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TagChristophe Michalak

Yule logs
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Recipe: “Totally hazelnuts” Christmas yule log with praline mousseline cream

And here comes again that time of the year! The time of crazy shopping, snow, colourful lights and decorations all 

Macarons
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Milk chocolate and coconut macarons (Italian meringue)

These are for all the Bounty lovers out there! As you know, Bounty is a famous snack with milk chocolate 

Brioches
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Recipe: Tarte Tropézienne

Two years ago I went to Saint Tropez, the famous chic town on the French Riviera where all the hip people 

Pastry culture
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Galettes des rois from France (2014)

Whereas in most countries, pastry chefs in January take well-deserved vacations after the Christmas period, in France they keep on 

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 

Tart doughs
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Recipe: Rich shortbread

The shortbread is a Scottish biscuit usually made of flour, butter and sugar with the proportions 3-2-1. I’ve used a 

Creams, custards and sauces
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Recipe: Whipped pistachio ganache with white chocolate

In my previous post, I wrote how to make a pistachio paste and it was not a random post: with 

TV
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The next great pâtissier

Last night the show “Qui sera le prochain grand pâtissier?” (“Who will the next great pastry chef be?”) premiered on 

Savarins
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[Daring Bakers] Lime and vanilla savarin

One of the subjects to study for my pastry exam is the savarin. After seeing all the past year’s exam 

WELCOME

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: Diplomat cream

In the past, I wrote on the blog about Chiboust cream or mousseline cream, which are variations on pastry cream with the

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