Top 20 pastries from around the world
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Joulutortut - Finland
You might not be able to pronounce the name of these star-shaped Finnish pastries, but you'd probably appreciate their fluffy texture and jam-filled centers all the same. They're a fixture at Christmas-time in Finnish homes, traditionally made with puff pastry and prune or damson plum jam, then dusted with powdered sugar on top.
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VIDEO: French Tarte Tatin
This French tarte tatin is golden, caramelized apple perfection!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 puff pastry
- 6 apples, sliced
- 3 oz. chilled butter, chopped into chunks
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
METHOD
- Roll out a puff pastry.
- Lay out the apple slices in a pan.
- Add chunks of butter on top of the apples.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar on top.
- Cook for 20 minutes in oven at 350°F, to caramelize the apples.
- Place puff pastry on top of the caramelized apples.
- Cook for 15 minutes at 350°F.
- Enjoy!