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Our sweetest French pastries - 6 recipes

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Ingredients

  • Pizza Dough (homemade or store bought)
  • Shredded cheese
  • Pizza sauce
  • Cured ham, shredded
  • 4 eggs
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Fresh basil

Method

  1. Roll out the dough
  2. Use a small bowl to cut the dough into rounds
  3. Add shredded cheese
  4. Place in oven on an oven tray afr 10 min at 355°F
  5. Put each dough round into a ramekin
  6. Add 1 tbsp pizza sauce, a handful of shredded cured ham 
  7. Break an egg into each pizza
  8. Top with sliced cherry tomatoes and a basil leaf
  9. Place in oven for another 15 mins at 355°F
  10. Garnish with parsley and a pinch of pepper
  11. Serve and enjoy!

Top rated French pastries recipes

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The delicate shortbread crust plays well with the rich, zesty lemon cream and the sweet, airy meringue to top

  • Shortbread pastry
  • 150 g of flour
  • a pinch of baking powder
  • 75 g of sugar
  • 1 orange
  • 75 g of softened butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon of water
  • Lemon cream
  • 4 medium-sized lemons
  • 60 g of water
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 soup spoon of Maïzena (corn starch)
  • Italian meringue
  • 60 g of water
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 105 g of egg whites
  • 38 g of sugar
4.8/5 (232 Votes)

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Croque-monsieurs are no longer à la mode. Make way for the croque-cake! It's BIG enough to feed a crowd. Check out the recipe here!

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Preheat oven to 400°F Start by cooking the flaky crust

  • - Home made or store bought puff pastry
  • - 14 oz strawberries
  • cream:
  • - generous 2 cups whole milk
  • - 1 vanilla pod
  • - 1/2 c (heaping) flour
  • - 2 egg yolks + 1 whole egg
  • - 1/4 c + 4 tbsp sugar
  • - 2/3 cup cream
  • - 1/2 cup white chocolate
  • coulis:
  • - 3-4 oz strawberries
  • - 3 tbsp. tablespoons water
  • - 2 tablespoons sugar
4.8/5 (70 Votes)

Fresh, flaky, and irresistible croissants aren't just a bakery secret. Here are 9 tips to mastering this pastry in your own kitchen!

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An authentic french pastry; brings together multiple patisserie fundaments in a single simple dessert

  • Pastry dough:
  • 120 g of softened butter
  • 80 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 25 g of almond powder
  • 1 egg (entire)
  • 200 g of flour
  • a pinch of salt
  • Pastry cream (~500 g):
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 35 cL of whole milk
  • 1 egg
  • 65 g of sugar
  • 40 g of maïzena
  • 35 g of butter
  • Raspberry coulis:
  • 100 g of raspberries
  • (fresh or frozen)
  • juice of half a lemon
  • 60 g of sugar
  • a big pinch of pectin
  • Dressing:
  • 400g of in-season red fruits
  • (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries)
  • a little bit of powdered sugar
  • verbana leafs
4.1/5 (12 Votes)

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This extravagant French pastry combines many classic elements to create the "Japanese Walnut:" A praline butter cre...

  • Cracker crust
  • 50 g of salted butter
  • 60 g of brown sugar
  • 60 g of T45 flour
  • Choux pastry
  • 16 cL of water
  • 3 grams of sugar
  • 70 g of butter in small pieces
  • 3 g of fleur de sel
  • 15 g of powdered milk
  • 90 g of T55 flour
  • 3 eggs (160 g)
  • Patisserie cream
  • 16 cL of whole milk
  • ½ vanilla pod
  • 38 g of egg yolks (~2 eggs)
  • 38 g of sugar
  • 38 g of Maizena
  • 16 g of butter
  • Italian meringue
  • 16 g of water
  • 40 g of sugar
  • 28 g of egg whites
  • 10 g of sugar
  • Praline butter cream
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 96 of sugar
  • 40 g of water
  • 144 grams of softened butter
  • 150 g of praline
  • Dressing and finish
  • 500 g of dark chocolate
  • 100 g of sugar
  • 2 small spoons of glucose
  • some walnut halves
  • a little bit of praline
2.9/5 (14 Votes)

Easy Lemon Soufflés

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An amazing French pastry

  • 15 scoops of vanilla ice cream
  • 20 cl of heavy cream
  • 200g of grated dark chocolate
  • For the cream puff batter (pate a choux)
  • 100g of butter cut into small cubes
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 150g of flour
  • 3 eggs
2.8/5 (12 Votes)

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In a small heavy saucepan melt brown sugar and water over moderate-low heat, stirring, until smooth and melted, abo...

  • 1 cup unpacked brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • cooking spray
  • 10 oz Challah bread, sliced 1 inch thick
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup egg substitute
  • 1 to 1/2 cups 1% milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp Meyers rum (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
2.5/5 (4 Votes)

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