The French government does not mess around when it comes to authentic baguette-making. According to a law passed in 1993, baguettes can only be made with four ingredients: wheat flour, water, salt ...

So bakers yeast, white flour, water, and salt are what make a French baguette. Beyond that, it is all in the baker's skill and the shaping of the bread into its classic torpedo form.

These recipes for French desserts will inspire and guide you to make macarons, crêpes, ... Gougères, though they may look like tiny breads, are made from the classic French pastry pâte à choux.

Hannah Ziskin, 37, a co-owner and the pastry chef of Quarter Sheets, a pizzeria in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, points out that bread can add more than just flavor to ice cream ...

France is famous for its bread and pastries - but have the baguette and the croissant been going downhill in recent years? Readers of The Local share their experiences.

Are French bread and pastries getting worse? The Local France - [email protected] Published: 9 Sep, 2024 CET.

Asian bakeries are seeing success at home and abroad by bringing global flavours to traditional French pastries.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Tous les Jours, a French-Asian bakery, ... That includes specialty breads, like Taro Cream Bread; a rotation of over 300 pastries, such as the Apple Jam Mont Blanc Pastry; ...