Wednesday, November 16, 2011

About French Food: Dessert Helpers

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From Rebecca Franklin, your Guide to French Food

Today, we're featuring dessert helpers, those extra-special touches that make a dessert fabulous. This pumpkin pastry cream recipe, a truly delicious replica of spiced pumpkin pie custard, can be used in profiteroles, Napoleons, eclairs, tarts, and Genoise cake. The use of creme patisserie is limited only by your imagination; grace a simple or an elaborate French dessert recipe with it. The results will be equally delicious. I love it used as a surprise filling in a ganache-dipped eclair... Read more.


Meringue Recipe

This classic meringue recipe produces silky, sweetened egg whites whipped up as light as a cloud. It can be used for snow eggs, also known as oeufs a la neige, or piped into perfect, little circles and baked until crisp for a light teatime cookie. Meringue is also wonderful sandwiched between homemade calissons... Read more.


Maple Cinnamon Whipped Cream Recipe

Nothing tastes better than homemade whipped cream. For unique flavor, try this maple cinnamon whipped cream recipe as a perfect topper for holiday pies, beignets, and pastries. For a special treat, use it on coffee or brioche for a sweet, flavorful breakfast. For a taste of pure fall, spoon it onto a slice of French gingerbread, also known as pain d'epices, and enjoy... Read more.

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Caramel Ice Cream Recipe

To many, the perfect caramel ice cream recipe is equal parts sweet, salty, and rich. The caramelized sugar flavor needs to be deep and complex, without veering into an unpleasant burnt-sugar note. This recipe does just that. Full and rich, it is the perfect complement to fall fruit dishes and pastries or served alone with whipped cream... Read more.

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Chocolate Raspberry Truffles Recipe

This rich chocolate raspberry truffles recipe has a deep, dark chocolate flavor that gives way to fresh, sweet raspberry overtones. Try one of these sweet, little Framboise truffles with coffee for a delicious dessert course or give them to guests as a treat to take home. For all the indulgent taste and texture, they are very easy to make... Read more.


 


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