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    Home » Recipes

    Basic French Pastry 101

    All the recipes you need to learn the basics of Basic French Pastry, including creams like Crème Pâtissière and Diplomat Cream, pastry fillings like Almond Cream Filling and classic tart pastries like Pâte Sucrée and Pâte Sablée.

    • Swirls of creme legere piped inside a small glass cup.
      Crème Légère (Light Pastry Cream)
    • Chocolate whipped cream piped into a high swirl inside a glass dessert cup.
      Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
    • Silver spoon dipped in a small glass jar filled with hazelnut butter.
      How to make Hazelnut Butter
    • Close up on the cream piped in a swirl inside a glass dessert cup.
      Stabilised Mascarpone Whipped Cream
    • Swirls of praline mousseline cream piped inside a yogurt glass jar.
      Praline Mousseline Cream
    • Pistachio cream dripping from a small spoon inside a glass bowl.
      Pistachio Pastry Cream
    • Two dacquoise sheets on top of each other seen from above.
      Dacquoise Sponge (Biscuit Dacquoise)
    • Close up on the cream piped inside a glass cup.
      Mousseline Cream (Crème Mousseline)
    • Paste placed in a small glass cup over a small white plate.
      Pistachio Paste
    • Compote in a small white bowl with a sliver spoon - seen from above
      Easy Peach Compote
    • Close up on the hazelnut praline paste dripping from a spoon inside a glass bowl.
      Hazelnut Praline Paste
    • Cream piped inside a glass cup over a small white plate with a striped tea towel in the background.
      Crème Chantilly (Chantilly Cream)
    • Glass full of berry coulis over a marble coaster with a silver spoon dipped in.
      Mixed Berry Coulis
    • Cakes on a white plate over a beige surface.
      Chocolate Madeleines
    • Creme anglaise in a small white jug soon from above with a spoon dipped in.
      Crème Anglaise (Vanilla Custard Sauce)
    • A quenelle of namelaka seen from above.
      Namelaka
    • Cream piped in a glass cup surrounded by vanilla bean, eggs and milk.
      Bavarian Cream (Crème Bavaroise)
    • Donuts stacked inside a large grey bowl.
      Brioche Donuts
    • Close up on a scoop of cream in a spoon.
      Chocolate Crémeux (Crémeux au Chocolat)
    • Brioche loaf sliced on a wooden board.
      French Brioche Loaf Bread
    • One bite taken off a chocolate truffle stacked inside a small grey bowl.
      French Chocolate Truffles
    • Chouquettes stacked in a grey bowl.
      Chouquettes (French Sugar Puffs)
    • Diplomat Cream in a glass bowl surrounded by ingredients.
      Diplomat Cream (Crème Diplomate)
    • Close up on one almond cake over a white surface.
      Financiers (Mini French Almond Cakes)
    • Whipped ganache piped inside a tall glass.
      Whipped Ganache Frosting
    • Stack of baked shells.
      How to make Tartlet Shells
    • Flatlay photo of the baked Pate Sablee.
      Pâte Sablée (French Shortcrust Pastry)
    • Blueberry Compote in a glass bowl over a pink plate.
      Easy Blueberry Compote
    • Baked chocolate crust on a white surface surrounded by chocolate chunks.
      Chocolate Tart Crust
    • Almond Cream in a small Glass Bowl over a pink plate
      Almond Cream Filling
    • Blind-baked pastry from above on a marble surface
      Savoury Shortcrust Pastry for Quiche and Tarts
    • Head on shot of a choux sliced in half and filled with vanilla cream.
      Choux au Craquelin (Crispy Cream Puffs)
    • Fully blind baked tart crust seen from above.
      Pâte Sucrée (Sweet Shortcrust Pastry)
    • Chocolate cream piped inside a serving cup with a tea towel a spoon in the background.
      Chocolate Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière)
    • Folded crepes over a black skillet seen from above.
      Authentic French Crêpes (French Pancakes)
    • 3 profiteroles with chocolate sauce on a black plate
      Classic French Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce
    • Close up on a choux bun filled with cream over a beige plate
      Choux à la Crème (French Cream Puffs)
    • Close up on the pastry cream piped in a glass cup.
      How to make Crème Pâtissière (Pastry Cream)
    • White bowl filled with berry compote on top of a pink plate.
      Easy Mixed Berry Compote
    • Buckwheat Crepes on a cake stand
      French Buckwheat Crêpes

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