We’ve all heard that the key to baking great artisan bread is a Dutch Oven. Don’t get me wrong – I have a Dutch Oven, and I love it. It helps me turn out beautifully puffy and crusty loaves of bread every single time. But alas, there are limitations to a Dutch Oven. And I’m …
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Day 0 Like many of my pastry adventures, this one started with an episode of the Great British Bakeoff. It was specifically noted that “making strudel pastry is incredibly time consuming and difficult and even the experts just buy it from the store.” Well. I just knew I had to give it a shot.
This soft, moist coffee cake is studded with chunks of chocolate and walnuts. A walnut brown sugar crumble adds a sweet and crunchy finish. I never really have a hankering for coffee cake in the summer. But as soon as the cooler weather hits, I’m looking for that perfect slice of coffee cake to go …
Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 This episode of Bread Diaries brings some fun with sourdough flavors and colors. I recently ordered a bag of matcha and thought it would be perfect for creating green sourdough. And because just green sourdough is boring, I decided to mix it in …
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Fluffy milk bread is swirled with sweet red bean paste and topped with a matcha condensed milk glaze. This Chinese bakery-inspired loaf is the perfect combination of sweet and sophisticated flavors. Red bean buns were always my childhood favorite. When I visited a Chinese bakery, I never wanted the hot dog breads or custard buns …
Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 Chai tea walnut fig pumpkin sourdough bread aka “wow I am so ready for FALL” sourdough bread aka “what happens if I throw EVERYTHING into this dough” sourdough bread. Like every other basic baker, I started baking sourdough bread when quarantine started and have …
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With autumn and Halloween right around the corner, there’s no better way to celebrate than with adorable pumpkin spice sourdough bread. These loaves are made with pumpkin puree and swirled with sweet cinnamon sugar for the perfect fall treat. The air is cooling, the leaves are changing color, and it’s time to fire up your …
This easy ice cream is made with a smooth, no churn chocolate ice cream base with a decadent twist. Each scoop is studded with rich chunks of dark chocolate cake and marbled with sweet strawberry jam. Picture this. You’re on a dinner date. The conversation os good; the food is even better. At this point, …
For many people, September heralds the start of Pumpkin Spice Latte season. And don’t get we wrong, I am an unabashed fan of all things pumpkin spice (can’t wait to get my first PSL soon!). But for me, September is also a very special time of year for mooncakes.
Rich chocolate ganache and strawberry jam are sandwiched in between buttery chocolate and pistachio shortbread cookies. The rich, chocolatey, and nutty flavors of the cookies and ganache are balanced perfectly by the bright tartness of the jam. The only thing better than a shortbread cookie is TWO shortbread cookies filled with chocolate ganache and jam. …
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