I voted for this one since I knew my father-in-law would love it. He likes desserts made with prunes (prune danish, cookies with prune filling, etc). Pithiviers are named after a city in the north of France and include puff pastry, prune jam and almond cream. This dessert requires time to make it as there are several steps and chilling times. I used the optional orange zest and rum in the almond filling. We do not often have desserts made with puff pastry so this was a really treat for us.
The reviews were great everyone loved it. My mother-in-law thought it was worthy of a french bakery. The only change I would make is to use coarse sugar for the topping. I used granulated sugar and my top was on the way to burning and I cooked it 5 minutes less than suggested.
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I too loved this one – so easy despite all the chilling stages!
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I saw pithiviers as deep golden brown as yours. It's the latest trend in pastry. Looks wonderful!
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Your pithiviers look good to me. Can't wait to make them myself.
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Coarse sugar sounds like a good idea. I used granulated and couldn't really detect it much.
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yummy! can't wait to make this one myself.
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This was delicious wasn't it. I agree with you about the sugar…the granulated didn't really add much texture.
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Your pithiviers turned out perfect! I can't wait to make this and bite into the crisp crust!
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Yours turned out beautifully! Great job!
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