Patisserie, Viennoiserie and Chocolaterie. Alps, France
February 2020 Patisserie I love a good choux pastry. In fact, it’s probably my favourite type of pastry, so any trip to France is a great opportunity for me to get my fix. It only seemed right to combine it with a French favourite – crème de marron, et voila, you have a Choux Crème Marron. A sort of chestnut flavoured pastry cream is piped on to a choux dome with a very thin tipped piping bag so it looks like spaghetti. The slightly crisp, light choux pastry the perfect vehicle for this very sweet with a hint of nuttiness creamy delight. French meringues are a delight for my palette when it comes to texture – crunchy outside, chewy inside. Add in the crack of dark chocolate chips and it’s a winner. Find these at La Rissole, St Martin de Belleville’s village bakery. They also do a delicious tarte au citron – tangy, sweet and a little bit sticky. Viennoiserie I’ve spent a lot of...