July 13, 2011

Hi! the answer to yesterdays hunt was the Catacombs of Paris. Once again, Sofia and Isabelle figured it out. Hurray! Here is a picture of one of the art things in there:

But todays hunt will be something totally different. Today you are going to guess a name of one of Paris's most famous and most yummy treat. Here are the clues:

Clue 1: This treat is a kind of cookie.

Clue 2: They mostly have them in bakeries and they are in their windows in plastic towers.

Clue 3: This kind of cookies has 2 thin cookies on the outside and a filling on the inside. They crumble easily.

FACTS ABOUT THESE COOKIES:

In bakeries these kind of cookies are expensive. They are about 4 to 5 euros. And now I understand why.  I have made these and it is a lot of work. These are the basic steps:

Step one: You have to make the filling and to do that you have to mix together the flavors you want the filling to be, put it in a pastry bag and put that in the fridge.

Step 2: You have to make the cookie part. These are the ingredients: egg whites, ground almonds and sugar. You put all that into a bowl and mix ( you have to have really good muscles for this) and put it into the oven. It might sound easy but it isn't. That is why they are so expensive in bakeries!