The Art of French Pastry

inch above the sheet pan and continue to pipe the first row of ovals. Remember to stagger the puffs when ...

1 Hold the bag with the tip at a 45- degree angle, ½ inch above the pan and pipe without moving the bag. 2 ...

pan move away from the initial blob while still piping. 3 Once the oval has reached the desired length, stop pre ...

flick of the wrist, cut the little tail at the top of the oval with the edge of the piping tip. ÉCLAIRS 1 ...

inch above the pan. As soon as the product emerges from the tip begin to move the bag in a straight line ...

motion swing up and away to slice off the tail. ÉCLAIRS 4 Hold the bag with the tip at a 45- degree angle, ½ ...

soon as the product emerges from the tip begin to move the bag in a line until you reach the desired length. ...

desired length stop pressing, dip the end of the tip quickly to touch the sheet pan so that you force the tail to s ...

6 With a very quick motion swing up and away to slice off the tail. PARIS-BREST 1 Hold the pastry ...

above the pan, and pipe 2- inch rings. 2 When the ring is complete, stop putting pressure on ...

1 Hold the bag vertically over the sheet pan with the tip pointed down, ¾ inch above the pan and pipe 2-inch ...

complete, stop putting pressure on the bag and with the flick of your wrist cut the tail off the pastry. TEARDRO ...

example, for Fours de Lin), hold the pastry bag with the tip at a 45-degree angle, close to the sheet pan (abou ...

toward you while you progressively stop pressing, so that the teardrop ends in a tail. 3 Note: I ...

TEARDROP 1 For flat teardrops (for example for the Fours de Lin cookie), hold the pastry bag with the tip at ...

a 45-degree angle, close to the sheet pan (about ¼ inch away). For rounder teardrops (needed for the Lemon Cream Tart ...

move the bag away from you ½ inch so that a bulb forms. 2 Continue to press on the bag and swing the tip to ...

stop pressing, so that the teardrop ends in a tail. 3 If you stop pressing abruptly the teardrop will not ...

continue to press while you swing the tip towards you the tail will be too long. MACARONS 1 Hold the bag ...

above the pan with the tip pointing straight down. Pipe 1½-inch rounds and stop pressing. 2 With ...