For my birthday recently my husband Kim organised for my friend Kylie and I to attend a workshop at
Mulots, a lovely little French patisserie here in Adelaide.
This patisserie is located across the road from where I was taking
yoga classes while pregnant with Lola. So every Saturday morning after my 90 minutes of pre-natal exercise I'd treat myself to one (or more!) of their mouthwatering pastries, in particular their croissant aux amandes (almond croissant), pain au chocolat or pain aux raisins (snail). Of course, I'd take home extras for Kim and Ava as well. Ava loves the snails - I think partly for the name as well as the deliciousness!
In addition to selling their delicious pastries, Mulots run workshops throughout the year to teach the art of pastry and French desserts.
So last night, while the wind and rain were playing havoc outside, Kylie and I found ourselves in the warm and inviting kitchen of Mulots learning the art of the croissant. Mmm... croissants!
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Mulots sign glowing in the dark, stormy night |
Our "menu" for the evening was as follows:
Croissants (plain and chocolate)
Crossants Alsacien
Vegetarian Quiche
Grape Tart
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The finished products ready to take home |
Mulots' master Artisan André took us step by step through the process of making the three different pastries required for our menu. His instruction was very informative and he gave us the opportunity to be hands on throughout the process. We scribbled away at our recipe notes as he provided us with expert tips and told us the "whys" as well as the "hows" when it comes to selecting ingredients, mixing, rolling dough etc etc. Knowing why a particular ingredient is required or why the dough needs to be mixed at a certain speed make it much more likely that we'll have success when repeating the recipes at home.
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André shows us how to roll a croissant.
I love all the giant whisk attachments on the wall in the background! |
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Kylie rolls a croissant |
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That's me (somewhere under the hair!) rolling a croissant |
Sounds amazing! You do make Adelaide look exciting you know.
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