Teatime in Paris!: A Walk Through Easy French Patisserie Recipes

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Get cracking the eggs as Jill Colonna shows you one of the simplest ways to make the Parisians’ favourite afternoon treats: eclairs, tartlets, millefeuilles, and macarons, and guides you to many of Paris’s best patisseries and tea salons.Share in Jill’s enthusiasm and skills learned from the French over her 22 years in Paris that will help you master patisserie easily at home. With 50 typical teatime recipes, enjoy tips, stories and a walks section that shows where to taste a number of the best pastries in Paris.Lavishly photographed, Jill starts with simple and mouthwatering French teacakes, hot chocolate, crepes and ice cream then continues with clear step by step instructions for every chapter: choux (eclair) pastry; tartlets; millefeuilles; and gluten-free macarons. The final chapter culminates in a French tea party, mix and matching the recipes to produce temptations such as Chocolate-Earl Grey Tartlets with Orange-Liqueur Crumble Puffs, a Paris-Brest with a twist and a Saint-Honore, plus many more treats that you’ll be able to be inspired to create yourself.This book will assist the learner baker build confidence. Complete with tea-pairing suggestions, add your individual Parisian touch to 4 o’clock teatime very quickly.