Mille-Feuille
A “true wonder”, that’s how Chef Daniel Álvarez describes this flaky, buttery, three-layered mille-feuille. We agree completely: the inverted puff pastry Chef Álvarez has mastered lends itself to incredible depth of flavor and texture. The flaky layers of puff pastry grow beautifully in the oven, are lightly caramelized, and the butter laminated into the dough […]
Pistachio Cruffin
One of the wonders of modern viennoiserie is the cruffin. This laminated brioche bread, with its soft, croissant-like interior and fragrant, buttery, sugar-coated exterior, serves as the foundation for something truly special. In his recipe, Chef Daniel Álvarez showcases the elegance of a meticulously crafted laminated dough, using pistachios as the foundation for his exquisite […]
Palmiers
The quintessential puff pastry recipe, palmiers don’t need much to let the buttery perfection of a good laminated dough shine through. Using just a few ingredients, Chef Daniel Álvarez creates these unassuming and crunchy pastries with his unbeatable inverted puff pastry recipe. At each step, the dough is coated with a good layer of sugar […]
Flan Parisien
Chef Daniel Álvarez is back with more Viennoiseries under his hat! This time, the pastry expert brings us a flan parisien recipe that showcases the many uses of his perfect croissant recipe. Each flan starts with a colorful base made with his flaky butter croissant dough and streaks of cocoa and coffee croissant. Then, each […]
Cinnamon Rolls Recipe | Chef Daniel Álvarez
Chef Daniel Álvarez’s layered brioche cinnamon rolls are a buttery, less dense take on the soft, cream-frosted American classic. The intricate layers of butter worked into Álvarez’s beloved brioche give the buns a richer yet tender texture. These cinnamony brioche rolls also have just the right amount of yeastiness to add even more contrast to […]
Tarte Tatin Flower Recipe | Chef Daniel Álvarez
Chef Daniel Álvarez fuses two classics in this new On Demand recipe: the famous Apple Tarte Tatin and a rich and decadent Vanilla Flan Parisien. Paired with the perfect brioche base that only Álvarez could perfect, this hybrid tart, which looks like a caramelized flower, is an ode to the rustic beauty of French pastry. […]
Flaky Butter Croissant Recipe | Chef Daniel Álvarez
Chef Dani Álvarez is a dough wizard: he generously shares, with great love for his craft, the knowledge and sensitivity necessary to create breathtaking pastries and breads like these croissants. Light, buttery, slightly yeasty, and layered like few others, his croissants have reached that truly magical level that has hundreds of people lining up outside […]