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need a great website for french pastry fomulas

Posted by SALTSMOKE, December 3, 2006 at 6:35 PM

anybody know of one , i had one but i lost the link ..thanks

1 Comment | Tagged: baking, formulas, french, french pastry

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Biscotti

threy will crack because of the inherent nature of a lean dough,that doesnt hAVE ALOT OF FAT WHICH WOULD LEND A MOISTER PRODUCT THAT WOULD NOT PULL APART AS MUCH IN THE BAKING PROCESS, WHICH IS, YOU THINK ABOUT , REALLY AN EXTENDED DRYING OUT PROCESS, IF THEY CRACK TOO MUCH , I WOULD ADJUST UP THE QUNTITY OF LIQUIDS, OR POSSIBLY FATS IN THE DOUGH, PERHAPS BAKE A LITTLE SLOWER AS WELL....

SALTSMOKE at 12:16AM on 12/15/06

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somewhere, i recently read a food article discussing french cuisine which discussed that the french pretty much only use 3 herbs in their cooking.

well its not true so what does it matter ...because arguably it has to be thyme, basil is a given and you cant eliminate parsley ,which would leaf out (get it ) rosemary, at the very least....so dont even get me started on chervil

SALTSMOKE at 6:39PM on 12/03/06

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Table for Two: If You Could Dine With One Person

id like to dine with paula wolfert wouldnt you ?

SALTSMOKE at 6:28PM on 12/03/06

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Table for Two: If You Could Dine With One Person

Hey Ditmas - that article on foie gras was a great read. Thanks for the link.

wandabun at 4:15PM on 01/02/07

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Biscotti

I am not sure how much cracking is "normal". I tried a second batch today and adjusted the heat of the ove and they still cracked on the top. They do taste good, though, but I wondered about "presentation". I think it might be that my oven is not well-caliberated. Would you say so?

alabiad at 3:04PM on 12/22/06

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Discussion on Giselle, but header says Jessica Simpson ... may want to update ...

JasonZ at 6:02PM on 12/08/06

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Britney Spears, at a crawfish boil. Otherwise, I might be distracted by her bad table manners. This way, we're on a level playing field. :) I love Susie Essman by the way.

Katie Spence at 5:36PM on 12/06/06

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Table for Two: If You Could Dine With One Person

Who could be better than Steingarten. Exhausting. Probably humiliating. But you'd learn more than you could in a year by any other source and your worst fear would be choking from laughing so much. I do hear his wife is quite charming.
On the matter of JS he seems to be giving his best stuff to Men's Vogue now: His Knife Quest in the current issue is one of his best ever in my book. and they've got his amazing Foie Gras piece, which made the Best Food Writing book, online at: http://www.mensvogue.com/food/articles/2006/08/21/foie_gras

Ditmas at 9:59PM on 12/05/06

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somewhere, i recently read a food article discussing french cuisine which discussed that the french pretty much only use 3 herbs in their cooking.

appreciate all the comments, but don't think have found the answer as per the article i read. sounds like it's between tarragon, chervil, parsley, thyme, rosemary; basil, as per "megnut" is not so much a french given

baruch at 3:47PM on 12/05/06

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somewhere, i recently read a food article discussing french cuisine which discussed that the french pretty much only use 3 herbs in their cooking.

@ SALTSMOKE: Basil is so not a given in French cuisine.

Perhaps you're thinking of the fines herbes: tarragon, chervil, parsley, and chives? Tarragon is pretty strong, so it's not used as often. If you remove it, you've got three herbs that are staples in French cooking.

megnut at 1:07PM on 12/05/06

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somewhere, i recently read a food article discussing french cuisine which discussed that the french pretty much only use 3 herbs in their cooking.

saltsmoke: I think I would like to see what it looks like when you get started on chervil!

Nika at 12:35PM on 12/04/06

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somewhere, i recently read a food article discussing french cuisine which discussed that the french pretty much only use 3 herbs in their cooking.

So if a Frog was stuck on a deserted island and could only have 3 herbs...? My 3 is parsley, chives and thyme. No wait...parsley thyme rosemary or chives, tarragon and basil. Oh forget it! This is just to hard.

blueapron at 12:01PM on 12/04/06

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somewhere, i recently read a food article discussing french cuisine which discussed that the french pretty much only use 3 herbs in their cooking.

actually, on 2nd thought, the classic 3 of french cuisine could be: tarragon, rosemary, thyme????????

baruch at 1:04AM on 12/04/06