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Baking Tips for French Boulangerie Favourites like Croissants

May 4, 2023

Parisians are particular about baked goods – baguettes, tarts, cakes and all viennoiseries, including croissants and pains au chocolat, must be perfect. Even when they are on holiday relaxing in Provence, there is often discussion about where to find the best example in each category. Frankly, it does come down to personal taste, whether you …

Breads · Julie Whitmarsh · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Attempting to Make Croissants at Home

September 15, 2021

Reflecting on 2020, the tail end of the year, rather like the beginning and if I’m perfectly honest, the middle bits too, have been a tad chaotic. All the plans we thought we may have made, have had to be ripped up again and again. At least when I was with Andy in France, we …

Breads · Paula Kane · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Make Croissants for Jan 30th National Croissant Day

January 29, 2021

National Croissant Day January 30, 2021, is National Croissant Day in the United States, so why not start your day with a café creme and a flaky croissant? Croissants are not typically Provencal fare, but you can expect every respectable bakery to present their version of this French pastry for sale. However, if you want …

Margo Lestz · Taste

Learn the History Behind the French Croissant

March 29, 2018

Contributor blog post by Margo Lestz: The flaky, buttery croissant is as French as a beret or a baguette, but its roots lie in a seventeenth century Austrian battle. Croissant Origin Legend The legend of the croissant traces this pastry’s ancestry back to the 1683 Battle of Vienna… The city was under siege. It had been …

Breads · Paula Kane · Provencal Recipes · Taste

How to Make Croissants and Pain aux Chocolate

February 16, 2018

Croissants are not typically Provencal fare, but you can expect every respectable bakery to present their version of this French pastry for sale. However, if you want to find the good stuff listen to the Parisians debating where to find a decent baguette, the best tarte tropézienne and a croissant that might rival their patisserie …

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Croissant

Baking Tips for French Boulangerie Favourites like Croissants

Attempting to Make Croissants at Home

Make Croissants for Jan 30th National Croissant Day

Learn the History Behind the French Croissant

How to Make Croissants and Pain aux Chocolate

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