Florentines :

Day 45 - Florentines and Batens Marechaux

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Yesterday and today I worked on Florentines (top of pan) and Batens Marechaux (bottom of pan). The above picture was taken on Monday and they are not complete yet. I baked the Florentines a little to much, making them too dark. The[...]

Pannacotta and Florentines --- Daring Bakers, Feb 2011

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Pannacotta topped with crushed Florentines The February 2011 Daring Bakers? challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen . She chose to challenge everyone to make Panna Cotta from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe[...]

Florentines + Chocolate Panna Cotta with Coffee Gelée

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The February 2011 Daring Bakers? challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen . She chose to challenge everyone to make Panna Cotta from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe and Nestle Florentine Cookies. Normally, one Daring[...]

Nutella Panna Cotta with Coffee Gelée and Florentines

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"Here's to a Creamy Dreamy Crunchy Sweet February!" caught my eye as I entered the Daring Bakers' Forum this month.. I'm always so excited to see what the host comes up with every month.. I honestly don't know how they do it. I think it would[...]

January Giveaway ? Gourmet Almond Brittle from Clarine?s Florentines

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Who can resist such a delicate European cookie? We definitely did not! When Clarine’s Florentines offered to send us their famous Almond Brittle on Bittersweet Chocolate for a review and giveaway, we were elated![...]

Oats and orange *florentines*, Grand-Marnier sour cream panna cotta

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This month’s Daring Baker Challenge ‘s topic is “Panna Cotta & Florentine Cookies”. Mine is Grand-Marnier sour cream cotta topped with grapefruits, with orange oat florentines, coated in white chocolate.[...]

Day 48 - Practical

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Today was my practical and I had to make Madeleines , Florentines , and Macaroons . I got my score today, which was a first for getting it so fast. Unfortunately, I got an 89, and I didn't expect that at all. For some reason, the Chef graded[...]

Day 56 - Practical

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Yesterday and today I worked on my practical. I had to turn in what you see above. From left to right are: Macaroons, Lemon Bars, Eclairs, Opera Cake, Florentines This was the last day of Basic Patisserie Techniques. Tomorrow we have a cleanup[...]

MORE FLORENTINE FUN!

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Update: I got a little creative with the florentines over Thanksgiving weekend. I couldn't help it. I brought them with me to Thanksgiving dinners (yes, more than one... don't judge), and had to perfect their appearance. The photos came out pretty[...]

A New Year, a new snowstorm and some Florentine's

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Happy New Dawn, Happy New Day, Happy New Year, Happy New Decade!! Celebrate 2010 with FLORENTINE'S a festive treat that is neither, cookie, biscuit nor sweet (candy) but seems to be a combination of all!!...for those of you in the US it is[...]