Monthly Archives: March 2021

03/27/21

Pithiviers (Almond Cake)

Pithiviers

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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 cups almond powder
  • 1 stick butter
  • 4 eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven at 350ºF.
  • Whisk the eggs and sugar for 5 minutes.
  • Add the almond powder and whisk for 5 minutes.
  • Add the melted butter and whish for 5 minutes.
  • Pour the micture into a greased cake pan.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
Keyword Traditional French Recipe
03/20/21

Cannelés

Cannelés

Cannelés are French pastries that are very tasty.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Resting Time 1 d
Total Time 1 d 1 hr 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 yolks
  • 2 whole eggs
  • Vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cups flour
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter

Instructions
 

The First Day

  • Boil the milk and the butter.
  • Whisk the flour, the sugar, the eggs, and the vanilla extract.
  • Add the milk and butter mixture into the flour, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract mixture.
  • Place in the fridge for 24-48 hours

The Second Day

  • Remove from the fridge one hour before baking.
  • Preheat the oven at 520º F.
  • Pour the mixture into molds, at about 3/4 of the height.
  • Bake for 5 minutes at 520º F, then bake for 45 minutes at 350º F.
  • Remove the cannelés from the molds while they are still hot.
  • Enjoy!
Keyword Traditional French Recipe
03/13/21

French Apple Pie

French Apple Pie

This is a traditional French Apple Pie recipe.
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Prep Time 40 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 35 mins
Resting Time 1 hr
Total Time 3 hrs 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • Tart pan

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 5 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp almond powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • vanilla extract

Apple Sauce

  • 3 apples
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • vanilla extract or cinnamon

Topping

  • 6 apples

Instructions
 

Prepare the crust

  • Combine the butter, powdered sugar, almond powder, vanilla extract and salt.
  • Add the egg and mix.
  • Add the flour and mix.
  • Roll the crust and let it rest for one hour in the fridge.

Prepare the apple sauce

  • Peel the apples and cut them into quarters.
  • Place the apples in a saucepan on medium heat for 20 minutes.
  • Mix the apples.
  • Increase to high heat and stir continuously for few minutes.
  • Let it cool down entirely.

Prepare the pie

  • Preheat the oven at 350ºF.
  • Roll the crust and blind bake for 15 minutes.
  • Spread the apple sauce on the crust.
  • Place the sliced apples.
  • Bake for 1h15.
Keyword Tarts and Pies
03/6/21

Madeleines

Madeleines

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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 7 mins
Resting Time (fridge) 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 27 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • Madeleines molds

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 stick butter
  • 3 eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • salt

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar for 5 minutes.
  • Add the flour and the salt in another bowl, then pour the egg mixture in and stir.
  • Add the melted butter and vanilla extract. Stir.
  • Let it rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven at 460ºF.
  • Grease the madeleines molds.
  • Add the baking powder into the cold mixture and stir.
  • Fill in the madeleines molds at 3/4th of the heights.
  • Bake for 7 minutes.
Keyword Quick and Easy