The Art of French Pastry

(Chris Devlin) #1

held ¾ inch above the pan
if you pipe a circle for
Paris-Brest or a spiral for,
say, Gâteau St. Honoré, or
Vacherin Glacé. If you hold
the bag at a 45-degree
angle ½ inch above the
pan and pipe without
moving the bag, you will
get an oval puff. If you
want an éclair you use the
same angle, but you need
to move the bag in a line as

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