The Art of French Pastry

into caramel. This recipe will result in a crust that tastes sweeter and is harder, thus sturdier, after ...

much time to be creative because the products they work with—fish, meat, produce—are alive and moving quickly i ...

with something wonderful before their products die. Their job is difficult in that sense, compared to ours ...

have long shelf lives and we understand their properties. ...

SWEET DOUGH / PÂTE SUCRÉE YIELD | ENOUGH FOR TWO 9-INCH CRUSTS, 684 TO ...

700 GRAMS 2- TO 3-DAY RECIPE Sweet dough, or pâte sucrée, is a good dough to use for fresh fruit tarts, both ...

contains less butter in proportion to flour. Pastry chefs have been working with pie doughs for decades, ...

work with and makes a sturdy, flavorful crust that won’t become soggy. We use almond flour because it contrib ...

this a day or even 2 days ahead. Once mixed, pie dough needs time to rest in the refrigerator—overnig ...

you roll it out. Once you roll it out, it will perform best if you give it several hours or over ...

come to room temperature: Digital scale, set to metric weights 1 sifter 3 small mixing bowls KitchenAid or stand ...

large bowl and a rubber spatula 1 rubber spatula 1 dough scraper Plastic wrap 1 rolling pin Two 9-inch tart pans ...

confectioners’ sugar, almond flour, and cake flour into separate bowls. Read this recipe through twice from st ...

First get out all the equipment required for rolling out the dough and lining the pan: 1 silpat or parchment paper ...

rolling out dough, as it makes it very easy to prevent the dough from sticking Tart pans or rings: Use rings ...

and ceramic do not conduct heat very well If you are using a ring, you’ll need a sheet pan lined with a silpat ...

diameter that is 1½ inches larger than your tart pan or ring Flour, for dusting Rolling pin At the school we a ...

of the dough; we set them on either side of our boards, and as the dough flattens out the rolling pin eventually r ...

Read this recipe through twice from start to finish. UNDERSTANDING INGREDIENTS Powdered sugar melts fast an ...

of air bubbles and gluten. All wheat flours naturally contain a protein called gluten. Gluten creates elasticity in do ...