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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Custard
Custard jam slice
Fancy a proper custard slice with layers of flaky pastry and silky custard? Oliver and Tom of The Exploding Bakery show you how to make it.
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Far breton (French custard cake)
Far Breton is a beloved pudding from Brittany, made of boozy prunes set in a rich custard. The Exploding Bakery shows you how to make it.
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Brioche
The ultimate brioche buns
TV baking judge and top pastry chef Benoit Blin shares his recipe for the ultimate brioche buns, filled with silky pastry cream.
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Hazelnut paris-brest
TV judge and top pastry chef Benoit Blin shows how to master a paris-brest. This famous French bake was invented to celebrate a bicycle race.
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Tipsy snowman choux buns
These adorable bite-size choux snowmen are filled with a Baileys-spiked cream – which may explain why they’re so merry.
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Raspberries
Raspberry and sesame cheesecake danishes
These easy pastries are like a cheesecake in danish form, with raspberries, a cream cheese base and sweet-salty sesame caramel.
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Sweet tarts
Michel Roux Jr’s almond and raspberry frangipane tart
Devote an afternoon to making Michel Roux Jr’s classy frangipane tart. “This French version of a bakewell tart is one of my favourites,” he says.
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Nicola Lamb’s crullers
Learn how to make crullers with baker Nicola Lamb. These elegant pastries' grooves are ideal for holding a flavourful glaze or topping.
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White chocolate
Caramelised white chocolate
Fan of blond chocolate? Learn how to make caramelised white chocolate at home. It sounds cheffy but is simple to make – and so versatile.
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Tarte Tropézienne
Tarte Tropézienne is essentially a giant cream bun made with brioche dough. The French bake filled with raspberry jam and crème légère.
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Ravneet Gill’s mango and passion fruit choux buns
Ravneet Gill's choux buns filled with a mango, passionfruit and white chocolate ganache make a fabulous dessert to serve friends.
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Chocolate and chestnut macarons
Iconic French macarons come in many colours and flavours. Here, layers of chocolate sandwich a light, soft and creamy chestnut purée.
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Blackberries
Blackberry millefeuille
Blackberries take centre stage in this towering mille-feuille recipe. Coulis and fresh berries provide sweet-sharp contrast to the cream.
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Manon Lagrève’s kouign amann
A traditional pastry from Brittany, kouign amann means ‘butter cake’ in the Breton language. You can also add slices of apple, extra caramel or even a sprinkle of cinnamon.
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Manon Lagrève’s mini canelés
Manon Lagrève shares a family recipe for mini canelés. The wonderful batter is flavoured with vanilla and rum, and caramelises during baking.
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