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Chocolate madeleines

Way before coming to France, I knew of small pastries called madeleines. And the reason, strangely, is because I studied 

Creams, custards and sauces
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Brigadeiros (Brazilian chocolate fudge truffles)

Last year I went to São Paulo for work and it didn’t take me long to fall in love with Brazilians: 

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 

Cookies and brownies
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Recipe: The best chocolate chunk cookies. Ever.

I don’t know for how long I had been looking for a decent recipe of real American cookies. Not just 

Cookies and brownies
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Recipe: Pumpernickel (Christmas biscuits with cinnamon and almonds)

As Christmas approaches, I feel a bit of sorry for posting only one (albeit insanely good) yule log recipe on the 

Laminated doughs
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Recipe: Savoury puff pastry appetizers

Whenever you have guests over, it’s good to offer an appetizer before a meal, right? And if you don’t want to 

Creams, custards and sauces
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Recipe: Panna cotta with strawberry gelée

Panna cotta is a great dessert because: It’s good It’s super easy and quick to make It’s Italian 🙂 You 

Cookies and brownies
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Traditional Christmas cookies with cinnamon

Ho, ho, ho! If you’ve been naughty this year, you’ll probably get no presents. But nothing prevents your from having 

Quick breads
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Recipe: Chocolate muffins

After a challenging cake like the Saint-Honoré, I needed both a break from complexity and a breakfast treat for 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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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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