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Peach Brandy Pate de Fruit

I remember my first trip to Fauchon on Park Avenue. Pink and French, there was rarely a store that so precisely sang my tune. I touched everything, from the boxes of tea and biscuits to the jars of cassoulet. I think I was having a shopping flashback about the KaDeWe when I saw them, perfect cubes of shiny. Rows of sugared pate de fruit called to me. I couldn't answer, they were a little too rich for my poor pockets.

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Peaches and Cream Puff Pastry

It's been years since I made homemade puff pastry, and given the heat, I was nuts to try it right now. But with a little patience, time, and room in the fridge, this is pretty straightforward no matter what the weather.

I wanted to make the apricot sunny side up pastry from Baking with Julia, using peaches instead. I got the bee in my bonnet after making the puff and after watching Michel Richard demo the steps in this Baking with Julia video. He makes it look so easy!

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