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

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

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

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

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

02/27/21

Banana Bread

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

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