Ultimate silky bay leaf crème brûlée

To create this dessert, I used my friend and pastry chef Gilles Bajolles‘ crème brûlée recipe which is so silky and creamy. And I infused some bay leaves in the cream like the chef Florent Ladeyn: I tasted his wonderful Flemish Lire la suite

Breton shortbread biscuit: extra buttery pastry dough

I do use salted butter for this recipe, I think it’s better. But you can of course, use plain butter and a pinch of salt instead. This is the perfect staple recipe for making great crunchy fresh fruit tarts: bake Lire la suite

Christmas spicy extra buttery shortbreads

Wouldn’t it be great to give a home-made, customized and delicious present to your friends and family for Christmas?! So here is an extra buttery shortbreads recipe from my pastry class, in which I added a spices mix. And then Lire la suite

Summer peach tart

Here is a special peach tart recipe made of an extra buttery pastry dough (Breton shortbread recipe), stewed caramelized white peaches, vanilla and mascarpone whipped cream and some fresh yellow peach segments. It’s a delightful summer tart, perfect at the Lire la suite