The Art of French Pastry

Macadamia nuts and almonds would be also good candidates. Other large nuts such as cashew nuts or Brazil ...

WEIGHT | MEASURE (APPROXIMATE) Whole hazelnuts, skinned | 8 to 15 | 8 to 15 Caramel | 100 grams | About ½ ...

300°F/150°C and roast the whole hazelnuts on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper for 15 to 20 minutes, unti ...

seconds only by dipping the pan into a bowl of water as instructed in the recipe. Set aside for 5 minutes. 3 ...

vertically one on top of the other. When the caramel gets slightly pasty, hold a hazelnut toothpick by the end ...

caramel drip; it will make an elegant curl. Repeat with the rest of the hazelnuts. Once the caramel is cold ...

the butter to the refrigerator to use in another recipe. IT’S DONE WHEN IT’S DONE It should look like ...

STORAGE ...

It’s best to keep these in an airtight box with a desiccant such as silica gel, which will help ...

“Inventing” Pastry I’m not sure if any single pastry chef invented caramel curls, but in any case it would be pr ...

profession. If you look at very old recipe books you’ll see that sophisticated pastries were being created as f ...

these new ideas, points of view, and techniques that makes our art so exciting. JACQUY’S TAKEAWAYS >> These c ...

verrine), or a dessert on a plate. I have also used them to decorate mini pastries, 9- inch cakes, an ...

CHOCOLATE CURLS Chocolate curls are very appealing both because of what they are made of and because of thei ...

and adds considerably to its attractiveness. METHOD 1: SHAVING A CHOCOLATE BLOCK The simplest way to make chocolat ...

slightly warm area (between 75°F/23.8°C and 80.6°F/27°C) for 1 hour, until the chocolate softens a little but ...

but not to melt it; then you should be able to make spiral curls. If it comes off in shavings it is not wa ...

large spoon or an offset spatula. Place the curls on a sheet pan and put them in a cool place. A wine ...

curls can be kept for weeks in a cool place after they are made. METHOD 2 This is just a variation ...

use the sharp edge of a round cookie cutter to scrape the top. You should be able to make beautiful and ve ...