangipane filling, and beautifully arranged apple slices. It's gorgeous and delicious.
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Banana Cream Pie
Silky, creamy, and full of fresh banana flavor.
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Crème Brûlée Pie
Creamy, rich crème brûlée makes an outstanding pie filling.
Lemon Tart
Beautiful, elegant Lemon Tart - classic French Tarte au Citron recipe with a custardy lemon curd filling, not too sweet and not too sour!
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Vanilla bean-flecked pastry cream meets flaky pie crust in this take on a classic French pastry.
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Desert Roses From 'Baking Chez Moi'
In her new cookbook, Baking Chez Moi, Dorie Greenspan admits she was thrown for a loop by these no-bake clusters of dried fruit, nuts, coconut, and cornflakes—yup, apparently the French can do low-brow—suspended in butter-enriched chocolate.
Tarte aux Pommes (French Apple Tart)
Tarte aux Pommes (French Apple Tart) features a buttery crust, nutty frangipane filling, and beautifully arranged apple slices. It's gorgeous and delicious.
Crème Brûlée (French vanilla custard)
A classic Creme Brûlée recipe. French chic sophistication in dessert form - yet it's so easy to make! Excellent dinner party dessert idea.
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Crème Brûlée for One From 'Paris Pastry Club'
As Paris Pastry Club author Fanny Zanotti herself remarks, there's not much to say about crème brûlée that hasn't already been said. Its mild, creamy sweetness is a true delight; it's rare to find a person who doesn't like it. The recipe simple, but this preparation remains unique: a single serving of crème brûlée, served in its very own ramekin.
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French in a Flash: Tisane Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Verbena
"My white paper knight made from white sugar, white butter, white flour, and a pinch of white salt. My soul mate." I like to tell myself that I have only lied once in my life. I must have been about...
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French in a Flash: Provençal Sablés
These shortbread cookies, or sablés, are savory with the Provençal flavors of Parmesan, rosemary, and thyme. Perfect to devour with a bottle of rosé.
French Palmier Cookies
Palmiers are a type of French pastry––our recipe uses a homemade rough puff pastry. They’re easy to make, and you can create any savory or sweet flavor!
Éclairs
Homemade éclairs - easier than you think! Light as air choux pastry filled with cream and topped with a shiny chocolate glaze.
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French in a Flash (Classic): Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée
Classic, excellent crème brûlée takes only four ingredients and ten minutes of your time, and you can make it ahead. In fact, you should.
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French Madeleines With Almonds and Apricot Glaze
These delicious shell-like tea-cakes are an impressive dessert that also happens to be very easy to make. They're often flavored with vanilla bean or citrus, but in this recipe, the buttery flavor of the madeleines is paired with the slightly bitter taste of almond extract and a sweet apricot glaze.