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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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Pastry culture, Recipes, Yeast doughs
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How to make and use the sourdough starter (Chef)

Watch out, long, technical post ahead! But totally worth a read: I tried to summarize here everything that I’ve learnt 

Pâte à choux
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Chocolate éclairs

I think the most common new year’s resolutions are “I need to quit smoking” and “I need to lose weight” . 

Yule logs
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Double chocolate and vanilla yule log

Aaah it’s that time of the year again! Christmas is in the air and there are a few traditions that 

#RoadToPastry photo on Instagram – Provencal Golf

#RoadToPastry photo on Instagram – Provencal Golf

Team lunch at the.. Some of the left at the end at the counter

Cakes
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A birthday rainbow cake

My friend Gillian is very easy to please: she just likes complicated cakes!!! Before I had this blog, she commissioned me a 

#RoadToPastry photo on Instagram

#RoadToPastry photo on Instagram

The massive #cookies with #chocolate chunks and #peanutbutter from #Levain #bakery in #NewYork, just near #CentralPark - #newyorkcity #pastry #instagood #levainbakery

I’m on #top of the world hey – @NewYork

I’m on #top of the world hey – @NewYork

I'm on #top of the world hey - #NewYork #skyscraper #empirestatebuilding #view #newyorkcity #night #sunset #beard #lights #layout

Cakes
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Recipe: Chocolate lava cake with salted caramel core

Well, well, well, where were we? It seems like an eternity since I last posted a recipe. Truth is… I 

Cookies and brownies
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Recipe: Cantuccini/”Biscotti”

One of the advantages of living in the south of France near the border is that it takes just one hour 

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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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Recipe: Pistachio macarons (with Italian meringue)

Some time ago I decided to make green macarons and so I bought a powdered green colouring (which for some

Recipe: Chocolate mirror glaze

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

Recipe: Pistachio paste

Now that I don’t have to “study” for my pastry exam anymore and I don’t have to prepare the old-fashioned,

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

Recipe: Chocolate Royal cake (“Trianon”)

So yes, last month I celebrated my birthday. 29 years. For the third time. For some, a birthday is a

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