The Art of French Pastry

and fold the tail end under it, and then place it, flat side up, tail underneath, in the cake pan. Repeat until ...

in the middle. JACQUY’S TAKEAWAYS Raisins can be interchanged with other types of dried fruit. Walnuts pair nice ...

raisins, but they as well can be interchanged with other types of nuts such as pecans, almonds, or hazel ...

BRIOCHE BOSTOCK ...

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YIELD | ENOUGH FOR 4 SERVINGS During bad times and wars, chefs and home cooks had to find ways to recycle d ...

and bread crumbs. My dad would bring old stale bread to my grandmother, who raised rabbits on her farm. An exch ...

or brioches is brioche bostock. Slices of stale brioche are briefly dipped into an almond syrup, then topped wi ...

Get out the following equipment: Digital scale, set to metric weights Equipment for Almond Cream 1 medium saucepan 1 ...

larger than the saucepan 1 wire rack 1 sheet pan 1 pastry brush 1 serrated knife 1 sheet pan lined with ...

recipe through twice from start to finish. INGREDIENTS | WEIGHT | MEASURE (APPROXIMATE) OR OUNCE WEIGHT ALMOND SYRUP W ...

| ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar | 125 grams | ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons Almond flour, skinless | ...

Almond extract | 2 drops | 2 drops Orange blossom water, optional | 7 grams | 1½ teaspoons Melted butter, f ...

brioche) | ½ recipe (1 brioche) Almond Cream | 100 grams | 3½ ounces Sliced almonds | 25 grams | Scant ¼ c ...

METHOD 1 Combine the water and the 125 grams of granulated sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Mean ...

flour mixture and add the almond extract. Rinse the saucepan, add ½ inch of water to it, and place on the st ...

off the pan and set it aside until it has cooled to 95°F/35°C. Add the orange blossom water at this time, if desi ...

serrated knife and dip the slices into the syrup for no longer than 1 second. It is important to just di ...

5 Transfer the wire rack to the sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Using an offset spatula, sprea ...

Remove from the heat and dust the baked slices with additional confectioners’ sugar. Serve right away. STORAGE ...