Meringue is a type of dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar. Some meringue recipes call for adding a binding agent such as cream of tartar or the cornstarch found inconfectioner’s sugar. Meringues are often flavoured with vanilla and a small amount of almond or coconut extract. They are light, airy and sweet. There are several types of meringue, [...]
Preparation time : 30 mn Cooking time : 30 mn Pause : 45 mn Cost : cheap Ingredients : 6 servings 1 sablé pastry (sugar crust pastry) 6 half-shelled walnuts to decorate the pie Walnut mousse : 75 gr walnut powder 75 gr butter, at room temperature 1 egg white 75 gr white sugar Chocolate topping [...]
A crêpe is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour. While crêpes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France, their consumption is nowadays widespread in France and they are considered a national dish, and they are also increasingly popular in North America and South America. Preparation time : [...]
A crêpe is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour. While crêpes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France, their consumption is nowadays widespread in France and they are considered a national dish, and they are also increasingly popular in North America and South America. Preparation time : [...]
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A crêpe is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour. While crêpes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France, their consumption is nowadays widespread in France and they are considered a national dish, and they are also increasingly popular in North America and South America. In Brittany, crêpes [...]
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Preparation time : 20 mn Cooking time : 20 mn Cost : cheap Ingredients : 6 servings 100 gr dark chocolate (70% cocoa) + 12 chocolate squares 100 gr walnuts 200 gr flour 125 gr brown sugar 2 eggs 75 gr butter + 30 gr for the molds 15 cl crème fraîche 3 tablespoons cocoa [...]
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French cheesecake is called “Tourteau fromager“. It is a regional pastry from the Center of France (Poitou-Charentes), with goat or cow soft white cheese “fromage blanc”. It has a light texture. Although it is black on the top of the cake, the inside is white. Tourteau fromager used to be cooked for weddings or important [...]
Petit-Suisse is a fromage frais ; an unripened, unsalted, smooth and creamy cheese. It is made from cow’s milk enriched with cream so that it has approximately 40% fat content. The cheese is then smoothed and drained in a centrifuge. A typical cheese weighs 30 grams, and is packaged in a cylinder approximately 4 cm [...]
Far Breton is a traditional cake or dessert from the Brittany region in France. Its base is similar in composition to a clafoutis batter : a flan-style eggs-and-milk custard with flour added. Prunes or raisins are common additions. This is an easy recipe to do with your children ! Preparation time : 15 mn Cooking [...]
Custard tarts consist of an outer pastry crust, filled with egg custard and baked. Similar products also exist in other Western European cuisines, and around the world. The development of custard is so intimately connected with the custard tart or pie that the word itself comes from the old French croustade, meaning a kind of [...]
