 Religieuses au chocolat | |
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | France |
| Main ingredients | Flour andcrème pâtissière |
Areligieuse (French pronunciation:[ʁəliʒjøz]ⓘ) is aFrenchpastry made of a smallchoux pastry case stacked on top of a larger one, both filled withcrème pâtissière, commonly flavoured with chocolate[1] ormocha. Each case is topped with aganache of the same flavour as the filling, then attached to each other using piped buttercreamicing. It is a type oféclair.[2]
The pastry, whose name means "nun", is supposed to represent the papalmitre. The religieuse was supposedly conceived in the mid-nineteenth century; choux pastry was invented in the 16th century.
A derivation calledcourtesan au chocolat, filled with chocolate custard and with the glazing coloured pink, lavender and pale green, was invented forWes Anderson’s 2014 filmThe Grand Budapest Hotel, commissioned to Anemone Müller of Cafe CaRe, a local baker ofGörlitz, where the film was shot.[3]
