La tarte salee de nos reves : Yohan Lastre

The Nos rêves series has explored a wide range of themes, from cookies and brioche to boulettes, chocolate, and other imaginative creations.

This latest volume focuses on quiches and savoury tarts, an essential part of French culinary tradition.

The authors are Yohan Lastre and Marion Lastre, who run Lastre sans Apostrophe, a charcuterie and traiteur establishment in Paris's 7th arrondissement.

Yohan is a former World Champion of Pâté en Croûte, known for building on traditional charcuterie techniques while pursuing new expressions of flavour and presentation.

This book presents 60 recipes for quiches and savoury tarts, suitable for everything from everyday meals to gatherings with friends and special occasions.

Alongside the classic Quiche Lorraine, the recipes feature a wide variety of ingredients and combinations, including artichokes, pumpkin with pecorino, scallop mousseline, andouillette, Roquefort with beetroot, anchovies with lime, chicken with lemon, and porcini mushrooms.

The book explores a broad range of styles and preparations, using puff pastry, pâté en croûte-style pastry, brioche dough, soufflé-style tart fillings, as well as bread dough and filo pastry.

It also provides detailed guidance on preparing and shaping dough, essential baking techniques, the equipment required, and common problems encountered when making tarts, together with their causes.

Readers can develop a solid foundation in the essential techniques while experimenting with different combinations of ingredients, doughs, and fillings.

Rooted in the classic French tradition of savoury tarts, this book explores the remarkable possibilities created by combining different pastries and fillings, offering an approach that is both practical and creative.