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Bread and Pastry Recipes

From French crepe recipes to morning croissants to the crusty baguettes served with a late dinner, bread and pastry recipes are an important part of French cuisine.
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Almond Croissants Recipe

This almond croissants recipe features classic pastry dough made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk and then baked with sweet almond filling and sliced almonds. Almond croissants recipe.

Almond Tart Recipe

This easy almond tart recipe features sugar, heavy cream, and almonds in sweet pastry. Tarte aux amandes.

Apple Tarte Tatin Recipe

This apple tarte Tatin recipe features apples, caramel, lemon zest, and cinnamon. Tarte Tatin with spiced apples.

Apple Tartlet Recipe

This apple tartlet recipe features fresh apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon in puff pastry. Spiced apple tartlet recipe.

Artichoke Tart Recipe

This artichoke tart recipe features baby artichokes, crème fraiche, eggs, and puff pastry. Artichoke quiche recipe.

Bacon Tart Recipe

This bacon tart recipe a thin, crispy crust filled with cheese, bacon, and caramelized onion. Tarte flamme recipe. Flammekuche.

Banana Tarte Tatin Recipe

This banana tarte tatin recipe is a tropical taste sensation. Banana tarte tatin from Martinique.

Basic Choux Pastry Dough Recipe

This basic choux dough recipe is the basis for dozens of French pastry recipes. French pastry dough.

Basic Pastry Dough Recipe

This basic pastry dough recipe is the foundation of many great pie and tart recipes. Canadian pastry dough. Pie crust.

Basil Palmiers Recipe

This basil palmiers recipe features fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, and puff pastry. The savory cookies make a great appetizer. Palmiers au basilic.

Beignets Recipe

This beignets recipe features fried choux fritters and confectioners’ sugar. Classic beignets.

Belgian Waffles Recipe

This authentic Belgian waffles recipe uses yeast for its incredible texture. Waffles from Belgium.

Breton Butter Cake Recipe

This Breton butter cake recipe features a rich, yeast-risen cake made in the puff pastry method. Kouign amann.

Brie Stuffed Pain Perdu with Cranberry Cherry Sauce Recipe

This Brie stuffed pain perdu with cranberry cherry sauce recipe makes delicately crunchy, vanilla-laced French toast stuffed with Brie amd topped with a tangy cherry berry dessert sauce. Brie stuffed pain perdu with holiday berry sauce recipe.

Brioche Recipe

This easy brioche recipe will teach you how to make the famously rich-tasting bread. Brioche rolls recipe.

Cheese Croissants Recipe

This croissant recipe features the classic pastry made with camembert cheese, butter, flour, sugar, and milk. Cheese croissant roll recipe.

Chocolate Eclairs Recipe

This chocolate éclairs recipe, for a classic French dessert, features basic choux pastry, vanilla pastry cream, and semisweet chocolate glaze. French Eclairs with chocolate glaze.

Chocolate Orange Loaf Recipe

This chocolate orange loaf recipe at both spicy and sweet; a lovely accompaniment to coffee. French bread with chocolate and orange.

Chocolate Tart Recipe

This easy chocolate tart recipe features cream, semi-sweet chocolate, and sweet pastry. Tarte au chocolat.

Christmas Breakfast Pastry Recipes

Enjoy these Christmas breakfast pastries for a special holiday morning treat. Christmas morning pastries.

Cinnamon Orange Popovers Recipe

This cinnamon orange popovers recipe is a great quick bread that adds French flair to any meal. French popovers with cinnamon and orange.

Clementine Muffins Recipe

This clementine muffins recipe features a French-style yogurt cake batter dotted with clementines. Clementine yogurt muffins recipe.

Crab Quiche Recipe

This special crab quiche recipe is accented with salty-sweet crab meat, fresh herbs, and two cheeses. French quiche with crab.

Croissants Recipe

This croissant recipe features the classic pastry made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk. Croissant roll recipe.

Epoisses Cheese and Apple Tart Recipe

This Epoisses cheese and apple tart recipe features Epoisses cheese, apples, and ham in pate brisee. Tarte a la Epoisses et aux pommes.

Fig Tart Recipe

This easy fig tart recipe features figs, port, and blackberry jam. Tarte aux figues.

French Hazelnut Gingerbread Recipe

Easy to make, this French hazelnut gingerbread recipe is a delicious throwback to Grandmother’s cottage in France. Pain d'épices is old-fashioned French cooking at it’s very best. Gingerbread recipe from France.

Fromage Blanc Tart Recipe

This fromage blanc tart recipe features soft fromage blanc, tomatoes, cream, eggs, and fresh herbs. Fromage blanc and tomato tart recipe.

Gougeres Recipe

This Gougeres recipe, French cheese puffs, is a perfect appetizer course for any meal.

Ham and Gruyere Croissants Recipe

Break tradition with this twist on a classic pastry. This ham and gruyere croissants recipe makes a welcome addition to a breakfast, lunch, or dinner menu. Ham and cheese croissant roll recipe.

Honey Muffins Recipe

Try this honey muffins recipe for an elegant, rich brunch dish. Moufflets a la miel de sarrasin. French honey muffins.

Lemon Tart Recipe

This easy lemon tart recipe features lemons, crème fraiche, and sweet pastry. Tarte au citron.

Lemon Thyme Popovers Recipe

This lemon thyme popovers recipe features fresh lemon zest and dried thyme. Popover recipe with lemon and thyme.

