This mini-bûche is Swiss roll or jelly roll with a filling of apricots, apricot jam and pistachios! On the outside there is some Italian meringue and even if it’s a bit technical as a dessert, it really worth the try because it’s really good!
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For this diplomate cream (pastry cream and whipped cream) with fruits, apricot is King but it also has pistachio paste and some real pistachios for crunchiness! It’s very tasteful and smooth in mouth but remain delicate in taste ;-) French pastry after all is quite delicate and worth the detour!
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Swiss brioche is brioche with a filling of pastry cream and chocolate chips! The brioche dough comes from a great French Pastry Chef called Christophe Felder and it’s simply amazing! Airy but not too much! Give it a try asap :-)
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A brioche dough that is less airy than usual but very good! It reminds me of the brioches I used to eat as a child which were quite thick but so buttery and good! The original recipe comes from Martha Stewart!
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This is a vegan dessert which is delicious and has a long tradition in Greece. The semolina is cooked and roasted into olive oil and then is soaked into a nice syrup which is perfumed with lemon zest and cinnamon! You can also find dried raisins and almonds for more flavor!
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This Swiss roll or jelly roll is filled with strawberries and strawberry jam et it’s simply delicious as on top it has some Italian meringue that gives some extra flavor! Simply amazing! It’s a recipe coming from the French Pastry House Lenôtre!
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This is an amazing French dessert called fraisier but in this version the biscuit is made with sponge finger (or lady finger) biscuit and this makes all the difference. It’s filled with a wonderful cream flavored with pistachio paste and of course strawberries! It’s a wonderful dessert coming from the Great Pastry French Chef Christophe Felder!
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This recipe contains two types of Danish pastry: one in form of a star and with a filling of brown sugar (or rapadura sugar if you can find it), orange and cinnamon, and a second one in form of small snails with a caster sugar filling and some apricot jam on top! Both recipes require your attention and time but the result is so good that it simply worth it!
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A delicate and quite easy dessert with pineapple cooked in the oven and a lemon cream called chiboust :-) It also has a lemon crumble made with almond power with gives it a little bit of crunchiness! It’s really good and worth the effort!
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A wonderful Christmas dessert that changes from what you know! It has a strong taste of caramelized hazelnuts and some wonderful butter cream all around but also in the inside! Give it a try, it’s a traditional French dessert for Christmas!
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