The past several recipes take so long they’re either for bragging rights or you’re training for the great British bakeoff. I don’t think I’m eligible, not being British and all, bummer. Anyway, this recipe can be prepped in 30 minutes or less. There’s still chilling involved for the dough, so these can’t be done in Continue reading
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Delicious and Foolproof Tarte Tatin Recipe
Tarte Tatin is the French version of apple pie, that’s how I think about it. There’s a rough puff pastry base, similar to pie dough. On top, theres’ poached apples and caramel to top it off. You could say its a topless apple pie recipe. Anyway, this tarte tatin recipe comes from Claire Saffitz’s “Dessert Continue reading
Rough Puff Pastry Recipe
Rough puff pastry is a version of puff pastry that is “quicker” to make. Total time including chilling is around 3 hours. Even if you’re working minimum wage, its probably cheaper to just buy store bought puff pastry. But if you like baking and want to try this yourself, here are a few tips to 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
The Battenberg Cake to Make
Superbowl Sunday is the day before Valentine’s this year so chances are somewhat high that a fair number of guys forget. How many of said guys read food blogs in their spare time, I don’t know. Making a Battenberg cake as an apology will definitely go a long way towards working your way out of Continue reading
Indulgent Gingerbread Latte Whoopie Pies to Eat in One Sitting
We can all thank my sister Laura for introducing me to these whoopie pies. She found it in the December issue of Real Simple magazine and asked me to make it for her. I was unable to make this recipe ahead of time and instead made them on Christmas eve. I would have liked to Continue reading
The Most Delicious Homemade Toffee Recipe!
Toffee, its Amazing!!! Toffee is one of my favorite types of candy both as a kid and now as an adult. I mean, its butter and sugar, the building blocks of any good dessert. I found this recipe while browsing cook books at my favorite used bookstore where I had initially stopped in to browse Continue reading
Authentic Linzer Cookie Recipe to Save the Holidays
Linzer Cookie Origins A Linzer cookie is synonymous with the holidays in my mind. Originally from Linz, Austria, anything Austrian or German has an instant connection with Christmas to me. The original recipe is from King Arthur flour’s website. I made a few adjustments to the jam that makes all the difference. Hopefully this blog Continue reading