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There is nothing more classically French than a Lemon Tart.

By the time you read this I’ll be in Paris preparing for my A Taste of Paris 2019 group! I thought it might be fun to share a French favorite with YOU. You can make a Lemon Tart and enjoy a taste of Paris along with us!

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Lemon Tart

Crust

1 ½ cups flour

¾ cup cold butter

½ cup+ 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

Filling

1 8-ounce package cream cheese softened

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons cream

½ cup fresh lemon juice (3 large lemons)

1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon lemon zest

3 large eggs

Topping

1 cup heavy cream

½ cup powdered sugar

To prepare the crust, combine flour sugar and salt in a food processor and process to combine. Add cold butter cut into cubes and process until dough forms a ball. Prepare tart pan by coating with butter or non-stick spray. Press crust into pan evenly. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Chill crust for 15 minutes in the freezer. Prick bottom of crust with fork and bake for 15 minutes until lightly browned. To prepare filling, combine sugar and cream cheese and whip with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, next add lemon zest and juice and mix well. Pour into tart shell and bake for 25-30 minutes until filling is set. To prepare topping, combine cream and sugar in a bowl, whip with and electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Pipe onto cooled tart and serve.

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May 3^rd 10:30-1:00 Make and Take Dinner for Two-A new offering in the cooking school! Come and take a cooking class and take home a 4-course dinner for two. Share it with your spouse or a friend! This class promises to be lively and full of fun!

On the Menu:

Appetizer- Blue Cheese Pecan Crusted Grapes is a flavor explosion

Starter- Stunning Birds Nest Salad and Herbed Brioche Rolls

Main- Sweet Spiced Bourbon Pork Loin served with Darling Pommes William (ours are baked not fried) and abundant Balsamic Veg Roast

Dessert-Petite Chocolate Loaf Cakes slathered in Amara Cherry Creme Sauce

Tomato Soup and tea will be served. Class size is limited. Class Fee $64.50

June 21^st 10:30-1:00 Make and Take Dinner for Two- A new offering in the cooking school! Come and take a cooking class and take home a 4-course dinner for two. Share it with your spouse or a friend! This class promises to be lively and full of fun!

On the Menu:

Appetizer- We will master the art of precious Chinese Dumplings in both Pork and Vegetarian varieties and dipping sauce.

Starter- Thai Lettuce Wraps with chicken

Main- Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry with Pineapple Fried Rice

Dessert-Precious Pound Cakes with Sweet Citrus Compote

Spinach Salad and French Bread will be served with iced tea. Class Fee $64.50

The French Market class in Paris is always the favorite day of A Taste of Paris travelers.

It’s so fun to visit the market, learn how the French shop and eat and then to go back to the cooking school with all of the ingredients and craft a gourmet meal. The classes curated for ATOP always include French sauces, composed desserts a cheese course and plenty of wine of course!

The Gâteau Basque au Fraise is one of my best loved dessert recipes from a French Market class I attended many years ago. The Gâteau is rich, gorgeous and really scrumptious made with fresh strawberry jam if you are so inclined!

Sadly I can’t bring my favorite teaching chefs to McKinney, TX from Paris for a cooking class so I’ll be recreating this spectacular event right here!!

If you are an adventurous foodie and love to spend time in the kitchen, join me! There are still 2 spaces left for this amazing day of fresh from the earth food!

Friday June 29^th French Market Class 10:00-3:00- Join me for this super fun French cooking class. I’ll gather fresh local ingredients like bread, cheese, wine and more downtown before you arrive. We will craft a 5 course meal just like in the cooking schools in Paris! You won’t know what’s on the menu because we will be creating from fresh, in season, locally grown ingredients! Come ready to cook and have a fantastic day of food and fun. Cooking class will include 5 courses; a composed dessert, cheese course and wine! You will leave with an ingredient map so you can shop for local products. $92.50 Register HERE

I’ll leave you with a few more of my favorite French market photos and Click HERE for more information on French travel 2019!

Gâteau Basque au Fraise

Dough

9 ounces butter

6.5 ounces sugar

Zest of 1 lemon

Pinch salt

4 ounces almond meal

1 egg plus 1 yolk

11.5 ounces flour

2/3 cup Strawberry Jam

1 egg yolk

Prepare the dough in a mixer by first creaming the butter, sugar, zest and salt until pale and fluffy. Add eggs and mix until well incorporated. Add almond meal until and mix well. Stop the machine and add flour by hand until just incorporated do not over mix. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a tart pan. Roll 1/3 of the dough to fit the bottom of the pan and lay it in carefully. Take a second third of the dough and roll it into a rope to form a border around the edge of the pan. Spread the cool jam inside the bordered area. Roll the remaining dough to form the top of the gateau. Using a sharp knife score the top of the crust in a criss cross pattern. Brush the top with a beaten egg. Bake for 35 minutes or until top is golden brown.