Cedric Gro Let
Cedric Gro Let
CÉDRIC GROLET
TEACHES YOU
to create the world’s best pastry at home! He shares
his complete pastry vision represented by 3 families:
Fruits, Nuts, and Flowers.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
meet your instructor
equipment & machinery
tools & utensils
ingredients
gelatin and gelatin mass
Gelatin Strength
lemon
Lemon Ganache
Candied Lemon
Yellow Coating
Gold Coating
Assembly
White Coating
Yellow Coating
Red Coating
Crystal Topping
Assembly
raspberry rose
Vanilla Ganache
Sweet Dough
Raspberry Gel
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Red Coating
Assembly
Almond Cream
Choux Dough
Caramel
Vanilla Chantilly
Creamy Caramel
Assembly
pistachio
Pistachio Ganache
Pistachio Gel
Pistachio Praline
Pistachio Crisp
White Coating
Green Coating
Red Coating
Assembly
Hazelnut Praline
Hazelnut Crisp
White Coating
Hat Coating
Hazelnut Coating
Assembly
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BONUS RECIPES
sugar brioche
Brioche Dough
chocolate cookies
chouquette
Choux Dough
Assembly
madeleine
natural mille feuille
Filo Dough
Vanilla Chantilly
Creamy Caramel
Assembly
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MEET YOUR
INSTRUCTOR
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Pastry really matters if it
brings back memories from the
past, and at the same time,
creates a new memory for the
future.
Cédric Grolet
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After years of education, Chef Grolet left his home shops, La Pâtisserie du Meurice in Paris and Cédric
in the Auvergne region and headed to Paris to work Grolet Opéra, which represent the FRUITS concept,
and study at Fauchon, a new school and company. and a third shop in London that combines the FRUITS
From this, his first book, FRUITS, was born and was
15 languages!
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EQUIPMENT
& MACHINERY
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Please don’t feel the need to rush out and purchase locally, google the product’s name and scroll through
new equipment right away; all of the tools and the suppliers in the results to find the one that suits
potential substitutions you will need are outlined your delivery area.
to waste your time and money searching for items We have students from over 140 countries, from big
from the list when you may already have a handy to small, industrial to developing; each country has
substitution in your very own kitchen, so make sure to everything you need to succeed in pastry.
All of the equipment you may need can be found at so not only can you discover even more information
supermarkets and local or online pastry shops in about equipment and machinery for this class, but
most countries. For specific items that aren’t available you can also share your findings with other students!
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Freezeer Refrigerator Blast Freezeer
Any brand, size, or configuration will work. For Any brand, size, or configuration will work for Any brand or size will work. A Blast Freezer (or
best freezing results and safe storage, the optimal this class. The safe temperature for storing food Shock Freezer or Blast Chiller) can speed up the
temperature is -18°C or colder. 1-2 empty shelves products in the fridge is between 0-5°C. freezing process for faster, mass production. If
in your home freezer should be enough to practice. you are not working with large-scale production, a
If you’re in the pastry business, you can invest in a regular Freezer should work fine.
separate standing freezer.
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Stove Precision Scale Kitchen Scale
Home, portable or commercial stoves—any type, A scale that allows you to measure the smallest Any scale of your choice will work.
brand, or variation— perform great. One-two quantities of ingredients, from 2 to 10 grams.
stovetops will be enough for these classes.
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Spray Gun & Compressor Spray Gun Simple Spray Gun
There are many various brands of spray guns Cédric`s choice of spray gun is SATAjet 1000 B RP Another tool that comes from the construction
& compressors available on the market. At nozzle 3.0 0.6 l QCC reusable plastic cup. industry. The spray gun is affordable ($50-100) and
PastryClass, we use a no-brand spray gun (100ml, can be found in any hardware store (look in the
0.8mm nozzle) and a Makita brand compressor A commercial spray gun with a compressor can be paint section).
(1.5HP, 11L). replaced with a simple Spray Gun, see next graph.
If you’re using a Spray Gun to spray butter on There are many brands available (Bosch, Deport,
For the spray gun, we recommend selecting a pastry, it can even be replaced by a simple pastry Yattich, etc.), and they can have several names:
nozzle size from 0.7mm to 1.2mm and a cup size brush. Spray Gun, Control Spray, Paint Sprayer, Spray
± 100-120. For the compressor, we recommend Machine, etc.
