This week on the blog we have a double chocolate babka. Babka is a yeasted dough rolled out and spread with sweet or savory fillings, rolled up, braided and baked. I have made this recipe several times and tested the variations on my friends. The double chocolate variation has been the biggest hit so far. Continue reading
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Lemon Bar Recipe, but with Blood Orange
Blood orange bars are the same as lemon bars but use blood orange juice instead. With the obvious out of the way, let’s get a bit more in-depth. The result of using blood orange juice is a less tart, slightly sweeter bar. If you’re not a fan of the tartness of lemon bars, these bars Continue reading
Cinnamon Biscuit Rolls, the collab you didn’t know you needed.
Traditionally called southern butter rolls, this recipe uses biscuit dough for cinnamon rolls and is baked in a custard. The result is a cinnamon roll that’s flaky like a biscuit that’s covered in custard instead of icing. If it sounds weird, just remember that people went bonkers for cronuts. So maybe don’t knock it until Continue reading
Tiger Bread Recipe, Oh my!
Tiger bread, also known as giraffe bread is a traditional Dutch bread with a crackled crust. The crust is achieved through a rice flour paste that is brushed on the bread during the second proof. Traditionally made with whole wheat flour, regular all-purpose flour can also be used. I supplemented my dough with a bit Continue reading
Coconut Cream Pie Recipe Two Ways
This coconut cream pie recipe was found by my sister on another baking blog. I made a few tweaks to the recipe and also added a few options. Plus, its all in one location, no need to go to another page to look up the pie crust ingredients and instruction. That’s if you’re even making Continue reading
Honeycomb Toffee Recipe
Honeycomb is a toffee prepared with a rising agent to give the candy a light and airy texture. Honeycomb can be eaten plain on its own. It’s also delicious coated in chocolate or used as decoration on other baked goods. Whatever the reason for making honeycomb, its a delicious treat that you can whip up Continue reading
Hot Cross Buns recipe, not the annoying song
If you grew up in the States, chances are your only memory of hot cross buns was that obnoxious song you learned on the recorder in elementary school. Which is a shame because the actual buns are quite delicious. A brioche dough combined with mincemeat and a sweet white cross on top. Brushed with a sugary glaze, Continue reading
Fruit Mincemeat Recipe
Mincemeat is a delicious combination of dried fruit and zest with butter, sugar, and alcohol. Prepare this mixture ahead of time and store in the fridge for use in various recipes. My favorite recipes to use mincemeat in are Stollen bread and hot cross buns. This recipe makes enough mincemeat for at least three separate Continue reading
Savory and Delicious Soda Bread recipe
Soda bread is a quick bread, I’ll leave you to ponder what that means. The only rising agent in the dough is the baking soda. No yeast means no proofing time so depending on how fast you prepare your savory ingredients, you can go from start to finish in under one hour. While I will Continue reading
The Best Nutella Torte Recipe
Nutella is one of my favorite spreads. The combination of chocolate and hazelnut is just perfect. Creating a torte using Nutella as the main ingredient seems like an idea that would have been thought of before. But this recipe from Nigella Lawson’s “How to be a Domestic Goddess” is the first that I’ve seen. This Continue reading