04/24/21

Brioche

Brioche Bread

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Proving 2 hrs

Total Time 3 hrs

Course Breakfast

Cuisine French

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

4/5 cup milk
3 tsp dry yeast
3 1/3 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 1/8 stick salted butter
1 tbsp orange blossom water

Instructions

Activate the yeast

Heat the milk at 90ºF.
Add a tsp of sugar in the milk, then add the dry yeast. Stir.
Wait for 15 minutes.

Prepare the dough

Pour the milk and yeast in a bowl.
Add the flour, sugar, yolks, orange blossom water.
Kneed for 5 minutes, ideally in a stand mixer with the hook.
Add the butter and kneed until it is well incorporated.
Cover the bowl and let it prove for 1 hour. The volume should double.

Form the brioche

Braid the brioche, or separate it into small balls and place them in a pan.
Prove the brioche for one more hour.
Preheat the oven at 300ºF, convection bake.
Bake for 30 minutes.

Keyword Brioche

04/17/21

Pancakes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Resting Time 1 hr

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Equipment

Griddle pan

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups flour
2 tbsp sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
5 tbsp butter
1 pinch salt
10 oz milk

Instructions

Melt the butter.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and sugar.
Add the eggs and mix.
Add the melted butter and mix.
Add the milk, little by little, while mixing.
Let aside in the fridge for 1 hour (or overnight).
Heat a lightly oiled griddle pan over medium heat.
Scoop the batter onto the pan.
Cook until it is brown on both sides.

Keyword Pancakes

04/10/21

Chocolate Chips Cookies

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 8 people

Equipment

Baking mat2 3/4

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven at 325ºF.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and the salt.
In a bowl, cream the softened butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until it is well blended.
Add the eggs in the bowl and mix.
Add the sifted ingredients into the mix.
Add the vanilla extract and the chocolate chips.
Bake for 30 minutes.

Keyword Quick and Easy

04/3/21

Easter Cupcakes

This is the perfect dessert for Easter!

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Prep Time 40 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 8 people

Equipment

muffin baking pan

Ingredients

Cupckaes

2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 stick butter
1 cup milk
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda

Topping

1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Prepare the cupcakes

Preheat the oven at 375ºF.
Line the muffin baking pan with papers.
Whisk the softened butter and the sugar.
Add the eggs one by one and whisk in between.
Add the milk.
Incorporate the flour, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla extract.
Pour into the muffin baking pan.
Bake for 20 minutes.

Prepare the topping

Beat the butter for 2 minutes.
Add the sugar, cocoa powder, milk, salt and vanilla.
Start beating on low speed and gradually increase to medium speed.
Pour the mixture into a piping bag and decorate the cupcakes.

Keyword Cupcakes

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 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

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

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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

02/27/21

Banana Bread

This recipe is so fast, so useful when you have lots of ripe bananas, and so delicious that you will enjoy it!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 stick butter
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven at 350ºF.
Crush the bananas and combine all the ingredients together.
Bake for 60 minutes.

Keyword Quick and Easy

02/20/21

Egg Custard

This is a great and tasty dessert to prepare.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine French

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

4 cups milk
6 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven at 350ºF.
Heat the milk in a large saucepan until bubbles form.
In a bowl, mix the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract.
Once the milk is hot, pour it into the eggs while mixing.
Once combined, pour the mixture in a dish.
Place the dish in a large roasting pan filled with water.
Bake for 45 minutes.

Keyword Quick and Easy