This week we are learning how to use last week’s homemade easy puff pastry to make a simple deliciously addictive Pithivier filled with a creamy béchamel, ham and cheese.
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🧅🥕INGREDIENTS🥕🧅
500 grams /1.1 pound home easy puff pastry (
3 to 4 slice of ham medium thickness
80 grams /2.8 oz grated cheese I used comte but you use any cheese, even blue cheese if you ike)
1 portion of béchamel
For the béchamel:
25 grams / 0.8 oz butter
25 grams / 0.8 oz flour
250 ml /1 cup whole milk (full cream)
salt (for the seasoning)
pepper (for the seasoning)
nutmeg (for the seasoning)
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The cast iron pan I always use:
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The Mauviel pan I use plus good copper models:
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Great all around cutting board (polypropylene):
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GREAT CULINARY BOOKS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR COOKING
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Great books for home cook (from Leiths school foof and wine):
How to cook:
How to cook pastry:
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For people wanting to learn technique like in culinary school:
The professional chef:
Le garde manger:
Paul Bocuse Institute culinary book:
The complete robuchon:
The professional Patry chef:
Baking and pastry, mastering the art:
Beautiful French Pastry recipe book:
CULINARY REFERENCE GUIDES:
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Escoffier culinary guide (in english):
Larousse gastronomique:
Le repertoire de la cuisine (in english):
World atlas of wine: