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> It's not just the states, pretty much all of Europe Everywhere you go pastries are not even 10% as good as in France. You can pick anything in a semi decent
by lm28469 1y ago
> It's not just the states, pretty much all of Europe
Everywhere you go pastries are not even 10% as good as in France. You can pick anything in a semi decent french bakery and it'll be miles ahead of the best pastries you'll find in most places
That's one of the greatest mystery of life to me, all they have to do is copy super simple hundred years old recipes. Why don't they make flans ? eclairs ? croissants ? madeleines ? sablés ? Everyone else seems dead set on baking the sweetest or greasiest things
- GlobalFrog 1y agoHere is a recipe taught to students in bakung and pastries : it takes quite a lot of time to make them properly, hence the cost-cutting measures of a lot of shops ! https://encoreungateau.com/croissants-cap-patissier-recette/ https://encoreungateau.com/croissants-cap-patissier-recette/
- lazide 1y agoThe steps required to make proper pastries are anything but simple, and the ingredients are not particularly cheap (anymore!) either. What makes a croissant a croissant is hundreds of layers of properly layered dough, with the right amount of butter between layers, for instance.
- pwagland 1y agoCost is a big part of the reason. A small-ish flan for 6 people costs more than than a "sponge" type cake for 12. And the sponge cake is massive in size comparison because of all the air. And this is why Walmart, for example, will likely never sell proper bread, or other pastry products.