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Croque mademoiselle
By vmb1
A play on the popular French toasted sandwich - Croque Madame (a Ham, Cheese & hollandaise sauce toastie served wit...
- 2 Slices of your preferred Bread (thick cut)
- 1 Duck Egg (or med-large chicken egg)
- 1 Slice of quality ham (recommend honey roast butcher's ham)
- Sliced Cheese (a creamy mild continental cheese like, edam, emmental, or gouda recommended)
- Butter or spread
- Mayonnaise
Pineapple and coconut macarons
By Philip Friend, Bakingfanatic
My version of a piña colada cocktail in a macaron: coconut and almond shells filled with a fresh pineapple, lime g
- For the shells:
- 75g ground almonds
- 75g desiccated coconut
- 150g icing sugar
- 135g caster sugar
- 105g egg whites at room temperature yellow
- few drops of yellow food colouring (gel-based rather than water-based)
- Filling:
- 200g white chocolate, chopped into smallish chunks
- 100g pineapple, pureed
- juice of 1 lime
- 60g unsalted butter
- splash of rum
- Topping:
- desiccated coconut
Red Macarons with Chocolate Ganache
By Goodfoodshared
Crisp macarons with a rich dark chocolate ganache filling
- For the macarons:
- 155g Ground almonds
- 200g Icing sugar, sifted
- 3 Egg whites
- Red food colouring paste ( I used Sugarflair paste Christmas Red)
- Chocolate Ganache Filling:
- 100g Dark chocolate (55% cocoa solids is sufficient)
- 100ml Double cream
Parmentier de Confit de Canard
By Laurapackham
This is a favourite in our household
- 8 medium potatoes
- 2 shallots
- 2 onions
- 2 large carrots
- 4 thighs of duck confit (Confit de canard)
French Pizza
By Ryan Lawrence
Roll out the puff pastry to the length of the tray and lightly mark a rectangle on the inside
- Puff pastry
- 150g grated cheese
- 2 tomatoes
- olive oil
- optional
- onion
- herbs
- sausage
- bacon
- chicken
- basil
- pepper
Chocolate orange creme brulee
By Karine , blog : Karine en cuisine
Break the chocolate into pieces
- 50 g dark chocolate
- 30 cl cream
- 150 ml milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 30 g sugar
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp orange peel (or zest)
One-pot chicken chasseur
By Wackyjacky
This French bistro classic is easy to make at home and fabulous with creamy mash or crusty bread
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 25g butter
- 4 chicken legs
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 200g pack small button or chestnut mushrooms
- 225ml red wine
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 500ml chicken stock
Salmon en croute with pesto and ground almonds
By Pinky Blondie
Preheat the oven to 200 ° C
- 2 salmon steaks
- 8 tbsp pesto
- 8 tbsp almond purée
- coarse salt
- Mixted seeds (pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, sunflower seeds ...)
Easy Macarons
By Laurapackham
This is a beginner's recipe guide to easy macaron making
- 1 cup (100g) icing sugar
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 2 medium egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 (55g) cup caster sugar
- Ffilling:
- 1 1/2 cups softened unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup (75g) icing sugar
Toasts with duck confit
By Labeyrie
Place the confit in the microwave, remove the bone and gently flake the meat
- 2 legs duck confit
- mixed raw vegetables (carrots, cucumber, red cabbage, celeriac, radishes, peppers, etc.)
- walnut oil,
- wine vinegar,
- 4 thick slices of bread.
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French Crepes
- 3 eggs
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- 1/2 liters (2 cups) of milk
- 3 spoons of sugar
- 1 spoon of salt
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Sweet Eve Strawberry and Vanilla...
- 8 slices of brioche bread
- 400g ripe Sweet Eve strawberries
- Unsalted butter for spreading
- 100g soft brown cane sugar
- 1 heaped tsp of vanilla bean paste
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French Ratatouille
- 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 medium chopped yellow onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 large can diced tomatoes
- Salt and black pepper, taste it as you cook and add more as needed
- Raviolis
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Gratin Dauphinois
- 1 kg of potatoes
- 180g cream cheese
- 1 liter of milk
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 head of garlic
- 10g of butter
- Salt, pepper
- Nutmeg
- Thyme
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Apple Tarte Tatin
- For the Puff Pastry:
- 200g plain flour
- 200g butter, cubed
- 100ml cold water
- Pinch of salt
- For the Apple Topping:
- 2 apples, cut into thin slices
- 3 tbsps sugar
- 100ml water
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Ratatouille
- 300g peppers
- 3 tbsp Ketchup
- 100g courgettes
- 100g cherry tomatoes
- 1 shallot
- 1 small onion
- 20 cl tomato coulis
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil
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Brioche
- 375g fine bread flour
- 60 ml lukewarm milk
- 3 large eggs
- 7g instant yeast
- 7g salt
- 40g fine sugar
- 100g soft butter
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Choux Pastry
- 75g Strong Plain Flour
- 25g Butter or Margarine
- 2 Medium Sized Eggs
- 150mls Water
- 1 tsp. Caster Sugar
- 1 Pinch Salt
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Eclairs
- For the buns
- 150ml milk
- 100g butter, diced
- 200g plain flour, sieved
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- For the filling
- 200ml milk
- 1 tsp vanilla paste, or 1 vanilla pod, split down the middle
- 2 large egg yolks
- 4 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 200ml double cream
- To decorate
- 2 tbsp berry liqueur, such as cassis, framboise or sloe gin (optional)
- 500g pack fondant icing sugar, sifted
- food colouring (use pinks and purples if you flavour with a berry liqueur)
- sprinkles and edible cake decoration (we used Smarties and Mini Smarties)
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French Toast Bake
- 1/2 Cup Melted Butter (approx 1/2 block)
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 12 Slices Thick Bread
- 4 Eggs
- 1 1/2 Cups Milk
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- Icing Sugar for sprinkling on top
- Maple Syrup (optional)
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Heavenly Pascade
- 4 eggs
- 4 large spoonfuls of flour
- 1 cup of milk
- 4 oeufs
- 1 handful of your choice of herbs - chopped
- salt and pepper
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Mushrooms in White Wine
- 500g of button mushrooms
- A large onion
- 20cl of white wine (dry)
- 1 teaspoon flour
- A little margarine
- Salt and black pepper
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