Written by geek on 31 August 2008
What can I say? It’s choux-time again. This time the Daring Bakers made me do it. This month our challenge recipe is from none other than Pierre Herme, the king of macrons himself. I’m sure it’s been a long time since PH himself churned out batches of choux, but it’s nice to see that he [Continue]
Written by geek on 01 July 2008
So it’s Daring Bakers time again, and wouldn’t you know it, I’m a day late again. This time around the challenge was a rich laminated yeast dough: The Danish Pastry braid. I’ve made both croissants and danish years ago in pastry school, but I’ve always shied away from making these at home. You see, laminated [Continue]
Written by geek on 02 June 2008
Summer is almost here and berries are beginning to invade the markets. On a recent trip to the market, the eater and I were compelled to pick up some cherries, raspberries, and blueberries. We originally were just going to greedily eat them out of the container, but on the way home I decided that I [Continue]
Written by geek on 19 May 2008
Crispy Pie Dough PLUS Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough EQUALS COOKIE PIE! Cookie Pie 1 recipe of your favorite crispy pie dough (pate sable) 2 eggs 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. finely packed brown sugar 1 c. butter, melted and cooled 6 oz. chopped chocolate Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line [Continue]
Written by geek on 26 December 2007
I’m a few days late with my DB post this month, but I got it done in time for Christmas Eve. This month our daring assignment got a holiday themed recipe: Yule Log. This is one of those recipes that may make you cringe a little bit when you first look at it; a cake, [Continue]