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Cedric Grolet, was voted the best pastry chef in the world !

Elisabeth Perotin

Have you ever eaten a croissant at Cedric Grolet? Well, it’s a unique culinary experience to try out urgently if you like French pastries. Just seeing this super-thin multi-layered puff pastry makes you want to bite into it at the sight of it. The same is true for all other pastries, and for good reason: Cedric Grolet was voted best pastry chef in the world ! Continue reading Cedric Grolet, was voted the best pastry chef in the world !

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Odette : The best “Choux à la crème” of Paris

Elisabeth Perotin

The first address called “ODETTE Paris” is unique: 77 rue Galande, opposite the Church of Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre, one of the oldest in Paris, and the René Viviani-Montebello square which houses the most old tree of Paris. A cabbage counter is located on the ground floor of a small 17th century building, in the heart of the capital’s 5th arrondissement.

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Why the macaroons are round ?

Elisabeth Perotin

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Question of the day … In your opinion, why the macaroons are round?

There is a legend around the round shape. The history of the macaroon says that a monk used to knead almond paste with his shirt off. One day, very tired, he fell from exhaustion and left a mark of his navel on the dough. At this point, the button took the shape of a circle. Continue reading Why the macaroons are round ?

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Madeleines, my recipe while staying at home

Elisabeth Perotin

In these times of confinement, I have never cooked so much. Cooking has always been a passion for me, but right now I wanted to go back to recipes from my childhood, simple things that require very few ingredients. Here is one of my favorite recipes: Les Madeleines.
I give you the recipe here:
Ingredients for 24 madeleines:
-3 eggs
-150g of sugar
-200g of flour
-8 g baking powder
– 100 g of melted butter
– 50 g of milk

In a container, pour the powdered sugar over the eggs.
Add 3/4 of the milk
Mix the flour and baking powder together.
Add the melted butter and then the rest of the milk. Let sit for 30 minutes.
Bake in buttered madeleine molds in an oven preheated to 250 ° C then kiss the temperature at 200 ° C.
Cook for 10 minutes, until the pretty bump forms and they are golden. Cheers ! Continue reading Madeleines, my recipe while staying at home

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The perfect recipe of French madeleines

Elisabeth Perotin

In these times of confinement, I have never cooked so much. Cooking has always been a passion for me, but right now I wanted to go back to recipes from my childhood, simple things that require very few ingredients. Here is one of my favorite recipes: Les Madeleines.
I give you the recipe here:
Ingredients for 24 madeleines:
-3 eggs
-150g of sugar
-200g of flour
-8 g baking powder
– 100 g of melted butter
– 50 g of milk

In a container, pour the powdered sugar over the eggs.
Add 3/4 of the milk
Mix the flour and baking powder together.
Add the melted butter and then the rest of the milk. Let sit for 30 minutes.
Bake in buttered madeleine molds in an oven preheated to 250 ° C then kiss the temperature at 200 ° C.
Cook for 10 minutes, until the pretty bump forms and they are golden. Cheers ! Continue reading The perfect recipe of French madeleines