Pastry Maestra https://pastry-maestra.local Free Video Tutorials on Baking, Pastry making and Creating Desserts. Have a sweet life! Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:31:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pastry-maestra.local/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/favicon.png Pastry Maestra https://pastry-maestra.local 32 32 King’s Cake AKA Galette des Rois https://pastry-maestra.local/laminated-dough/kings-cake-aka-galette-des-rois/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:59:12 +0000 https://pastry-maestra.local/?p=12926 T

oday I'm making one special and delicious cake which is made of only two components - puff pastry and almond cream.

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et another type of puff pastry? Why?” – You will ask. Well, because this one is unbelievably quick and easy to make, that’s why! You are not eager to tackle traditional puff pastry, even less croissant or Danish pastry? You think that you lack skills, or you don’t have time, or you are just lazy? This post is a godsend for you!

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hen translated from French, vol-au-vent [vɔlovɑ̃] means “windblown”. And if you have never seen this small, hollow puff pastry case, it is time to try something new. You can fill vol-au-vents with savory fillings such as mushrooms, chicken, tuna or bacon, and if you have a sweet tooth like I do, you can play with all kinds of sweet creams and toppings.]]> Puff Pastry https://pastry-maestra.local/doughs-and-batters/puff-pastry/ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 08:43:36 +0000 https://pastry-maestra.local/?p=6200 W

e all know the fable called "The three little pigs", right? "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll huff and I'll puff..." and so on, the big bad wolf said many times - and what happened? He ended in the cauldron of boiling water, that's what! Well, in this video no pigs or wolves will be hurt, but there IS going to be some serious huffing and puffing, because - today we are making puff pastry!

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urnover or chausson [ʃosɔ̃] is a remarkable breakfast treat! Made of lovely puff pastry wrapped around apple compote or some other fruit filling, this pastry just melts in your mouth, leaving wonderful flavor of fruit and butter behind.

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