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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
A loose tangle of green oak and baby cos leaves dressed lightly with lemon and olive oil, scattered with tarragon, chives, parsley, toasted walnuts and sweet-pickled eschalots. It is the kind of fresh, herby side salad French bistros serve next to rich mains.
Main ingredient: measure
HB-7021 · 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
French Fish Pie is a French, Western easter, fish, main built around fillets. Ready in 100 min.
Main ingredient: fillets
HB-2922 · Hand-built original
French Glazed Carrots (Carottes Vichy) is a French, Western side, vegetables built around rounds.
Main ingredient: rounds
HB-0935 · Hand-built original
A baked sweet tart shell filled with a smooth lemon curd of zest, juice, sugar, butter and eggs, baked just five minutes so it sets into neat, creamy slices. The flavour is bright and lemony without tipping into harsh sourness.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7025 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: olive oil
HB-0936 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: eggs
HB-0937 · 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
Slowly caramelised onion folded through cream cheese and sour cream with Worcestershire sauce, onion powder and garlic powder. Chilled until the flavours settle, it is a creamy dip made for chips, crostini and vegetables.
Main ingredient: butter
HB-7027 · 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
Caramelised onions, mushrooms and thyme cooked with rigatoni in beef broth, finished with Worcestershire sauce and Parmesan. All the depth of French onion soup, rebuilt as a one-pot pasta dinner.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-7028 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-0940 · 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
Caramelized onions simmer in a beef stock and white wine broth, then finish under the broiler with a toasted bun and melted provolone cheese
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-2669 · Hand-built original
People say adding “French” to something doesn’t mean it’s better. These schnitzels get a French flair with Herbes de Provence in the breadcrumbs. Now they're French Pork Schnitzels - escalope de porc panées. Let’s go!
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-3017 · 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
Large chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges and chewy centres, made from cake and bread flours, packed with bittersweet chocolate discs and finished with flaky sea salt after a long chill.
Main ingredient: flour
HB-14212 · 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 refrigerated pie crust filled with cubed ham and a peppered egg and cheese custard, baked until set and rested briefly before slicing.
Main ingredient: ham
Pairs well with: coffee, orange juice, fresh fruit, toast
HB-13987 · 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
A classic French hollandaise made with a stick blender: egg yolks, lemon juice and cayenne loosened with water, then emulsified with hot melted butter into a thick, pale yellow sauce.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-7233 · 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 classical French-style beef stock made by roasting meaty bones and simmering them slowly with vegetables and herbs.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-3551 · 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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