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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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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 2: Cinnamon Bun Palmiers
Palmiers are a classic french puff pastry cookie and while I had seen them in photos before, I actually didn’t know what they were called. A friend and I thought it would be fun to make and while we cheated a little and used store bought puff pastry it made this recipe super easy to…
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