1-1.5HP, starting from 8L. A commercial spray
gun with a compressor can be replaced with a At PastryClass, we use Wagner Control Spray. Try
simple Spray Gun, see next graph. If you’re using a to select a Spray Gun with 1.8-2.5mm nozzle size,
Spray Gun to spray butter on pastry, it can even be 400-600 watts, and any cup size.
replaced by a simple pastry brush.
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TOOLS & UTENSILS
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Please don’t feel the need to rush out and purchase locally, google the product’s name and scroll through
new equipment right away; all of the tools and the suppliers in the results to find the one that suits
potential substitutions you will need are outlined your delivery area.
to waste your time and money searching for items We have students from over 140 countries, from big
from the list when you may already have a handy to small, industrial to developing; each country has
substitution in your very own kitchen, so make sure to everything you need to succeed in pastry.
All of the tools you may need can be found at so not only can you discover even more information
supermarkets and local or online pastry shops in about tools and utensils for this class, but you can
most countries. For specific items that aren’t available also share your findings with other students!
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Silicone Molds Pastry Rings Baking Trays
At PastryClass, we use various silicone molds of We recommend stainless steel, seamless pastry You will need at least two smaller baking trays. At
different shapes, sizes, and brands. You don’t have rings. We use pastry rings of various diameters PastryClass, we use no-brand custom made trays
to use exact molds demonstrated by the instructor; from 12cm to 20cm and heights from 4cm to 6cm. of 30x40x1.2cm and 40x60x1.2cm. The size of
be creative and find shapes you love by googling Feel free to choose any diameter you can find with your baking sheets doesn’t have to be exactly the
“cake silicone molds” and finding your favourite. a height of 4-7cm; the diameter and the height same, you can use whatever you can find on the
However, keep in mind that classic, smooth mold will determine the size of dessert you will create. market, as long as it fits inside your oven, fridge,
shapes are easier to work with, especially for You can also use various shapes; round, square, and freezer.
beginners. If you don’t have any molds yet, order triangle, etc. Each recipe will include its pastry ring
one by one and test them out. Each recipe will specification.
include its specific mold requirements.
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Acetate Roll Pots Bowls
Acetate roll is widely used in pastry, and you At PastryClass, we use pots that range from 0.5 We recommend plastic bowls as your first choice
can easily find many various sizes and kinds. to 3 liters, depending on the quantity required in as they are the best option for the microwave,
They are mostly used for chocolate decorations the recipe. Any pots you already own will work lightweight, and widely available. We use plastic,
or to ensure the easy removal of a cake from a however if you decide to invest in new ones, try glass, and stainless steel bowls of various sizes.
pastry ring. At PastryClass, we use a commercial to select ones with 2 - 3 ply layering for even and One-two medium bowls will be enough for your
acetate roll of 4cm and 6cm height and 60-micron consistent heat distribution and to avoid burning class.
thickness, this thickness allows for good flexibility fluids. The base size to look for is 1 - 1.5 liters. One
of the acetate. pot is enough to practice for the class.
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Silicone Mat Perforated Silicone Mat Guitar Sheets
(also known as silpat) One silicone mat is enough (also known as silpain) This is a silicone mat with (also known as plastic guitar sheets, chocolate
for the class, and any brand or size will work. In additional perforated aeration. One of any brand guitar sheets, or polyethylene/acetate guitar
most cases, parchment paper can be used as a or size will be enough to practice for your class. sheets) They usually come in 40x60cm size with
substitute. In most cases, parchment paper can be used as a various levels of thickness. They can be replaced
substitute. with parchment paper.
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Offset Spatula Chocolate Tempering Spatula Silicone Spatula
At PastryClass, we use Silikomart offset spatulas (also known as a coating spatula, chocolate We use black spatulas from Muji and gray spatulas
in small (20cm) and medium (38cm) sizes. These spatula, or a chocolate scraper spatula) Mainly from Tovala, chosen only for visual appearance.
spatulas are firm and can hold heavy pastries, if used for chocolate tempering and bonbon making. Choose any brand of silicone spatula you can find.
required, without bending. Many brands supply We recommend choosing one with a blade size of One silicone spatula will be enough for your class.
firm offset spatulas (Oxo, Wilton, etc.). In most 12-16cm.
cases, when used to hold or carry desserts, it can
be replaced by a regular knife. One medium offset
spatula is enough to practice for your class.
