The Art of French Pastry

grams | Rounded ⅓ cup Confectioners’ sugar | 110 grams | 1 cup Vanilla extract | 3 grams | ½ teaspoon Egg ...

DAY 1 1 Place the butter, sea salt, and sifted all-purpose flour in the bowl of your mixer. Mix on low ...

flour and the sifted confectioners’ sugar and mix on low speed until the ingredients are just mixed together. Add ...

rectan-gular block. Wrap airtight in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. DAY 2 1 Roll out and line ...

the oven to 325°F/160°C. The low oven temperature will allow all of the water to evaporate, resulting in a ver ...

light golden brown on the edges and an even light brown in the center. Remove from the heat and cool on a ...

This means that you have baked it long enough. If either a cookie or tart shell is completely white in t ...

for 3 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month. Once baked, crusts and cookies can be kept in airtight contai ...

with cookie cutters. Bake them at 325°F/160°C for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden brown on the edges. If y ...

for the almond flour. ...

METHODS FOR MAKING PIE DOUGH: CREAMING VS. SANDING There are two main ways to mix sweet doughs, the creaming metho ...

sanding method. The creaming method is done by mixing the butter with the sugar first, then adding eggs or egg y ...

dough that is somewhat flaky because of the air bubbles introduced when mixing, but stable at the same time. We ...

butter to wrap itself around the gluten in the flour. This prevents the gluten from developing, which would ...

dough mixed using the creaming method. The method you choose depends on the type of dough you wish to achie ...

technique but you want a more stable dough—say you want to keep the tart you are making for a few days—you ...

creaming method, avoid incorporating too much air into the dough or you will end up with a very airy and ...

very slightly, so it won’t be as stable and resistant to becoming soggy. ...

PÂTE BRISÉE / SAVORY PIE DOUGH YIELD | ENOUGH FOR TWO 9-INCH TART RINGS OR PANS, 684 TO 700 GRAMS ...

2- OR 3-DAY RECIPE This is a wonderful flaky pie dough that can be used for sweet or savory applications. ...