Patisserie recipes
Level up your baking skills with our patisserie recipes. These tried-and-tested recipes will guide you through the basic French patisserie skills: you’ll soon be a whizz at choux pastry, crème patissière and laminated dough.
Try your hand at patisserie favourites like éclairs, macarons, choux buns and strawberry tarts. Or why not impress the family at breakfast with homemade pain au chocolat or croissants warm from the oven?
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White chocolate recipes
Caramelised white chocolate
Fans of blond bars such as Caramac (sadly now discontinued) know there’s a fourth type of chocolate out there: caramelised...
Baking recipes
Tarte Tropézienne
“We are essentially making a giant cream bun here,” says Anna Higham of this Tarte Tropézienne recipe. “Sugar-crusted brioche brushed...
Patisserie recipes
Ravneet Gill’s mango and passion fruit choux buns
Ravneet Gill’s choux buns filled with a decadent mango, passionfruit and white chocolate ganache make a fabulous dessert to serve...
Patisserie recipes
Chocolate and chestnut macarons
Iconic French macarons come in many colours and flavours. Here, layers of chocolate sandwich a light, soft and creamy chestnut...
Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry millefeuille
Millefeuille (which translates to ‘a thousand leaves’ thanks to all the layers of puff pastry) are all the rage right...
Patisserie recipes
Manon Lagrève’s kouign amann
A traditional pastry from Brittany, kouign amann means ‘butter cake’ in the Breton language. This is a five ingredient recipe...
Patisserie recipes
Manon Lagrève’s mini canelés
If you’re going to make canelés, those chewy custardy treats found in French coffee shops, you may as well learn...
Doughnut recipes
Manon Lagrève’s beignets
You can’t beat a doughnut, and French beignets are a great version! We love this recipe from Manon Lagrève, which...
Patisserie recipes
Vanilla slice
The hero of many a high street bakery, the vanilla slice is a glorious thing. Like a cross between a...
Patisserie recipes
Choux buns with raspberry, rose and pistachio
Profiteroles… move over. You’ve had your moment. These choux buns are filled with a silky pistachio cream and a sharp...
Air fryer recipes
Air fryer apple turnovers
A classic handheld pastry filled with cooked apple – but air-fried! These turnovers are incredibly crisp, super tasty and a...
Celebrity chef recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s classic lemon tart
Make a perfect lemon tart with Michel Roux Jr’s recipe. The top chef’s tips and tricks will help you master...
Dinner party dessert recipes
Chocolate orange pithivier
Chocolate orange lovers won’t be able to resist this decadent dessert. Our chocolate pithivier has a rich chocolate, hazelnut and...
Favourite chocolate recipes
Pain au chocolat
Warm, golden pastries fresh from the oven could soon be yours. Learn how to make pain au chocolat from scratch...
Storecupboard recipes
Tarte aux pommes
A classic French apple tart makes a wonderful show-stopper dessert for any dinner party.
Brunch recipes
Flor’s lardy buns
Fancy a challenge? These buns are proof that hard work will be rewarded! For the crispest, crunchiest and most satisfying...
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