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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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How to Make Rough Puff Pastry
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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!
Chantilly and Strawberry Vol-au-Vents
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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
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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!
Almond and Pear Turnovers
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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.
Vanilla and Strawberry Mille-Feuille
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ille-feuille [mil fœj], meaning “a thousand leaves” in French, millefoglie [mil-le-fò-glie] in Italian, vanilla slice or custard slice in English is also known as – Napoleon!?
Cream Horns
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ho invented cream horns, what do you think? Well, most of the sources say that cream horns originated in Vienna, Austria. The interesting thing is that there are two similar pastries with German names.
Palmiers – a Sweet Caterpillar
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o you like survival reality shows? You know – the ones where people eat bugs, sleep in the mud and drink their own…I won’t even go there, phew! Anyway, imagine how nice it would be if the caterpillars were like this one – yummy and scrummy, made from Palmiers and chocolate! Now – that would be a survival reality show for me!
Laminated Dough – a Stairway to Heaven
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ayer upon layer upon layer upon layer…few ingredients, a ton of elbow grease, and buckets of sweat, but the result is worth it! And then some. Laminated dough is not great, it is – the best!