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Bread Knife Chef`s Knife Paring Knife
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Strainer Ruler Whisk
Rolling Pin Basic Set of Round Cutters Round Mini Cake Pan
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INGREDIENTS
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Based on our experience, we know that all of the We have over five years of experience with students
ingredients you may need are accessible in every from over 140 countries, from big to small, industrial
country from supermarkets and local or online pastry to developing; each country has everything you need
shops. Some of the ingredients needed may be new to succeed in pastry. Look, and you will find!
a step up in your pastry development journey—take Now you have exclusive access to PastryConnect,
advantage of it and embrace learning to work with so you can not only discover even more information
new ingredients! about ingredients for this class, but you can also
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GELATIN &
GELATIN MASS
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Gelatin Type & Strength Recalculating the Bloom:
The recipes in this Workbook are based on gelatin If you are using a different strength of gelatin powder,
powder of 180 bloom. you can recalculate the amount of gelatin mass in
Gelatin Mass Proportions: bloom instead of 200 bloom, you can divide those
of 1:6.
Replacing Gelatin Powder with Gelatin
2. Mix the powder and water and combine with a Leaves:
whisk. The amount of gelatin mass required by the recipe
3. In 15-20 minutes, the gelatin will set. will be the same, whether you use leaves or powder.
4. Use right away or store in an airtight container in For example, let’s look at a recipe that requires 56g of
Gelatin mass can be prepared for one recipe or in bulk powder and 48g of water. That means you’ll need 8g
for several recipes at once. of leaves for the recipe. Leaves can be soaked in any
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LEMON
Yield: 15-20 pieces
Lemon Ganache
ingredients:
530g heavy cream, 36%
(893g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, bring half of the cream to a boil, pour it over the chocolate and gelatin mass, and stir.
2. Slowly mix in the remainder of the cream and the lemon juice to a smooth ganache.
50g sugar
8g agar agar
(1065g total)
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process:
1. In a saucepan, bring half of the lemon juice #1 to 40°C, then add the combined sugar and agar. Add the
Candied Lemon
ingredients:
q.s. skins of lemon
1000g water
500g sugar
150g glucose
(1650g total)
process:
1. Boil the lemon skins and change water 2-3 times.
2. Cook syrup with water, sugar and glucose. Bring syrup to a boil.
3. Turn off the heat and place lemon skins in the hot syrup, then cool down slowly at room temperature.
4. Heat up the syrup with lemon skins to 70°C once again, then cool down slowly at room temperature.
Repeat this step for 1, 2, 3 or more times depending on your preference and desired texture.
Yellow Coating
ingredients:
250g white couverture chocolate, 35%
(503g total)
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process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour it over the chocolate, and mix until smooth.
Gold Coating
ingredients:
q.s. gold powder (gold dust)
process:
1.Combine gold powder with alcohol. Use the amount of alcohol just enough to fit in your spray gun.
Assembly
ingredients:
q.s. lemon leaves and stems (for decoration)
process:
1. Add the Lemon Marmalade Insert into a 4.5cm half-sphere mold (Pavoni AF002 or similar) and freeze
2. Whip the Lemon Ganache and pipe into the 5.3cm Lemon mold (Pavoni AF006S or similar).
3. Place the 4.5cm sphere insert in the middle and close the mold, then freeze.
6. Spray with the Yellow Coating at 40-45°C, then spray with Neutral Glaze (Absolu Cristal, Valrhona) at
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ROYAL GALA APPLE
Yield: 15-20 pieces
Apple Ganache
ingredients:
240g heavy cream, 36%
50g sugar
100g egg yolks
(960g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, bring the cream to a boil.
2. At the same time, mix the sugar and egg yolks until fully combined. Add the boiling cream to the egg mixture
3. Add the mixture back to the pot and keep cooking for 1 minute while constantly stirring.
4. Take the pan off the heat and add the gelatin, mascarpone, and gala apple juice.
5. Blend until smooth.
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Gala Apple Insert
ingredients:
600g gala apple juice (#1)
60g sugar
(1276g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, warm up half of the gala apple juice #1 to 40°C, add sugar with agar and bring to a boil.
