The Art of French Pastry

cornstarch, the best way to mix the confectioners’ sugar and water in this recipe is to just pour the confecti ...

gets to the sugar. Lemon juice is an acid. When acid is present in a sugar solution it prevents the suga ...

half. INGREDIENTS | WEIGHT | MEASURE (APPROXIMATE) Water | 40 grams | 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons Lemon juic ...

Confectioners’ sugar | 150 grams | 1½ cups METHOD 1 Place the water and lemon juice in the tall cont ...

lumps. Just push all the sugar down into the water with a rubber spatula or with the back of a spo ...

coat freshly baked items with the icing. IT’S DONE WHEN IT’S DONE The glaze should look shiny and gloss ...

let the lumps dissolve, or strain them out. STORAGE Store in a container covered with a lid or plastic wrap ...

SIMPLE SYRUP YIELD | 235 GRAMS (ABOUT 1 CUP) Simple syrup is not just sugar and water: it is the right rat ...

water. The amount of sugar in proportion to the water ensures that the syrup will not easily spoil, as the su ...

Get out the following equipment and allow all of the ingredients to come to room temperature: Digital scale, set t ...

Read this recipe through twice from start to finish. INGREDIENTS | WEIGHT | MEASURE (APPROXIMATE) OR OUNCE WEIGH ...

Water | 100 grams | ½ cup 1 Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan and stir together with ...

and transfer to a jar. Cover with a lid while hot but do not seal the lid. Let sit at room temperature ...

STORAGE This will keep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator. JACQUY’S TAKEAWAYS >> $50 TRICK: If you let this ...

covered with a thin layer of crystallized sugar, which will eventually crystallize the entire syrup. Placing a lid ...

surface of the syrup, creating a thin layer of water that will prevent it from crystallizing. ...

EGG WASH YIELD | 55 GRAMS (ABOUT ¼ CUP) Egg wash is used to glaze bread doughs and pastries before bakin ...

from humidity and also makes them look attractive. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Get out the following equipment and allow ...

Digital scale, set to metric weights 1 small bowl 1 stainless-steel hand whisk Read this recipe through twice ...

MEASURE (APPROXIMATE) OR OUNCE WEIGHT Whole eggs | 50 grams | 1 extra- large egg Heavy cream (35% fat) o ...