French: Baking for my Grade

[floormee]

Greetings all,

I've managed to paint myself into a corner in my French class, so I shall default to kissing ass and using food to help insure that yours trully is able to get out the grade needed to progress to the next level.

(Admittedly, it's all my fault, and hopefully, my mother doesn't read this. If she does, ignore the first part and uh, the teacher hates me, and it's all her fault.)

Anyway, I was thinking a galette or something of the like, something DEFINITELY French... baking is my forte, and I was hoping someone here might have a recipe that isn't too extreme (example: eclairs,) that I could accomplish with an evening's worth of baking, and a max of $50 worth of budgetting. Besides that, the sky is the limit, as long as it's something I can say it is French cooking.

Thanks for the help,

J

[K8memphis]

Mille Crepes maybe? Clickety here and here's another great crepe thread.

Edited November 21, 2006 by K8memphis (log)

[Kerry Beal]

Tarte tatin?

[JeanneCake]

macarons? You could go through the whole thread on them, or use Nicole Kaplan's demo for help....

Does it have to be pastry? You could do a baguette.....

[sanrensho]

Churn out a selection of financiers and madeleines. Cocoa, lemon, coconut, fruit-filled, etc. The smell alone will slay them...

[Pam R]

Eclairs are actually quite easy to make .... and inexpensive.

[M. Lucia]

My first thought was macarons as well, but perhaps a bit fussy if you haven't done them before.

What about a lemon tart,

Or clafoutis or far breton?

Try checking out some of Clothide's creations at Chocolate and Zucchini.

[StephMac]

Cream puffs are actually easier than you think. Really! I thought they were trés difficile, too - until I made them once. Start with a really basic recipe and instructions, which you should be able to find on egullet or elsewhere. Then fill with whipped cream, flavored if you want.

There's also a lovely little chouquettes story and recipe here at Chocolate & Zucchini. Actually, she has LOTS of recipes and suggestions for good French baked goods. Yum.

Good luck, and let us know what you choose to make!

[chiantiglace]

dazzle her with croquem bouche