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pastries, 2½ inches in diameterEasy
By Bo Friberg
Published 1989
Mazarins are popular in most Scandinavian pastry shops—especially in Sweden, where they are referred to as “a man’s pastry” because they are not too fancy or fussy. When I was in the retail pastry business, there was a woman working behind the counter who always mentioned the mazarin pastries whenever a male customer asked for a suggestion, explaining, “The chef refers to these as a man’s pastry.” I learned that the typical response upon hearing this was (with a smile and a bit of bravado),