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How to Make Authentic Petit Four

Petit four is one of the famous and beloved French recipes, but it requires some precision when measuring the ingredients to get the desired result. It will always be very soft right after coming out of the oven, but give it some time and it will become wonderfully just right.

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Step 1

Place the butter in the refrigerator or freezer overnight. The next day, leave the butter for about 5 hours to soften at room temperature.

Cooking notes

  • If we want to make chocolate petit four, we should reduce the flour by 3 tablespoons and replace them with 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder, but the amount of dry ingredients should not be increased so the recipe proportions do not change.
  • If we want to use a piping bag to shape the petit four, reduce the flour by 150 grams or 100 grams depending on the type of flour, until we get a smooth, non-sticky mixture.
  • It is important to leave the petit four pieces aside for a while without touching them after taking them out of the oven. The petit four will be soft, but after exposure to air it will dry out and become a little hard.