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A large-format vanilla custard under a torched caramel crust, chilled until firm before caramelizing.
Main ingredient: heavy cream
Pairs well with: shortbread, fresh berries, coffee
HB-5254 · Hand-built original
Cream infused with a vanilla pod is stirred into sugared egg yolks, baked in a water bath until just set with a wobble, chilled, and topped with caramelised sugar.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-6808 · Hand-built original
Recipe above video. Crêpes are one of the easiest and most loved French dishes. Everybody loves them whether you serve them simply or dressed up!
Main ingredient: sifted
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-3016 · Hand-built original
Three crisp strips of puff pastry are layered with lemon curd cream and cherry jam, and the top strip is iced and feathered with warmed jam before slicing.
Main ingredient: dusting
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-6838 · Hand-built original
Beef cheeks braised for hours in red and white wine with bacon, tomatoes and warm spices until they fall apart, served with glazed pearl onions, Chantenay carrots and mashed potato.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-13555 · Hand-built original
Duck Confit - French slow roasted duck legs is a French mains.
Main ingredient: duck
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-0792 · Hand-built original
A square of puff pastry on a sugared base, folded at the edges and covered with overlapping gala apple slices, baked crisp and served with vanilla ice cream.
Main ingredient: square sheet butter puff pastry
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, coffee
HB-6900 · Hand-built original
A silky blender hollandaise of egg yolks and hot butter, sharpened with lemon and a pinch of cayenne.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-17393 · Hand-built original
A classic salad of tuna, new potatoes, green beans, eggs, olives and tomatoes with a mustard and anchovy dressing.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: crusty bread, boiled potatoes, green salad, lemon wedges
HB-4944 · Hand-built original
Eggs baked in garlic- and rosemary-steeped cream under a blanket of Gruyère, with crisp toasted sourdough for dipping. The whites set softly while the cream stays silky and fragrant with nutmeg.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-4647 · Hand-built original
Eggs are baked in a ramekin over turkey ham, Gruyere, cream and creme fraiche in a water bath until the whites set and the yolks stay runny.
Main ingredient: eggs
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, coffee
HB-6957 · Hand-built original
A dark, honey-rich French spice cake perfumed with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and a whisper of black pepper, crowned with candied orange slices in a shining orange glaze.
Main ingredient: honey
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, coffee
HB-13800 · Hand-built original
Parisian flan: a deep puff pastry shell blind-baked in a springform pan and filled with a thick vanilla custard made from infused milk, egg yolks and cornflour, chilled until it slices cleanly but stays soft and creamy inside.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7000 · Hand-built original
Flounder fillets baked in lemon and wine butter and spooned with toasted almonds and parsley.
Main ingredient: flounder
HB-4400 · Hand-built original
Floured, egg-dipped flounder cooked until golden and finished with a lemon, butter and white wine pan sauce.
Main ingredient: flounder
HB-4403 · Hand-built original
Dark chocolate fondants baked around a hidden caramel-filled chocolate egg so the centers run, served with a thin vanilla custard.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13763 · Hand-built original
A classic French fraisier of sponge circles, butter-enriched pastry cream and fresh strawberries arranged against the ring and on top.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-17449 · Hand-built original
A classic frangipane tart — jam under almond filling in a crisp shell, blanched almonds in circles on top — with a proper vanilla custard poured alongside. Raspberry jam is the traditional choice.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-18372 · Hand-built original
French Apple Cake is a French baking, dessert, sweet built around varieties. Ready in 1 hour 15 min.
Main ingredient: varieties
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-0934 · Hand-built original
A soft French butter cake packed with diced apples, dusted with icing sugar and served warm or at room temperature.
Main ingredient: apple
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, coffee
HB-4790 · Hand-built original
Crisp, hollow choux puffs loaded with Gruyère, brushed with egg yolk and baked until deeply golden. In France gougères are passed warm with drinks or served for dunking into soups and stews.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7024 · Hand-built original
A one-bowl coconut custard filling of eggs, sugar, melted butter and coconut flakes, baked in an unbaked 9-inch pie shell for one hour.
