Why Are Eclairs A Royal Dessert?

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

The history of eclairs and pastry cakes is relatively young, unlike a number of delicacies whose history can be traced back centuries. For discoverer or inventor of eclairs is considered the Italian Pantereli, chef of Catherine de 'Medici, who called them by his name. And the date of birth of this French dessert is considered to be 1540.

In 1533, Catherine, who was 14 years old, came from Italy to marry the future French King Henry II. Her retinue consisted of a huge number of servants, courtiers and cooks. It was her chefs who set about reshaping French cuisine on the Italian model.

It is not clear whether Panterelli really invented the recipe for eclairs on French soil or brought it from his homeland, but the delicious dessert, which took the form of small balls, has long been called panthers. Gradually, it became a favorite pastry of the French. It was prepared with different fillings - sweet or salty. The French only did not like the Italian sound of the name of the dessert, and soon after Panterelli's death it was renamed poplenki.

Round poplenki have long been popular in the Middle Ages not only because of their taste, but also because they gave rise to fun and jokes. The chefs had fun gluing them in pairs, and so they resembled female forms, which caused open smiles among visitors to the aristocratic salons.

The name of the steamed pastry cake was changed again in the 18th century by the famous confectioner Avis, who improved the recipe. He named the small balls of shu (cabbage) because they resembled small round cabbages. This name is still used in the international language of the cooking guild as the name of steamed dough, from which prepare the eclairs, profiteroles, tumuli, etc.

In the early 19th century, the creator of French cuisine in its current form - the famous chef Antoine Karem, perfected the recipe and created the classic steamed dough, which is still used today.

This dough is the basis of many cakes.

When injected in the form of a circle, it is obtained Money Brest, named after the famous cycling tour.

Crokenbush it is prepared for weddings and is an assembled cone of profiteroles glued with caramel.

Profiteroles with egg cream filling are called, religiosity (nuns). There is an interesting legend about their creation. The nuns of the monasteries of Alsace and Marmutie prepared the dishes for a formal feast. Suddenly, a disrespectful sound came from inside one of the sisters, causing all the nuns to laugh. At that moment, a drop of dough came out of the hand of one of them and fell into the pan with hot fat. It quickly swelled and when they cut the fried dough, it turned out to be hollow inside. That's how the name of the sweet nuns came about.