2. Pour the mixture into the bowl and add the rest of the gala apple juice #1.
White Coating
ingredients:
300g white couverture chocolate, 35%
(600g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour over the chocolate and blend until smooth.
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Yellow Coating
ingredients:
300g white couverture chocolate, 35%
(601g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour over the chocolate, and mix to a homogenous
texture.
Red Coating
ingredients:
300g white couverture chocolate, 35%
(606g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour over the chocolate, and mix until smooth.
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Kappa (Crystal Topping)
ingredients:
500g water
75g sugar
8g kappa carrageenan
(633g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.
Assembly
ingredients:
q.s. dark couverture chocolate, 70% (for decoration)
process:
1. Add the Gala Apple Insert into a 4.5cm half-sphere mold (Pavoni AF002 or similar) and freeze for a few
hours to firm.
2. Whip the Apple Ganache and pipe into the 5.5cm mold (Pavoni AF001 or similar).
3. Place the 4.5cm sphere insert in the middle and close the mold, then freeze.
5. Dip the frozen Apple dessert into Red, Yellow and White Coatings and then Kappa.
7. Grind some dark chocolate in a mixer (or lightly melt the chocolate in a microwave) to achieve a flexible
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RASPBERRY ROSE
Yield: 5-10 pieces
Vanilla Ganache
ingredients:
900g heavy cream, 36%
8 vanilla beans
(1158g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, heat half of the cream.
3. Strain and pour over the chocolate and gelatin mass, and blend in the remaining cream.
Sweet Dough
ingredients:
320g butter, 82%
2g salt
(1412g total)
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process:
1. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugar and starch.
2. Emulsify with the eggs, then add the flour, hazelnut powder and salt. Mix until the dough is smooth.
3. Refrigerate.
5. Place the dough over the 12cm-diameter tefal cake pans (Matfer, Exopan round mold #331202) upside down
on a rack.
2g baking powder
(932g total)
process:
1. Make brown butter and cool it to 30-40°C.
2. In the bowl of a mixer, combine dry ingredients, brown butter and vanilla until smooth.
3. Incorporate the egg whites and mix until the mixture becomes homogeneous.
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Raspberry Gel
ingredients:
q.s. raspberries (for raspberry juice)
8g agar agar
(671g total)
process:
1. Make the raspberry juice by placing raspberries and sugar #1 (optional) in a jar and baking at 100°C
for 45-60 minutes. Sieve the raspberries and scale 600g of the raspberry juice for this recipe.
Red Coating
ingredients:
250g cocoa butter
(508g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour over the chocolate, and mix until smooth.
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Assembly
ingredients:
q.s. fresh raspberries
process:
1. Pipe the Vanilla Financier Filling over the Sweet Dough and top with fresh raspberries.
3. Pipe a layer of the Raspberry Gel and garnish with fresh raspberries.
6. Using an electric turntable (optional) pipe the heart of the rose with the Vanilla Ganache, then switch to a
manual turntable and continue with the rest of the piping. Freeze.
7. Spray with the Red Coating at 35°C, then Neutral Glaze at 45°C.
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VANILLA ST. HONORE
Yield: 5-10 pieces
Filo Dough
ingredients:
20-30g filo dough (phyllo dough) per unit
200g honey
(620-630g total)
process:
1. Combine the butter and honey.
2. Make a filo pastry base with 10 filo sheets, apply the butter-honey mixture between each layer of filo. Cut a
14cm-diameter disks.
3. Place disks in the 12cm-diameter tefal cake pans (Matfer, Exopan round mold #331202) . Top with the same
sized pans.
5. Remove the top pans and bake for 3-4 more minutes to caramelize the top.
Almond Cream
ingredients:
125g butter, 82%
125g sugar
(500g total)
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process:
1. Combine the butter and sugar.
Choux Dough
ingredients:
200g water
200g milk
8g salt
16g sugar
(1189g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, combine the water, milk, salt, sugar, and butter, bring to a boil, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add the flour, then mix on a medium heat until the dough separates from the side of the pan.
