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Milk chocolate, caramel and apple yule log

Christmas time is the best time of the year to bake. Seems like everybody wants to do it, and everybody

No-bake cheesecake with fig and damson plum confit

September is the month of figs and Damson plums. Believe it or not, this is the first time in my life

How to make homemade Oreos

I have never understood the passion that food bloggers have for Oreos! I think they taste a lot of sugar and not

Video: Strawberry, rhubarb and almond tart

If there is one thing I like in pastry is… challenges! Any new recipe or experiment, especially if it comes

Video: Croissants

One day my Italian friend Chiara asked me to teach her how to make croissants. I agreed right away, because

Video: Simple round brioches

That’s it, I’ve made the purchase of the decade: my new stand mixer. It took me years to make up

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Pâtisserie Scholler in Montpellier

After one day in Nîmes, I continued my road trip through the south of France and I stopped in Montpellier. 

Pâte à choux
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Recipe: Éclair paste (Pâte à choux)

Pâte à choux is the basic (fundamental!) dough that can be used to bake cream puffs (choux) or éclairs, among 

Pastry culture
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Éclair paste/Choux pastry: what is it?

A fundamental, incredibly versatile dough in pastry is the éclair paste, also known as choux pastry or under the original 

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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 

Cakes
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Recipe: Modern Caprese chocolate cake (Torta Caprese)

One of the most famous cakes in Italy is the Torta Caprese. Same name as the salad with tomato and 

The Roman arena in Nîmes
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Pâtisserie Noailles in Nîmes

Recently I had the chance to visit Nîmes, a very nice city in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon, in the south 

Tarts
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Recipe: Fresh peach tart with puff pastry and almond cream

Some time ago I brought this tart with puff pastry, fresh peaches and almond cream to a picnic on the 

Tarts
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Recipe: Strawberry and pistachio tart by Michalak

Normally, in bakeries you can often find a traditional round tart with pastry cream and fresh strawberries cut in half 

Hints & Tips
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Tip: how to roll out a tart dough into a square

Ever since the beginning of time, tarts have been round. They can be big, small, with straight or sloped edges, 

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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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