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A baguette (/ bæˈɡɛt /; French: [baɡɛt] ⓘ) is a long, thin type of bread of French origin [3] that is commonly made from basic lean dough (the dough, not the shape, is defined by French law). [4] It is distinguishable by its length and crisp crust. A baguette has a diameter of about 5 to 6 cm (2– 2⁄ in) and a usual length of about ...
List of French breads. Baguette. Fougasse. Brioche. Pain de campagne. This is a list of notable French breads, consisting of breads that originated in France. Baguette – a long, thin type of bread of French origin. [1][2] The "baguette de tradition française" is made from wheat flour, water, yeast, and common salt.
Pâtisserie. A pâtisserie (French: [pɑtisʁi]), patisserie in English or pastry shop in American English, is a type of bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets. In French, the word pâtisserie also denotes a pastry as well as pastry-making. While the making and selling of pastries may often be only one part of the activity of a bakery ...
Brioche. Brioche (/ ˈbriːoʊʃ /, also UK: / ˈbriːɒʃ, briːˈɒʃ /, [1] US: / briːˈoʊʃ, ˈbriːɔːʃ, briːˈɔːʃ /, [2][3][4] French: [bʁijɔʃ]) is a pastry of French origin whose high egg and butter content gives it a rich and tender crumb. The chef Joël Robuchon described it as "light and slightly puffy, more or less fine ...
A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based baked goods made in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, bagels, pastries, and pies. [1] Some retail bakeries are also categorized as cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises. In some countries, a distinction is ...
A croissant (UK: / ˈkrwʌsɒ̃, ˈkrwæsɒ̃ /, [ 1 ] US: / krəˈsɒnt, krwɑːˈsɒ̃ /; French: [kʁwasɑ̃] ⓘ) is a French pastry made from puff pastry in a crescent shape. [ 2 ] It is a buttery, flaky, viennoiserie pastry inspired by the shape of the Austrian kipferl, but using the French yeast-leavened laminated dough. [ 3 ]
Shortcrust pastry is the simplest and most common pastry. It is made with flour, fat, butter, salt, and water to bind the dough. [18] Pâte brisée is the French version of classic pie or tart shortcrust pastry. [19] The process of making pastry includes mixing of the fat and flour, adding water, chilling and then rolling out the dough.
An éclair (English: / ɪˈklɛər / ⓘ ih-KLAIR[ 1 ] or / eɪˈklɛər / ay-KLAIR, [ 2 ]French: [eklɛːʁ] ⓘ; lit.'lightning') is a pastry made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with a flavored icing. The dough, which is the same as that used for profiterole, is typically piped into an oblong shape with a pastry bag and baked ...