Feuilletine Explained

Feuilletine, or pailleté feuilletine (in French pronounced as /paj.te fœj.tin/), is a crispy confection. It is made from thin, sweetened crêpes.

Recipe

Feuilletine is a crispy confection made from thin, sweetened crêpes. The crêpe batter is baked for a few minutes, and the crêpes are allowed to cool; as they cool, they become crisp. In French, these crispy crêpes are called crêpes gavottes or crêpes dentelles; but when crumbled into small shards, they become feuilletine.^[1]

Use

Feuilletine is decorative and has a buttery flavour, but it is especially valued for the unique texture it adds to dishes.^{[2] [3] [4]} It is sometimes incorporated into praline, hazelnut paste, and other nut pastes.^{[5] [6]} Feuilletine is produced commercially, though it was originally conceived as a way for a pâtisserie to make use of cookie scraps.^[7]

Further reading

• Book: Fonssagrives, Jean-Baptiste . Hygiène alimentaire des malades, des convalescents et des valétudinaires; ou, Du régime envisagé comme moyen thérapeutique . Alimentary Hygiene for the Sick, Convalescent, and Ailing; or, Of the Proposed Regimen as a Therepeutic Method . Paris . J. B. Baillière . 1861 . 170 . https://books.google.com/books?id=1LREAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA170 . Pain et aliments analogues . Bread and Similar Foods . French . Google Books.

Notes and References

1. Book: Petits gâteaux . Frédéric . Anton . Christelle . Brua . 2011 . Editions du Chêne . Glossaire § Pailleté feuilletine . https://books.google.com/books?id=l0M2DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT284 . 284 . French . 978-2-8123-0716-4 . Google Books . 2018-02-25.
2. Book: Wakerhauser, Cheryl . Modern French Pastry: Innovative Techniques, Tools and Design . Hazelnut Crunch . https://books.google.com/books?id=A4BEDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA134 . 134 . Page Street Publishing . 2017 . 978-1-62414-437-0 . 2018-02-25 . Google Books.
3. Book: Tosi, Christina . Christina Tosi

   . Momofuku Milk Bar . Christina Tosi . 17 . Clarkson Potter . 2011 . Feuilletine . https://books.google.com/books?id=WSkeAYAqKYoC&pg=PA17 . 978-0-307-95330-8 . Google Books . 2018-02-25.

4. Web site: Feuilletine · GF . BraveTart . Parks . Stella . 2012 . 2018-02-25 . 27 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034202/http://bravetart.com/recipes/Feuilletine . dead .
5. Book: Practical Cookery for the Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Professional Cookery . David . Foskett . Neil . Rippington . Patricia . Paskins . Steve . Thorpe . Flavourings, fillings, inclusions and coatings § Inclusions . https://books.google.com/books?id=OhTXDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT1740 . 2017 . Hodder Education . 978-1-5104-0133-4 . 2018-02-25.
6. Web site: Pan di Spagna Birthday Cake with Gelato Gusto Carrara . 2024-07-25 . Food Network . en . It can be purchased online. . 21 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221053638/https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pan-di-spagna-birthday-cake-with-gelato-gusto-carrara-2804676 . live .
7. Book: Almond, Steve . Steve Almond

   . . Steve Almond . Feuilletine, Revealed . 108 . Algonquin Books . 2004 . 978-1-56512-421-9 . https://books.google.com/books?id=qTbkwtf60FoC&pg=PA108 . Google Books .