My generation is often surprised that I make my own pastry dough. But, I've used this recipe for years, and it couldn't be easier. It's a simple three-step process as follows:
Sift flour into a mixing bowl. Mix in butter and shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse ...
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Is the Croissant French?
January 30 is National Croissant Day in the United States, so I thought I would look into the origins of this tasty treat. Much to my surprise, I discovered the croissant is originally an Austrian specialty bread known as kipferls.
According to legend, the croissant was invented in Vienna when ...
‘Tis the Season for Galette des Rois
Do you know about this delicious cake? It's called a Galette des Rois or King Cake, and it has been a French tradition since the 13th century - when the Church began to associate it with the Feast of the Epiphany.
The cake originally dates back to the first century before Christ, during the ...
Raspberry Almond Tart
Over the past several months, my sweet friend May has shared a variety of tips and tricks in the kitchen to make just about every recipe more appealing. May is Parisian and learned to bake and cook at the knee of her grandmother. So, when she gave me an Raspberry Almond Tart, along with the recipe, ...
Tomato Tart: a classic French recipe for vine-ripened tomatoes
I learned to make Tarte à la Tomate while living with a French family in northern France. They had a huge garden in their backyard. As fruits and vegetables ripened, they prepared every possible recipe from what the garden produced and froze the rest. Thus, we had tomato salad, tomato confit, tomato ...
Quiche Lorraine
Quiche is one of the most basic French recipes to master. It's extremely versatile in that you can fill the tart or pastry dough with any vegetable ingredients that suit you. When I lived with a French family, Francine made quiche nearly every weekend using freshly ripened ingredients from her ...