French bake recipes

Rosemary Crepes with Goat Cheese and Wilted Greens

This is a special and delicious dish. It requires some effort, but it is well worth it! You need to make the…

Broccoli, salmon and manchego quiche

Quiches are delicious and eye-catching, this one pairs salmon, broccoli and manchego for a Spanish twist of…

French Potato Pie with Cheese and Chives

Pie can be baked earlier in the day and reheated at time of serving, though it is better when it is…

Crab Meat Broussard

Spelt pain a l'ancienne

A bread from Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice, a very easy one because it hardly needs any kneading and it only ferments once. And with…

Simple Gascon sausages and beans

Dark Chocolate Tarts

I served these tiny tarts at the wedding I catered for my friends Patrizia and Ed. (Full menu here). They were a real hit - rich and creamy and just…

Peach Tarte Tatin

Tarte Tatin is an upside down tart with caramelized fruit inside. Traditionally tarte tatin was made with apples and the apples were caramelized in…

Roquefort and Caramelized Onion Tart

This classic Roquefort and caramelized onion tart recipe is layered with complex flavors: salty, piquant…

Christmas apple tart of Provence, France (Panade la table du comtat)

I came across this apple tart recipe in the 70's, contributed by an author…

French Cuisine: Duck, Prunes & Hazlenuts Pound Cake

Pound Cakes should be all cakes. The recipe can be adapted for meat eaters into an eminently presentable dish!…

French Dessert: Creme brulee aux Myrtilles/Blueberries Creme Brulee

A classic!

French Dessert: Tourtelettes a la Creme d’Orange/Small Orange Cream Pies!

Oranges are coming thick and fast on the markets. Toutelettes in French…

Croustillant Banane Mangue/Banana & Mango Pie

Bananas and mangoes are practically everywhere, so it should be a problem to realize this simple recipe:

French Dessert: Banana Moelleux

Bananas are not only great for humans as an easily assimilable source of energy, but is almost a medicinal plant by itself with a proven capacity to…