Religieuse facts for kids
Religieuses au chocolat
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| Course | Dessert |
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| Place of origin | France |
| Main ingredients | Flour and crème pâtissière |
A Religieuse is a yummy French pastry. It is made from two round choux pastry puffs. One puff is larger than the other. Both are filled with a creamy custard called crème pâtissière. This custard often tastes like chocolate or coffee (mocha).
Each pastry puff is covered in a smooth, shiny icing called ganache. The ganache usually matches the flavor of the filling. The two puffs are then joined together. They are decorated with pretty swirls of buttercream frosting. The name "Religieuse" means "nun" in French. The pastry is said to look like a pope's special hat, called a mitre.
History of the Religieuse Pastry
The Religieuse pastry was first made around the mid-1800s. But the special dough it uses, called choux pastry, is much older.
Early Choux Pastry
The very first version of choux pastry was created in 1540. It was invented by a chef named Popelini. He was from Florence, Italy. Popelini worked for the Queen of France, Catherine de' Medici.
Modern Choux Pastry
Over time, the recipe for choux pastry changed. It finally became the dough we know today in the early 1800s. This happened in the kitchens of a famous chef. His name was Marie-Antoine Carême. People called him "The King of Chefs and the Chef of Kings." The Religieuse is also a type of éclair pastry.
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