The Art of French Pastry

feuille should be tall but not oversized; I recommend a maximum height of 2 inches. STORAGE Keep the mille-feui ...

MILLE-FEUILLE WITH BERRIES: You can add strawberries or raspberries to your mille-feuille. Place the berries between ...

JACQUY’S TAKEAWAYS Mille-feuille is best served when it is freshly made. The caramelized sugar on the surface creat ...

penetrate the puff and make it soggy. A trick would be to cut the baked puff pastry into small individual pi ...

vanilla seeds and bean the day before and refrigerate overnight for a more intense vanilla flavor. For cutting the ...

HAZELNUT AND ORANGE JAPONAIS / JAPONAIS AUX NOISETTES ...

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YIELD | ONE 8-INCH CAKE 2-DAY RECIPE Japonais is one of my favorite desserts because of its unique combinati ...

cream and a layer of homemade orange marmalade. The recipe is based on the traditional one that I used to ...

meringue, the nutty hazelnut cream, and the tart marmalade is a winning combination. Dacquoise, succès, and japonai ...

city of Dax in southwestern France, is the best known nowadays. Dacquoise mixtures are usually softer than japo ...

ingredients to come to room temperature: Digital scale, set to metric weights 1 vegetable brush 1 tall medium-siz ...

fitted with the steel blade 1 small stainless steel saucepan 1 large rubber spatula 1 small mixing bowl Pla ...

with parchment paper 1 sifter One 8-inch round plate or tart pan insert Parchment paper KitchenAid or stand mix ...

1 pastry bag fitted with a ½-inch round piping tip 1 pastry bag fitted with a ⅜-inch round piping tip 1 ...

to finish. UNDERSTANDING INGREDIENTS Japonais is a nutty meringue that is a cross between a sponge and a hard ...

the center. The crunch is due to the high amount of sugar in the mixture. Interestingly, it is also the sugar t ...

allow water to evaporate so the albumen will be more concentrated and hold the air bubbles in the meringue ...

moisture would make it soggy very quickly. It can only stand up to a filling that does not conta ...