If your recipe says to bake the pastry before adding fillings, you'll want to prick the surface all over with a fork. This technique is called docking, and it keeps the pastry from puffing up by releasing steam as it bakes. To create a raised pastry edge around your filling, use a ...
Today is the last day of the year, and I thought I was so sick of sweets that it would be easy to slip into better baking habits. Until I had thisbrainstorm that involved the box of puff pastry lurking in my freezer. And the unopened jar of Biscoff in the pantry. Oh, and the lo...
all atop a puff pastry base. And for the showstopper, they are asked to make a sugar glass display case enclosing a figure that has some meaning to them, that or those item(s) which must include one baked element. These three challenges will lead to heartbreak for one who arguably reache...
Our Crescent Rolls S’mores are here to prove that they’re just as good as a tasty pastry. This puff pastry recipe is one of those delectable easy desserts to make. It also comes with simple ingredients of a crescent roll dough, marshmallows, and chocolates. Serve these camp-fire side f...
Let the macarons cool completely before filling them Rabbit’s macarons filling was : cream cheese mixed with chocolate ganache. What’s new ? October 22, 2013Japanese Decorative Roll Cake,Special Occasion Roll Cake,Swiss RollAssorted Christmas Ornaments roll cake,Baking,Chocolate roll cake,Christmas...
Ingredients for the pastry: 200g plain flour; 100g butter; 100g sour cream; 1 egg; ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp sugar; a pinch of salt. Ingredients for the filling: dulce de leche; sugar; + powdered sugar for dusting. Cooking: ...
Make chocolate filling:While meringues cool, heat half of chocolate, water, and coffee (if using) in a small heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring until smooth. Off the heat, stir in second half of chocolate chunks until melted, which should also cool the mixture to lukewarm. Sp...
The almost comes from the crust that bakes for 6-8 minutes just to set, but you could skip that part and just chill it for an hour in the fridge before filling to avoid the oven altogether. A few things I'm thankful for: this easy no-fuss pie... ...and cat snuggles. Last week...
Make the filling just before baking. Tarts can be made up to one week in advance and stored in an airtight container at room temperature or refrigerated. Posted in 12 days of cookies, cookies, holidays | Tagged 12 days of cookies, almond pine nut cookies, baking, basic butter cookie dough...
old-fashioned cheese straws. They all have one thing in common. Well, two things, actually. Cheese and butter. Lots of both. In fact, there’s hardly much else in this recipe. Close cousin to Fannie Farmer’s turn-of-the-Century cheese straws (made with puff pastry), this little darli...