La Cuisine Paris

While the boys were out watching some more tennis, Melissa and I got to play!  After enjoying Montmartre and the beautiful weather, we took a cooking class all about croissants and breakfast pastries.

I was pretty pumped for this class because these are some of my favorite things to buy in the local boulangeries (bakeries) here. We had a blast rolling, cutting, and decorating but here's a few tidbits from the day:

*There's a reason these delicacies cost more than a euro a piece. They are time consuming!!!  In a 3 hour class we still took short cuts to finish on time.

*How the French do not weigh 400 pounds is even more unfathomable when you find out how much butter is in croissant dough! This isn't just "oh 2 sticks in the whole cake" a lot of butter.  I'm talking a quarter kilo in enough dough for 4-5 croissants!

*Take your creations out of the oven when they are golden brown. Our chef seemed to like them extra crispy, but I think everyone else would have liked them to come out of the oven 3 min sooner. 

*Nothing beats a croissant and tea (or coffee if that's your thing) at any time of day! Even 6pm :)

A perfectly, delicious day! :)