Friday, September 30, 2011

Pastries are enticing

Pastries are tempting, pastries are enticing! Moreover, French pastries when served on the table lure us to grab them immediately.
Whether it is a crescent shaped Croissant or a cream layered Profiterole, they are simply heavenly. Well if you are a pastry lover, then this article's gonna be a great delight to you. It's because the French pastry recipes presented here, shall let you know the preparatory methods that contribute to its utterly delicious taste.
Pain au Chocolat has a middle chocolate layer and a crisp and fluffy top layer. The following top in the list of French Pastries, viz, Croissant, Petit Four, Éclairs, Pain au Chocolat and Brioche. Other than pastries, the most common cookies are Profiterole, Mille-feuille, Beignet, Croissant Amande, etc. The pastries, cakes and cookies when combined together serve as wonderful desserts. These delightful desserts were first served during the 17th century. Some other royal tasting pastries are Choux and Crullers.
French Pastry Desserts: Recipes
So how to make French pastries? The cake recipes will be provided to you from the following French pastries list. Learn the most simple methods for preparing these delicacies at home.
Almond Croissants
The following are the French pastries names. These pastries are authentic having unique tastes and flavors. The most common being the croissant, which is sweet, flaky and light.
Ingredients
Dry yeast, 4 tsps
Milk, ½ cup
Bread flour, 3 ½ cup
Soft butter, 1 cup
Salt, 1 ½ tsp
Almonds sliced, 1/3 cup
Powdered sugar, 2 tsps
Granulated sugar, 1/3 cup
Egg, 1
Almond filling (frangipane), ½ cup
Preparation
First dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Make the dough by combining milk, sugar, flour, salt, yeast (dissolved) and water to get the desired consistency.
Form dough balls and wrap them with plastic. Refrigerate them overnight.
Allow them to stay at room temperature after taking them out from the refrigerator. Roll the dough and cut pieces of at least 12 inches. Make the pastries crescent shaped.
Fill the wedges with the almond filling and roll them up.
Cover the pastries and place in a warm place for 60 minutes. This will make it fluffy.
The oven is preheated at 350 °F. The croissants are then brushed with eggs and sprinkled with almonds. The baking sheets are then placed inside the oven for 15-20 minutes.
Pain au Chocolat
Ingredients
Yeast, 25 gm
Butter, 400 gm
Water, 270 ml
Sugar 75 g
Bread Flour, 500 gm
Apricot jam,100 gm
Mars bars
Beaten egg, 1
Preparation
Prepare the dough by mixing flour, sugar, salt, water and yeast. Do not knead the dough vigorously. Cool the dough inside the refrigerator for one hour.
Take the dough out and roll on the butter from the top. Make sure that at least two third of the dough is covered with butter.
Wrap the remaining portion of the dough over the butter coat. Roll in the same way for two more times. Keep it inside the refrigerator once again.
Fill the pastry with Mars bar and make it look like sausages.
Flatten the pastries a little and brush with an egg.
Place the pastries on a sauce pan and glaze with apricot jam. Bake inside over for 20 minutes at 350 °F.
French Pie Pastry
Ingredients
Water, ½ cup
Butter, ½ cup
All purpose flour, 2 cups
Salt, ½ tsp
Preparation
Mix flour, salt and butter together. Add a little water. Roll the dough with the help of your index finger and use a fork to create a spiral shape.
Make sure that the dough is soft. Form balls with the dough and cover it with a foil. Refrigerate it for an hour.
Preheat the oven at 350 °F and place the balls over the baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Allow the balls to cool and cover them with the cream flavor of your choice.
That was all about making French pastries at home. Bake them at home and serve your kids and family at breakfast time and also as desserts. I'm sure everyone will love the delightful flavor of French pastries.

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