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TagPastry cream

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” . 

Tarts
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Recipe: Strawberry tart with pastry cream

Since the beginning of spring, I keep on being super tired. As we say in Italian: “April, sleeping is sweet” (which is 

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 

Creams, custards and sauces
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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 

Laminated doughs
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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 

Cakes
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Recipe: Saint-Honoré

Are you ready for a challenge? 🙂 After months of hesitation, I finally found the courage to face one of 

Creams, custards and sauces
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Recipe: Crème Chiboust (Chiboust cream)

  In the romantic setting of 19th-century Paris, Monsieur Chiboust, a pastry chef with his own shop in Rue Saint-Honoré, 

Pâte à choux
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Recipe: Cream puffs with pastry cream

I had seen them in every single bakery, in all sizes and flavours, ever since I was born… and I 

Creams, custards and sauces, Recipes
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Pastry cream

The queen of all creams is pastry cream. It is the first recipe I learnt in my 3-hour course at 

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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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