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A slice of vanilla custard tart with a caramelised top and pastry crust on a white plate.

Baking

French Custard Tart

Flan pâtissier

Four glass bowls of creamy rice pudding on a woven placemat in sunlight.

Desserts

Rice Pudding

Riz au lait

Thick slices of golden pan-fried French toast dusted with icing sugar on a white plate.

Desserts

French Toast

Pain perdu

A golden crumble with a crisp, sandy topping in a round white baking dish with handles, on a white marble counter.

Desserts

Apple Crumble

Crumble aux pommes

A golden shortcrust apple tart with peeled apple slices arranged in circles and a glossy apricot glaze.

Desserts

French Apple Tart

Tarte aux pommes

A golden far breton with prunes, baked in a rectangular glass dish.

Desserts

Far Breton

A tall fluted kougelhopf topped with almonds and dusted with icing sugar, next to red Christmas baubles.

Baking

Kougelhopf

Two individual caramelized kouign-amann with four folded corners and crisp amber edges on white plates.

Baking

Kouign-Amann

A plum tart with a crumbly streusel topping on a wooden table, with halved purple plums beside it.

Desserts

Alsatian Plum Tart

Tarte aux quetsches

A cherry clafoutis dusted with icing sugar in a red fluted baking dish on dark slate.

Desserts

Cherry Clafoutis

Clafoutis aux cerises

Crème brûlée in a white ramekin with a caramelized, golden-brown sugar top.

Desserts

Crème Brûlée

A stack of thin golden crêpes on a white plate, with two folded into quarters on top.

Desserts

Crêpes

A golden yogurt loaf cake on a slate board, with two slices cut from one end.

Baking

French Yogurt Cake

Gâteau au yaourt

Golden shell-shaped madeleines on a plate with lemon halves.

Baking

Madeleines

A bowl of dark chocolate mousse with a wooden spoon resting in it, on a blue and white cloth.

Desserts

Chocolate Mousse

Mousse au chocolat

An unmoulded tarte tatin with glossy, caramelized apples packed tightly on a pastry base.

Desserts

Tarte Tatin

Close-up of glossy, caramel-brown cannelés with deep ridges, lined up in rows.

Baking

Cannelés

Cannelés de Bordeaux