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French Pastry Fundamentals

  • Recipe 1 of 61: Pâte à choux / Choux paste

  • Recipe 2 of 61: Brioche

  • Recipe 3 of 61: Pastry Cream

    • 🍂 Happy first day of fall, and Happy Hobbit Day 🍂 Happy first day of fall, and Happy Hobbit Day 🧙🏼‍♂️🧝🏻‍♂️🐉! Tim and I are celebrating with tacos…and starting a LOTR/Hobbit marathon while enjoying these macs 😉 The 🍁 autumn hobbit door macs are filled with flavors that I think hobbits would love: apple pie, peaches, and pistachio pudding 😍 The “One Ring To Rule Them All” is filled with peanut butter and espresso buttercream because, let’s be real, there’s no way I was going to make them taste like fish, which is Gollum’s fave, but he would totally be addicted to coffee instead nowadays, right? 😆🤷🏼‍♀️ And the ever watching EYE is filled with blood orange and cranberry 🩸 Has anyone seen the extended versions? We’re watching them for the first time, and they’re amazing!! Just a side note, I first watched LOTR 20 years ago with my oldest brother, when it first came out on VHS 👴 We had Cheddar Jack Cheez-It’s then, and I have them every time I rewatch now ❤️ #hobbitday #hobbitmacarons #lotrmacarons #macaron #macarons #italianmethod #sweetforcertain #macaronlady #macaronstagram #macaronlover #lotr #thehobbit #hobbitdoor #hobbit #theeye #gollum #oneringtorulethemall #elvish
    This little dude has been nonstop by my side for t This little dude has been nonstop by my side for the last week 🥰 #pudsy #thecommonroomshop #weasley #hygge
    Movie night 2 watching Anne of Avonlea ☺️ So f Movie night 2 watching Anne of Avonlea ☺️ So fun watching the entire series together! 💜
    Croissants are on the blog 🎉 What a learning ex Croissants are on the blog 🎉 What a learning experience! Baking my way through “The Art of French Pastry” kind of stopped when I got to the croissant recipe because I’m such a perfectionist…and perfecting a croissant is NOT simple, aka I had a few “failed” batches and felt I couldn’t move on until I got it right. Lesson learned-it takes WAY longer than just a couple batches to perfect croissants, and I’m not there yet 🤷🏽‍♀️. I’ve learned more about butter, lamination, and rolling up croissants than I ever thought I would though, thanks to my errors (also to not record myself taking a pan out of the oven 😆). I’m giving myself permission to move on from this learning experience (I’ll slowly continue testing croissants on the side-I HAVE to get that perfect lamination!), which means we’re officially through the French Pastry Classics chapter 😅🎉 #sweetforcertain #learningblog #theartoffrenchpastry #frenchpastry #failedcroissant #chocolate #hazelnut #caramelizedbanana #caramel
    Forgot to post these! My mom, sister, and I got to Forgot to post these! My mom, sister, and I got together recently to watch Anne of Green Gables (1985 version), one of my favorite movies from when I was a kid 🥰 My sister made us egg salad croissants and raspberry tarts (movie themed), as well as coconut tea to go along with the movie. It was SO much fun! 🎉
    🍋 I’ve made lemon tarts before, but none of t 🍋 I’ve made lemon tarts before, but none of them even compare to how insanely creamy this French Lemon Cream Tart is! It’s packed with citrus flavor and literally melts in your mouth 🤤 Oh, and it uses a shortcrust pastry for the tart shell that is so good, I could have eaten it by itself. I ran out of vanilla at a 3/4 tsp, so I added 1/4 tsp of Fiori di Sicilia to the crust before baking, and it was perfect 😍 Get the recipe here: https://confessionsofabakingqueen.com/french-lemon-cream-tart/ Thanks @confessionsofabakingqueen for my new go-to lemon tart recipe 🥰 #lemontart #lemon #frenchpastry #sweetforcertain #tart
    I had one sleepy coworker today 🤣 #blissfullybo I had one sleepy coworker today 🤣 #blissfullybookishtees
    Still not right, but I’m learning! Croissant bat Still not right, but I’m learning! Croissant batch number 2...much better shaped but UGH nowhere near the lamination I was aiming for…and my butter cracked again after the second turn 🤦🏽‍♀️I am going to perfect them! It may take months and many more batches before I get it right, but I’m totally game. I could eat croissants every day 😍 Even the not-so-great batches taste delicious! If anyone has advice on getting the perfect lamination, I’d love some help! #croissant #croissants #sweetforcertain #theartoffrenchpastry #frenchpastry
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