4. Paddle the dough to cool down, then add the eggs, one at a time.
6. On a baking sheet covered with a Silpain, pipe choux balls with a 2cm diameter.
7. Cover the choux with oil spray and bake in a deck oven at 175°C for 30 minutes or in a convection oven
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Caramel
ingredients:
200g sugar
50g water
200g isomalt
(450g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar and water and heat until golden.
Vanilla Chantilly
ingredients:
600g heavy cream, 36%
4 vanilla beans
20g sugar
(704g total)
process:
1. Heat part of the cream and vanilla, then add gelatin mass.
2. Combine with the mascarpone, sugar and the leftover cold cream.
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Vanilla Pastry Cream
ingredients:
720g milk
4 vanilla beans
100g sugar
60g cornstarch
(1584g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, combine the milk, cream, and vanilla, then bring to a boil.
3. Return the mixture to the saucepan, bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
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Creamy Caramel
ingredients:
315g heavy cream, 36%
4 vanilla beans
150g sugar
3g fleur de sel
(1147g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, heat the cream, glucose #1 and vanilla.
2. In another saucepan, heat the sugar and glucose #2 to a temperature of 185°C, then deglaze with the
4. Remove from the heat, add the butter, salt and blend.
Assembly
1. Pipe the Almond Cream over the Filo Dough and bake again at 170°C for 6-7 minutes.
2. Choux inserts: fill the first half of the puffs with Creamy Caramel.
3. Decoration choux: Dip the second part of the puffs into the Caramel and stuff with the Vanilla Pastry
Cream.
4. Pipe the Vanilla Pastry Cream on top of the Almond Cream and place the choux inserts. Add more
Vanilla Pastry Cream and Creamy Caramel on top and smooth using an offset spatula.
6. Pipe the whipped Vanilla Chantilly in the shape of a flower using a St. Honore #104 nozzle (or similar).
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PISTACHIO
Yield: 15-20 pieces
Pistachio Ganache
ingredients:
500g heavy cream, 36%
25g sugar
(935g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, bring the cream to a boil. At the same time, mix the egg yolks with the sugar, slowly add
2. Add the mixture back to the pot and cook for 2 minutes while continually stirring.
3. Take the pan from the heat and add the gelatin, mascarpone, and pistachio paste.
Pistachio Gel
ingredients:
500g heavy cream, 36%
35g sugar
2g xanthan gum
(777g total)
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process:
1. In a saucepan, bring the cream to a boil.
2. Mix together the sugar and egg yolks. Add a little of the boiling cream to the egg mixture and mix until
smooth.
Pistachio Praline
ingredients:
500g pistachios
100g sugar
(610g total)
process:
1. Roast the pistachios in the oven at 165°C for 15 minutes.
3. Pour the caramel over the roasted pistachios, then add salt.
Pistachio Crisp
ingredients:
300g pistachio praline (recipe above)
(700g total)
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process:
1. Roast the pistachios in the oven at 165°C for 15 minutes.
White Coating
ingredients:
300g white couverture chocolate, 35%
(600g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour over the chocolate and blend until smooth.
Green Coating
ingredients:
300g white couverture chocolate, 35%
(608g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour over the chocolate, and blend until smooth.
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Red Coating
ingredients:
300g white couverture chocolate, 35%
(603g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour over the chocolate, and mix until smooth.
Assembly
ingredients:
q.s. icing sugar
process:
1. Pipe 45g of Pistachio Gel into an egg-shaped mold (Silikomart SF041 or similar) and freeze.
2. Add 45g of Pistachio Crisp to an egg-shaped mold (Silikomart SF041 or similar) and place the frozen
gel on top.
4. Whip and pipe the Pistachio Ganache over the plastic wrap, place the frozen insert and wrap the plastic,
then freeze.
5. Dip the frozen Pistachio dessert into Green, Red and White Coating.
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THE HAZELNUT CHILD
(CHILDREN’S HAZELNUT)
Yield: 15-20 pieces
Hazelnut Ganache
ingredients:
500g heavy cream, 36%
25g sugar
(1010g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, bring the cream to a boil. At the same time, mix the egg yolks with the sugar, slowly add
2. Add the mixture back to the pot and cook for 2 minutes while continually stirring.
3. Take the pan from the heat and add the gelatin, mascarpone, and hazelnut paste.
4. Blend to a smooth texture.
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Creamy Hazelnut Caramel
ingredients:
335g heavy cream, 36%
160g sugar
3g fleur de sel
(1463g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, heat the cream, milk #1, glucose #1 and vanilla.
