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French Pastries

Season 23 Episode 2309 | 26m 45s

Test cook Lan Lam and host Bridget Lancaster makes a buttery Breton Kouign Amann. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried shares his top pick for an essential baking tool, the banneton. Test cook Elle Simone Scott shares the secrets for perfect, tender Madeleines with host Julia Collin Davison.

Aired: 01/06/23
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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