
MasterClass
Dominique Ansel Teaches French Pastry Fundamentals
Celebrated for his innovative twists on classic desserts, Cronut® creator and James Beard Award-winner Dominique Ansel has been called the “World’s Best Pastry Chef.” In his MasterClass, Dominique teaches his essential techniques for perfect pastries. Learn his precise methods, add classic recipes to your repertoire, and explore texture and flavor inspirations to delight friends and family with your own decadent desserts.
Where to Watch Dominique Ansel Teaches French Pastry Fundamentals
17 Episodes
- Fruit Tart Base: Vanilla Sablé ShellE4
Fruit Tart Base: Vanilla Sablé ShellChef Dominique teaches you how to make a vanilla sablé shell that serves as the base for a set of stunning fruit tarts in the chapters to come. Learn to fonçage and blind-bake pastry dough for a tart shell that serves as the optimal canvas for endless variation. - Fruit Tart Finishing: Classic Strawberry PresentationE7
Fruit Tart Finishing: Classic Strawberry PresentationFor Chef Dominique, presentation is one of the most important elements in making pastries. Learn his techniques for selecting, slicing, and glazing fruit, and how to build a beautiful strawberry tart that will impress your family and friends. - Fruit Tart Finishing: Modern Apple PresentationE8
Fruit Tart Finishing: Modern Apple PresentationChef Dominique demonstrates his creative methods for piping pastry cream and peeling apples, as well as how to incorporate color and pattern to assemble an apple tart that is as visually arresting as it is delicious. - Bonbon Filling: Dark Chocolate and Banana Passionfruit GanacheE14
Bonbon Filling: Dark Chocolate and Banana Passionfruit GanacheLearn how to make creamy, rich ganache that can be infused with flavors—like the banana-passionfruit variation in this chapter. Then, learn how to fill, cap, and unmold perfect bonbons. - Case Study: The Cronut®E16
Case Study: The Cronut®Dominique takes you inside his New York bakery to share the origin story of the dessert that launched a thousand imitations – the croissant-meets-donut mashup Chef coined the Cronut® – and how you can use emotion to create your own memorable pastries.