2. In another saucepan, heat the sugar and glucose #2 to a temperature of 185°C, then deglaze with the
4. When the caramel reaches 70°C, add the butter with fleur de sel and blend. Add milk #2 if required.
5. Allow the caramel to set in the fridge and then combine with the hazelnut paste.
Hazelnut praline
ingredients:
500g hazelnuts with skins
125g sugar
(635g total)
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process:
1. Roast the hazelnuts in the oven at 165°C for 15 minutes.
3. Pour the caramel over the roasted hazelnuts, then add salt. Cool down at room temperature for
15 minutes.
Hazelnut Crisp
ingredients:
500g hazelnut praline (recipe above)
500g feuilletine
(1000g total)
process:
1. Combine the components.
White Coating
ingredients:
300g cocoa butter
(600g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour it over the chocolate and mix until smooth.
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Dark Coating (Hat Coating)
ingredients:
300g cocoa butter
(602g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour it over the chocolate and mix until smooth.
(1103g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, melt the cocoa butter to 45-50°C, pour it over the chocolates and mix until smooth.
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Assembly
ingredients:
q.s. Gianduja (substitute: hazelnut spread)
process:
1. Place the Hazelnut Crisp into a 4.5cm half-sphere mold (Pavoni AF002 or similar) and freeze.
2. Pipe the Gianduja and Creamy Hazelnut Caramel into a 4.5cm half-sphere mold (Pavoni AF002 or
similar).
3. Attach the two halves to create a sphere shaped insert and freeze.
4. Whip the Hazelnut Ganache and pipe into the 5.5cm mold (Pavoni AF001 or similar), place the 4.5cm
5. Freeze for several hours and then create a hazelnut shape using the leftover Hazelnut Ganache. Freeze
6. Meanwhile, turn over the base of the 4.5cm half-sphere mold (Pavoni Pavoduo AF002 or similar) and
using a plain #4 nozzle, create the Hazelnut Hat by piping little balls to cover the entire sphere. Freeze for
several hours.
7. Dip the frozen Hazelnut dessert into Brown and White Coatings.
8. Dip the frozen Hazelnut Hat into Dark and White Coating.
10. Grind some dark chocolate in a mixer (or lightly melt the chocolate in a microwave) to achieve a
flexible texture to roll the chocolate stems. Decorate The Hazelnut Child.
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BONUS
RECIPES
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SUGAR BRIOCHE
Brioche Dough
ingredients:
150g cake/pastry flour (T45)
1g salt
(696g total)
process:
1. In a mixer fitted with a hook, combine all ingredients except the butters and brown sugar, and mix at
2. Dice the butter into small cubes, add to the mixture, and mix at speed 2 for 8 minutes.
4. Cut the dough into 100g portions, roll into balls, and let rise at room temperature for approximately 2
hours.
5. Place the balls in a 12cm-diameter mold, add small cubes of butter, and sprinkle some brown sugar on
top.
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CHOCOLATE COOKIES
Chocolate Cookies
ingredients:
150g butter, 82%
8g fleur de sel
2g baking soda
(908g total)
process:
1. Combine the butter, sugars, fleur de sel, and baking soda and mix to a homogenous texture.
2. Add the flour, chocolate chips, vanilla, and eggs and mix until the dough comes together.
3. Divide the cookie dough in portions of approximately 100g, shape into balls, and place them on a baking
5. Using a metal ring, reinforce the round shape of the cookies and place them back in the oven for 2 more
minutes.
Praline
Caramelized Nuts
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CHOUQUETTE
Choux Dough
ingredients:
125g water
5g salt
115g butter
(950g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, combine the water, milk, salt, sugar, and butter and bring to a boil. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add the flour and stir over low heat until the dough forms a ball and comes away from the side of the
saucepan.
3. Add the dough to a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, mix until the steam has released, then add the eggs,
one at a time.
5. Using a round piping tip, pipe balls of approximately 4-5cm in diameter on a baking sheet lined with a
Silpain®.
