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Ingredients: what is gelatin and how to use it?

There was a time when I didn’t know anything about pastry. I didn’t know the techniques, nor the gestures nor 

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Vanilla: what it is and how to use it

As soon as I arrived in France, I discovered vanilla, the most used flavouring in pastry. Before that, I only 

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Yeast – It’s alive!

A loaf of bread, a soft brioche, doughnuts or even croissants all have one thing in common: they are made 

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Why does sugar make pastry products moister?

I found this interesting video on my Facebook yesterday. It is about sugar, among other things. I loved the beginning 

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The famous green colouring that is orange

This week I had some nice ideas for my next desserts. In particular I’d like to use some of the 

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Hi, my name is Rob, I work in IT but I love baking and I also got a pastry diploma. I created this blog to keep track of my journey from complete beginner to world pastry champion (I'm not there yet).

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This is one of the pastry “secrets” that differentiate a home-baker from a “pro”. I’m talking about this super-shiny chocolate

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Recipe: Mille-feuille (Cream Napoleon)

You can’t go more classical than this! The mille-feuille is a traditional French pastry that can be found in any

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