Course Category: Guest Chefs

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 really comes through. Piped with two layers of vanilla-infused pastry cream, this mille-feuille is creamy, rich, but also delicate. In this on-demand recipe, you will learn all the temperature, kneading, and laminating secrets to making a remarkable puff pastry. Adapt it to all your pastries and create remarkable desserts.

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 base is filled with a simple and rich vanilla custard. A delicious homage to the Parisian classic with Danny’s exceptional dough mastery!

Let Chef Yun Eunyoung, the mastermind behind Garuharu Seoul, take you behind the details and careful attention to technique and food science that go into two of her stunning tarts. In this class, you will learn how to make her signature Exotic Eggless Caramel Tart, which combines a crunchy coconut streusel, a blond chocolate mousse, and a bright mango, coconut, and passion fruit purée. Chef Eunyoung then moves on to her Tropical Tart, which layers a coconut streusel base with a coconut biscuit. Both are finished with piped drops of passion fruit cream and coconut whipped cream and decorated with flower petals, pistachios, and coconut shavings. These two recipes showcase Garuharu’s seasonal approach to pastry and the meticulous knowledge of temperatures and ingredient interactions that Chef Eunyoung has mastered to build one of South Korea’s most acclaimed pastry shops.

Chef Yun Eunyoung confirms that coffee and chocolate are meant to showcase the best of each other in this Coffee Pound Cake recipe from Garuharu, her renowned Seoul atelier. Each cake consists of three layers of moist coffee cake, soaked in a Kahlúa and espresso syrup, with a Caraïbe and espresso dark chocolate ganache. Then, each pound cake is enrobed and brushed for a unique finish that looks both rustic and precise. The notes of coffee liqueur and smooth chocolate bring this traditionally humble and warming recipe to a new level of delicious complexity. In this on-demand recipe video, Chef Yun covers topics such as the perfect pound cake batter temperature, how to make 30 Baumé syrup, and the principles of ganache emulsification, giving you the tools to make perfect, moist pound cakes with a longer shelf life.

Garuharu’s éclairs are celebrated around the world. But the precision, use of carefully selected flavors, and beautiful finishes in these Gluten-Free Crème Brûlée and Brown Rice Crunch Tarts are proof that the creations of Chef Yun Eunyoung go far beyond the world of pâte à choux. Each of these tarts is made with a crunchy, nutty brown rice base, then topped with a caramel sauce, some banana slices, and the perfect vanilla crème brûlée. This recipe is a great way to combine the flavors of traditional French pastry with delicious and unique ingredients like brown rice!

Moist, flavorful, light, and fluffy, Lauren V. Haas’ plant-based Lemon Blueberry and Chocolate Tarts integrate a burst of textures and flavors. The zesty, fresh flavor of a soft lemon sponge cake (paired with a Meyer lemon curd) creates a beautiful and colorful contrast to the soft and purple blueberry compote and meringue in these dome-shaped tarts.

The recipe also includes a cocoa sablée base that you can use in your production, and a blueberry and blackcurrant chocolate that can be turned into tangy and perfectly fruity tablets and ganaches.

This tart is a concise masterclass in learning and formulating the basics of plant-based pastries such as meringues, cakes, chocolates, garnishes, sablée dough, decorations, and compotes!

 

This Plant-Based Pistachio Strawberry Tart is vibrant in both color and flavor. Chef Lauren Haas skillfully incorporates the diverse textures of pistachios into her recipe with four layers of pistachio. 

Each tart has a pistachio chocolate ring, followed by some pistachio pastry cream, a pistachio crumble, and a pistachio praliné. The perfect treat for any pistachio lover! Each piece is topped with sliced local strawberries to add a delicate touch of freshness to these colorful desserts.

 All of these technical and decorative details are representative of Chef Haas’ precise and sophisticated eye for ingredients, textures, and visual touches, which have become a hallmark of all of her vegan creations.

A beautifully rich and nutty tart, this plant-based recipe by Chef Lauren Haas carefully layers hazelnut and chocolate elements in each component to highlight the complementary notes of both ingredients. A chocolate caramel crémeux, chocolate sablée, hazelnut cocoa crumble, and vanilla hazelnut praliné set this full-bodied tart in motion. Chef Haas’ eye for detail shines through in this recipe, ensuring that the flavor profile of each element is showcased through perfectly balanced salty, earthy, and indulgent notes. This is hazelnut heaven!