6. Top with brown sugar and bake at 175°C for approximately 30 minutes.
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Vanilla Pastry Cream
ingredients:
400g milk, 3.25%
(877g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, combine the milk, cream, and vanilla, bring to a boil and whisk.
2. At the same time, combine the egg yolks, sugar, and milk powder until smooth.
3. Sieve the cream mixture over the egg mixture and mix.
4. Return the mixture to the saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook for approximately 2 minutes until the
mixture thickens.
6. Refrigerate.
Assembly
1. Make a little hole in the bottom of the cooled Chouquette.
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MARBLE CAKE FLOWER
(631g total)
process:
1. In a mixer fitted with a paddle, mix the butter, icing sugar, hazelnut powder, and salt.
2. Emulsify with the eggs, then add the flour, potato starch, and cocoa powder. Mix until the dough reaches
a homogenous texture.
3. Refrigerate.
4. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3mm and cut out a 30cm-diameter disk.
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Chocolate Cake Mix
ingredients:
270g icing sugar
2g baking powder
(982g total)
process:
1. Sieve the dry ingredients, add to the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle, and mix with the brown butter
until smooth.
2g baking powder
(932 total)
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process:
1. Sieve the dry ingredients, add to the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle, and mix with the brown butter
combined process:
1. Using both cake mixes, pipe 2 levels of alternating straight lines.
2. Using a wooden skewer, zigzag across the alternating lines to create a marble effect.
(505g total)
process:
1. One day ahead, in a saucepan, add the cream and bring to a boil.
2. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and invert sugar, emulsify, and incorporate the butter.
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White Chocolate Cake Ganache
ingredients:
275g heavy cream, 36%
4g vanilla pearl
(639g total)
process:
1. One day ahead, in a saucepan, add the cream and vanilla pearl and bring to a boil.
2. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and glucose syrup, emulsify, and incorporate the butter.
piping:
1. Place each ganache in a piping bag and put these two bags in another one with a St. Honore 104
piping tip.
2. Pipe the ganache in a “back and forth” motion, to cover the entire cake with intertwined ribbon loops.
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MADELEINE
ingredients:
250g butter, 82%
5g vanilla pearl
165g sugar
(985g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, heat the butter to make brown butter.
2. At the same time, combine the eggs, milk, vanilla, and sugar and whisk.
3. Sieve the flour and baking powder and mix into the egg mixture.
5. Place the dough in a madeleine mold and bake at 200°C for 3 minutes.
6. Rotate the mold 180 degrees and bake for 1 more minute.
7. Leave the mold in the oven for 4 more minutes after turning off the oven.
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NATURAL MILLE FEUILLE
Filo Dough
ingredients:
15–20g filo dough per unit
100g honey
(315–320g total)
process:
1.Combine the butter and honey.
2. Make a filo pastry base using 5 sheets: apply the butter-honey mixture between each layer of pastry,
2 vanilla beans
110g sugar
(877g total)
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process:
1. In a saucepan, combine the milk, cream, and vanilla, bring to a boil and whisk.
2. At the same time, combine the egg yolks, sugar, and milk powder until smooth.
3. Sieve the cream mixture over the egg mixture and mix.
4. Return the mixture to the saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook for approximately 2 minutes until the
mixture thickens.
6. Refrigerate.
Vanilla Chantilly
ingredients:
600g heavy cream, 36%
20g sugar
(704g total)
process:
1. Heat some of the cream with the sugar and vanilla.
2. When the mixture is hot, stir, sieve, and pour over the remaining combined ingredients.
4. Refrigerate.
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Creamy Caramel
ingredients:
315g heavy cream, 36%
3g fleur de sel
150g sugar
(1007g total)
process:
1. In a saucepan, heat the cream, glucose #2, vanilla, and fleur de sel.
2. In another saucepan, heat the sugar and glucose #1 to a temperature of 185°C, then deglaze with the
4. When the caramel reaches 70°C, add the butter and mix.
Assembly
1. Cover half of a Filo Pastry Base with Vanilla Pastry Cream and the other half with Vanilla Chantilly, then
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For me, there is nothing more
elegant than piping a flower.
My mother told me that with a
simple flower, you can conquer
the world.
Cédric Grolet
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