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Apple and Almond Tart

A shortcrust case blind baked, filled with almond frangipane and fanned apple, so the base stays crisp under a wet filling.

2 hr 20 minServes 8

DessertsFrench

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Bechamel Sauce

A white sauce built on a cooked butter and flour roux, with the milk beaten in by stages so it thickens smooth instead of lumpy.

45 min

Serves 6

BasicsFrench

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Crème Caramel

A baked custard turned out under its own caramel, cooked in a water bath at a low temperature so it sets smooth rather than pitted.

5 hr 35 minServes 6

DessertsFrench

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Everyday Vinaigrette

A mustard-emulsified dressing built on three parts oil to one part acid, a ratio worth memorising so you never need the recipe again.

11 minServes 6

BasicsSauces15 minutes

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French Toast

Thick slices of stale bread soaked in an egg and milk custard, then fried in butter over medium heat so the centre sets without the crust burning.

8 hr 50 minServes 4

BreakfastFrench

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Gratin Dauphinois

Thin potato slices simmered in cream on the hob until their own starch thickens it, then baked slowly until set.

1 hr 50 minServes 6

Side dishesFrench

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Lemon Tart

A sharp lemon cream baked low and slow in a blind-baked sweet pastry case, so it sets to a smooth cut rather than curdling.

3 hr 15 minServes 10

DessertsFrench

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Sourdough Boule

A lean loaf raised on starter alone, folded rather than kneaded, retarded overnight and baked covered so it steams itself.

15 hrServes 12

BreadFrench

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Dark Chocolate Mousse

Dark chocolate lightened with whisked egg whites and set by nothing but cocoa butter, which is why it needs no cream and no gelatine.

4 hr 40 minServes 6

DessertsFrench

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Classic French Omelette

Three eggs cooked in under a minute in a hot buttered pan, stirred hard then rolled, so the outside stays pale and the centre soft.

8 minServes 1

BreakfastFrench

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French Onion Soup

Onions cooked down for an hour until they are jammy and dark, then finished under the grill with a raft of bread and melted cheese.

Glazed Carrots

Carrots cooked in one layer under a paper lid until the butter, sugar and stock reduce to a syrup that coats them.

35 minServes 4

Side dishesFrench

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Green Beans with Brown Butter and Almonds

Beans blanched hard in salted water and chilled in ice, then reheated in butter browned with flaked almonds.

22 minServes 6

Side dishesFrench

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Mayonnaise

Egg yolk, oil and acid whisked by hand into a thick emulsion, with the drop-by-drop start that decides whether it holds or splits.

15 minServes 8

BasicsFrench

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Raspberry Sorbet

Sieved raspberry puree frozen with a measured sugar syrup and beaten every forty-five minutes, which is what keeps it scoopable.

25 minServes 6

DessertsFrench