{"id":10556,"date":"2017-02-16T11:22:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T16:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aesu.com\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2017-02-16T11:22:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T16:22:21","slug":"5-french-pastries-ranked-delicious-delightful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobeckmedia.com\/aesu\/5-french-pastries-ranked-delicious-delightful\/","title":{"rendered":"5 French Pastries Ranked From Delicious to Delightful"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2389\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2389 size-medium\" title=\"french bakery pastries \" src=\"https:\/\/bobeckmedia.com\/aesu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/GettyImages-186776212-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"french bakery pastries \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bon appetit!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every day, the buttery fragrance of sweet pastry dough rises with the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/res.aesu.com\/stw\/stwdirectory.aspx?theme=aesu&amp;groupid=aesu-main\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">morning sun<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in France. While tourists and locals sleep, the bakers and pastry chefs are hard at work beating eggs and measuring flour for the morning rush. From <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bobeckmedia.com\/aesu\/blog\/5-off-the-beaten-path-museums-in-paris\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sweet to subtle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, flakey to gooey; French pastries are an artform all its own. How many of these delicacies have you enjoyed lately?<\/span><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Croissant<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The croissant is an airy, flaky, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bobeckmedia.com\/aesu\/blog\/hidden-stories-cathedrale-notre-dame-de-paris\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buttery delight<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can find it filled with chocolate, almond cream, or fruit, but the plain croissant makes a statement alone. Essentially a small mountain of butter folded into the dough, the croissant has remained supreme for centuries. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c9clair <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00e9clair is a long, thin choux pastry filled with a pastry cream and then finished with a chocolate icing. The classic presentation is chocolate icing with vanilla-based filling, but bakers have played with the recipe since its creation, ranging from incorporating coffee and caramel flavors into the heavenly mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macarons<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThough she be but little, she is fierce.\u201d These tiny treats are as delicious as they are attractive. Simply put, macarons are a meringue-like cookie made with ground nuts, then sandwiched together with cream or ganache. These petite gems are flavored and colored to the consumer&#8217;s delight, ranging from green pistachio to pink strawberry. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tarte Tatin<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American pineapple upside-down cake\u2019s distant relative, Tarte Tatin is a French apple tart that is baked and then flipped before serving. This method allows for the warm butter and sugar to drip onto the apples, merging the ingredients together to form a cohesive and inspiring dessert. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paris-Brest<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It looks like a large donut sandwich, and that\u2019s because it basically is. This donut-shaped choux pastry is split in the middle and filled with rich, flavorful pastry cream. Originally inspired by a bicycle race by the same name, \u00a0the Paris-Brest will give you a sugar rush large enough to get you through any day. <\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Bon Appetit! Visit France with AESU<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/res.aesu.com\/stw\/stwdirectory.aspx?theme=aesu&amp;groupid=aesu-main\"><b>AESU <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offers unique, thrilling travel programs for college students and young professionals at affordable rates. Each trip is action-packed and informal\u2014designed just for people your own age. We are also able to design custom tours just for your group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience an exhilarating French adventure on the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/res.aesu.com\/stw\/STWProduct.aspx?Theme=AESU&amp;ProductCode=COS-AESU\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmopolitan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/res.aesu.com\/stw\/STWProduct.aspx?Theme=AESU&amp;ProductCode=EXP-AESU\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explorer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/res.aesu.com\/stw\/STWProduct.aspx?Theme=AESU&amp;ProductCode=CON-AESU\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continental<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tours. It\u2019s never too late to get a taste of a multitude of exciting cultures!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions or want help booking your European adventure, please contact <\/span><b>AESU <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by calling <\/span><b>800-638-7640<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or fill out the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/aesu.com\/Contact_Us.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found on our website!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day, the buttery fragrance of sweet pastry dough rises with the morning sun in France. While tourists and locals sleep, the bakers and pastry chefs are hard at work beating eggs and measuring flour for the morning rush. From sweet to subtle, flakey to gooey; French pastries are an artform all its own. 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