Miniature Brioche Rolls Recipe

This miniature brioche rolls recipe features sugar, eggs, butter, and flour. Miniature brioche rolls. Petite brioche rolls.

Nectarine Tart Recipe

This nectarine tart recipe features pastry, vanilla custard, and fresh nectarines. Fresh nectarine tart with custard.

Orange Tart Recipe

This easy orange tart recipe features oranges, crème fraiche, and sweet pastry. French orange tart recipe.

Pain au Chocolat Recipe

This pain au chocolat recipe features classic pastry dough made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk and then baked with dark chocolate. Pain au chocolate recipe.

Pain au Cinnamon Recipe

This pain au cinnamon recipe features classic pastry dough made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk and then baked with sweet pastry cream and cinnamon. Pains au cinnamon recipe.

Pain au Cinnamon Raisin Recipe

This pain au cinnamon raisin recipe features classic pastry dough made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk and then baked with sweet pastry cream, hydrated raisins, and cinnamon. Pains au cinnamon raisin recipe.

Pain au Raisin Recipe

This pain au raisin recipe features classic pastry dough made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk and then baked with sweet almond filling and hydrated raisins. Pains au raisin recipe.

Pain de Seigle Recipe

This pain de seigle recipe features wheat, rye, and barley flours flavored with a pain de campagne starter. French rye bread recipe.

Pate Brisee Pastry Dough Recipe

This pate brisee pastry dough recipe is the versatile foundation of many great pie and tart recipes. French pastry dough. Pie crust.

Pate Sablee Pastry Dough Recipe

This pate sablee pastry dough recipe, a sweet, crumbly crust, is the foundation of many great pie and tart recipes. French pastry dough. Pie crust.

Pate Sucree Pastry Dough Recipe

This pate sucree pastry dough recipe, a slightly sweet crust, is the foundation of many great pie and tart recipes. French pastry dough. Pie crust.

Peach Tart Recipe

This peach tart recipe features puff pastry, fresh peaches, frangipane, and strawberry jam. Peach tart with frangipane. Peach pastry.

Peach Tartlets Recipe - Spiced Peach Tartlets Recipe

Peach Tartlets Recipe - Spiced Peach Tartlets Recipe

Pear Tarte Tatin Recipe

This pear tarte Tatin recipe features pears, caramel, honey, lemon zest, and nutmeg. Tarte Tatin with spiced pears.

Pear Tartlets Recipe

This pear tartlets recipe features fresh pears, brown sugar, and cinnamon or nutmeg in puff pastry. Spiced pear tartlets recipe.

Provencal Zucchini Tart Recipe - Courgette Quiche Recipe

Provencal Zucchini Tart Recipe - Courgette Quiche Recipe

Prune Tart Recipe

This easy prune tart recipe features prunes, cinnamon, and vanilla. Tarte aux pruneaux.

Pumpkin Profiteroles Recipe

This pumpkin profiteroles recipe features homemade pastry puffs and spiced pumpkin pastry cream. Pumpkin cream puffs recipe. Profiteroles with pumpkin pastry cream.

Quiche Lorraine Recipe

Cheesy egg pie filled with crumbled bacon and just a touch of grated nutmeg is the heirloom quiche recipe from the Lorraine region. French quiche from Lorraine.

Raspberry Bottereaux Recipe

This raspberry bottereaux recipe features fried sweet pastry filled with raspberry jam. Raspberry-filled pastries.

Red Pepper Gougeres Recipe

This red pepper gougeres recipe, French cheese puffs flecked with bits of roasted red peppers, is a perfect appetizer course for any meal.

Roasted Mushroom and Brie Tartlets Recipe

This roasted mushroom and Brie tartlets recipe features mushrooms, thyme, onion confit, and Brie. Roasted mushroom tartlets with Brie.

Roquefort and Caramelized Onion Tart Recipe

This Roquefort and caramelized onion tart features blue cheese, caramelized onions, cream, eggs, and pastry. Roquefort cheese and onion tart recipe.

Rye Honey Cake Recipe

This rye honey cake recipe features honey, rye flour, and aromatic, sweet spices. It is very similar to a classic pain d’epices. Couque recipe.

Savory Pastry Recipes

These savory party recipes feature tarts, gougeres, quiche, croissants, and tarlets, among many other bakery creations. Savory French pastries.

Savory Tart Recipes

Savory tarts, easy quiches, and entree pies are all included in this savory tart recipe collection.

Simple Brioche Loaf Recipe

Make this simple brioche loaf recipe an aromatic, elegant addition to your morning bread selection. Easy French brioche loaf.

Spinach and Bacon Tart Recipe - Spinach and Bacon Quiche Recipe

Spinach and Bacon Tart Recipe - Spinach and Bacon Quiche Recipe

Spinach and Onion Quiche Recipe

This spinach and onion quiche recipe makes a lovely entrée. Quiche with spinach and onion.

Spiced Beignets Recipe – Classic Spiced Beignets

Spiced Beignets Recipe – Classic Spiced Beignets

Sundried Tomato and Asparagus Tart Recipe - Sundried Tomato and Asparagus...

Sundried Tomato and Asparagus Tart Recipe - Sundried Tomato and Asparagus Quiche Recipe

Tomato Tarte Tatin Recipe

This tomato tarte Tatin recipe features plum tomatoes, caramelized red wine vinegar, and herbs. Individual tomato tarte Tatin.

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