Category: Baking Series
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 12: King Arthur’s Almond Galette
Final day! I’ll be honest, this wasn’t easy. Our oven went out three weeks ago so I’ve been borrowing people’s kitchen since then to make these recipes. Many thanks to all those who allowed me to do a bit of a kitchen takeover! Because of the oven situation, I had to make some changes to […]
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 11: King Cake
Before I begin talking about the recipe I feel like I should give a disclaimer. Apparently you’re not supposed to eat king cake before Epiphany (Jan 6) because it’ll bring you bad luck. I’m not superstitious so I figured a little earlier wouldn’t hurt…. I’ve made a king cake twice before. The first time I […]
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 10: Napoleons
While many of the pastries I’ve made are more modern pastries, the Napoleon is a classic french pastry. Since I didn’t make my own puff pastry for the few earlier 12 Days of Christmas Baking pastries I knew I had to try it at least once during this challenge. I chose King Arthur’s recipe because […]
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 9: Traditional Fried Rosettes
Another frying recipe! I’m getting better about frying things, but I think having a little nervousness is good to keep you from becoming too lax and potentially starting a grease fire. These eastern European treats remind me of funnel cake, which I love. You do need to buy specific tools to make these, but they’re […]
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 8: Baker’s Croissants
I’m starting the new year off with one of the most well-known and time consuming pastries: the croissant. I had the opportunity to eat a delicious freshly-made croissant while in Paris around this time a few years ago and it was heavenly! I didn’t expect these to turn out like those in France, but I […]
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 7: Easy Chocolate Eclair
Chocolate eclairs were never my go to pastry, but lately they’ve been a new favorite. This recipe seemed like a breeze after making the cheese gougeres earlier this week and I think this is the third or fourth time I’ve made pastry cream this year. Despite claiming to be an easy recipe that wasn’t my […]
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 6: Roast Tomato Tart
I made a Berry Cream Tart earlier this year that was very good, but I thought I’d try a savory tart for today’s recipe. Every time I say Roast Tomato Tart out loud I feel like I can hear Mary Berry saying it. I know they made several tarts on the Great British Bake Off, […]
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 5: Easy Cherry Danish with Sweet Cream Cheese
Ok, I’m using store bought puff pastry again…. hopefully you’re not too disappointed. After last year’s 12 Days of Christmas Baking I knew I’d need a few recipes that were fairly easy to give me time to focus on the more difficult ones. Plus, this looked too delicious to not try! Also, let’s be real; […]
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 4: New Orleans Style Beignets
Honestly, is there anything better than a warm beignet from Cafe du Monde in New Orleans with a hot cup of chicory coffee?? We don’t get there very often, but when we do it’s a required stop. If you’re not able to visit New Orleans though making these yourself isn’t half bad. My husband and […]
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 3: Cheese Gougeres
When you think of pastries you probably think of sweet treats for breakfast or tea, but there are a lot of french pastries that are savory. Gougères, or french cheese puffs, are a classic savory french pastry and looked like fun! Considering french pastries are known for their difficulty I was relieved to see this […]
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