Main ingredient: coconut flakes
Pairs well with: tea, coffee, ice cream, whipped cream
HB-5518 · Hand-built original
A French onion soup built on seared beef short ribs simmered in beef broth with deeply caramelized onions, thyme and white wine, topped with broiled Gruyere and served with crusty bread.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8995 · Hand-built original
Beef chuck simmered in the oven with caramelized onions, beef broth, Dijon mustard and thyme, ladled into bowls and finished with broiled Gruyere-topped baguette slices.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8996 · Hand-built original
Chicken breast cutlets seared and finished over long-cooked balsamic onions in a beef stock sauce, topped with Gruyere and broiled until the cheese melts.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8997 · Hand-built original
A baked casserole of ground beef and caramelized onions stirred with cooked rice, condensed French onion soup and sour cream, topped with mozzarella and Swiss cheese.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8998 · Hand-built original
A beef meatloaf with Parmesan and thyme under a ketchup and brown sugar glaze, topped with Swiss cheese and a pile of caramelized pearl onions.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-9000 · Hand-built original
A ground beef meatloaf mixed with caramelized onions and Gruyere, baked and finished with more melted Gruyere over the top.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8999 · Hand-built original
With caramelized Vidalia onions, homemade beef broth, and melty Gruyère, this cozy French onion soup recipe nails the simple pleasures of a classic done right.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-1617 · Hand-built original
Onions cooked in butter for the better part of an hour until deep gold and sweet, simmered with broth, wine, thyme and bay, then crowned with gruyère-topped baguette slices. The cheesy toast over the rich broth is not optional in spirit.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7030 · Hand-built original
A rich onion soup simmered with white wine, beef stock and yeast extract, served with a crisp gruyère, salami and gherkin toastie whose extra cheese melts over the bowl.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-13787 · Hand-built original
Slow-caramelised onion soup with wine, brandy and sherry under thick baguette slices covered in bubbling Gruyère.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-18236 · Hand-built original
A chilled chocolate pie in a baked graham cracker crust, with a whipped chocolate layer, a cream cheese whipped cream layer and chocolate curls on top.
Main ingredient: chocolate
HB-5517 · Hand-built original
A lemon-zest yogurt loaf cake with ground almonds, finished with a warm lemon marmalade glaze.
Main ingredient: yogurt
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, coffee
HB-5001 · Hand-built original
Galettes Bretonnes (Brittany Butter Biscuits) is a French baking, biscuits, sweet, sweet baking built around egg. Ready in 75 min.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-0971 · Hand-built original
An airy gluten-free soufflé built on a sticky date base, served straight from the oven with warm toffee sauce and crisp tuile biscuits baked from the leftover mixture.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-13885 · Hand-built original
Crisp choux buns piped with a thyme and pink-peppercorn goats' cheese filling, served over dressed watercress with pickled walnuts and pecorino.
Main ingredient: squares
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-13889 · Hand-built original
Grilled monkfish rested in anchovy and oregano oil, served with samphire and broad beans in a clear tomato consommé.
Main ingredient: monkfish
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-3526 · Hand-built original
A fresh twist on the French classic: pepper-crusted seared salmon over a niçoise-style salad of potatoes, green beans, olives and tomatoes, with a punchy anchovy and mustard dressing.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-17741 · Hand-built original
A laminated yeast dough folded around a French butter block in three letter folds, then cut, rolled and baked into croissants.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7188 · Hand-built original
Two bakes from one homemade puff pastry: herb, breadcrumb and lemon twists, and palmiers rolled with roasted red peppers and goats' cheese.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-18269 · Hand-built original
A warm emulsified butter and egg yolk sauce with lemon, Dijon mustard and cayenne.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-4385 · Hand-built original
Rustic homemade baguettes from a wet, sticky dough of bread flour, yeast, brown sugar and granulated sugar, left to double, shaped with a twist and baked hot until very golden brown.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-7237 · Hand-built original
A sharp-sweet salad dressing blended from French mustard, honey, garlic and two vinegars with olive oil streamed in.
Main ingredient: mustard
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-14080 · Hand-built original
Honey-glazed roast duck crown with a girolle mushroom fricassee, courgettes, peas, apricots and fresh almonds.
Main ingredient: duck
Pairs well with: green salad, new potatoes, steamed greens
HB-4879 · Hand-built original
Russet potato sticks soaked in cold water, fried gently at 325°F until tender, chilled, then fried again at 400°F until deep golden and crisp. Sea salt goes on while the frites are hot from the second fry.
Main ingredient: potatoes
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites
HB-14126 · Hand-built original
A soft, classic three-egg omelette cooked in butter and folded around mushrooms, tomatoes, feta and spinach, finished with fresh chives.
Main ingredient: eggs
Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites, coffee
HB-17684 · Hand-built original
A single egg, milk and cream custard with rum or vanilla, pressure-cooked in an Instant Pot, chilled, then topped with torched sugar.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-10820 · Hand-built original
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