The Witchs Bakery recipes dictate what pastries you can sell in your Montmartre shop, how fast your magical companion Oreo can bake them, and how much money you earn per order. To master baking, you must discover new formulas through story beats, cook with friends, purchase recipe books, and refine each dish up to Level 3 in your evening Atelier.
How Recipes and Dough Types Work in The Witch's Bakery
Every pastry served in your shop relies on one of two base doughs prepared in the back kitchen: bread dough for standard loaves and baguettes, and puff pastry dough for viennoiserie treats like croissants, pains au chocolat, and choussons aux pommes.
During daytime shifts, Lunne must replenish these dough stocks manually. Oreo then automatically pulls from the prepared dough to bake treats and stock display baskets. If you run out of dough or if Oreo's workstation gets too dirty, baking stops until you clean the counter or craft more dough.
| Pastry Name | Dough Category | Base Price / Max Level Benefit | Primary Unlock Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baguette | Bread Dough | Fast bake time; standard loaf profit | Default starter recipe on Day 1 |
| Croissant | Puff Pastry | Starts at €1; increases bake speed and profits | Story progression (Day 2 opening) |
| Pain au Chocolat / Chocolatine | Puff Pastry | Sells for up to €2+ at Level 3 | Story progression / customer dialogue |
| Chausson aux Pommes | Puff Pastry | High-value pastry with rapid Level 3 bake | Unlocked via Judith Tessier conversation |
| Braided Brioche (Brioche) | Bread Dough / Special | Two-arrow profit increase at max level | Story progression (Day 6 Atelier visit) |
| Chocolate Fondant | Special Cake / Pastry | High story significance | Cooked with Estelle at her apartment (Day 15) |
| Tomato Turnover | Viennoiserie / Savory | Story progression | Atelier night work via florist questline (Day 21) |
| Pralines | Confectionery / Pastry | Contest preparation dish | Atelier night work via Mawuli questline (Day 23) |
How to Unlock New Recipes
You do not begin the game with a full cookbook. Expanding your menu requires progressing through the narrative and participating in local Paris activities:
- Main Story Milestones: Basic baked goods like baguettes, croissants, and brioche become available naturally during your first week in Paris.
- Character Dialogue & Quests: Certain NPCs introduce you to their favorite treats. Talking to decorator Judith Tessier prompts the addition of the chausson aux pommes to your atelier list.
- Cooking Collaborations: Later in the story, you unlock special items by preparing food alongside key characters at their residences or workplaces, including Estelle, Kei, and Best.
- Purchasing Recipe Books: Hassan sells books at his stall near Le Quai des Bouquinistes. Buying specific recipe books unlocks additional dishes that you can craft in the Atelier.
Unlocking every single recipe in the game awards the "Gastronomicon" achievement, while cooking every recipe at least once unlocks "Cooking Adventure."
The Atelier: Step-by-Step Baking Mini-Game
To permanently add an unlocked recipe to your daily shop rotation—or to upgrade its efficiency—you must spend evening time in the Atelier before going to bed.
The Atelier features a tactile, step-by-step cooking mini-game:
- Weigh Ingredients: Pour dry and liquid goods (flour, butter, water, milk, salt, yeast, sugar) onto the scale until the indicator lands inside the green target zone.
- Magical Mixing: Use Oreo’s magic circle to stir the bowl into a smooth dough mixture.
- Kneading: Work the dough using directional inputs or prompt buttons until fully pliable.
- Resting & Rising: Channel Oreo’s magic to accelerate the rising process.
- Shaping & Laminating: Dust the counter with flour, roll out the dough, and fold it repeatedly to create flaky puff pastry layers.
- Adding Fillings: Slice and prepare secondary ingredients (such as cutting and boiling apples over Oreo's pot form, or wrapping dough around chocolate bars).
- Scoring & Customization: Select your preferred decorative crust score (such as custom grooves or smiling faces).
- Baking: Place the batch into the oven and stop the heat once the dial hits the proper baking temperature.
How to Level Up Recipes to Max Level
Every pastry has an experience track that caps at Level 3. Reaching Level 3 on all available dishes unlocks the "Meilleure Ouvriere De France" achievement.
- Speed Improvements: Higher-level dishes bake significantly faster during daytime rushes, dropping preparation timers down to a few seconds.
- Profit Increases: Customers pay more euros per pastry as quality increases. For example, upgrading basic croissants and viennoiseries raises earnings from €1 to €2 or more per item.
- Nightly Limits & Energy: You can only level up dishes during evening downtime. However, baking in the Atelier consumes Lunne's energy. If you stay up too late baking or drain your meter completely, Lunne triggers a burnout state ("Oh No Lunne..." achievement) and recovers only 50 energy the next morning instead of the standard rest amounts. Pace your upgrades across multiple nights or recover energy by visiting the park.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rename Pain au Chocolat to Chocolatine?
Yes. During early dialogue with Oreo and Monsieur Martin, you are asked whether you prefer calling the chocolate pastry "Pain au chocolat" or "Chocolatine." Choosing either option unlocks an achievement tied to that specific name ("Pain au Chocolat" or "Chocolatine").
Do I lose leftover dough at the end of the day?
No. While freshly baked pastries on the display counter are sold or cleared at closing, your preparation starts fresh with base dough allotments each morning, and extra batches made before 18:00 help fulfill evening rush orders.
What happens if I make mistakes during the Atelier mini-game?
Slightly overshooting an ingredient or missing the exact center of the green target gauge does not ruin the batch. You will still successfully complete the recipe, but hitting the sweet spot ensures clean execution and faster mini-game completion.
