Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
Here are some recipes to make using peanut butter. Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies 1/2 cup soft butter 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups all …read more
This is a simple recipe for macarons, those favorite French cookies my kids love to call ‘mini cookie burgers.’ Two methods for baking them are below. While it calls for almond flour, other nuts could be used. Hazelnut flour (filbert nuts) can easily be …read more
This is an easy recipe that doesn’t produce a ton of dough. Fry, shake in granulated sugar, and serve while they are still hot. For more fried dessert recipes, such as fritters and beignets, read All About Fritters, Doughnuts, Beignets, and Other Fried Desserts. [yumprint-recipe …read more
What is 10x (or 6x for that matter)? It is a particular grind for powdered sugar, which typically is mixed with an anti-caking agent, such as a starch. Powdered sugar is also called confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar, and is used for quick mixing buttercream …read more
Vanilla sea salt. Just the two ingredients together bring out the best in foods: the vanilla beans giving a slight perfumy aroma and the sea salt heightening flavors. (The Independent has a great article on the science of salt.) Sea salt is courser than table …read more
Ripe nectarines and almonds combine for an easy yet gorgeous dessert. Substitute whatever nectarine or plums you have on hand in this recipe if white nectarines are not available. [yumprint-recipe id=’2′]
I get requests for a stable clear glaze recipe for large production kitchens. Especially now with the fruit season, I’m sharing this one for everyone. This one is from a clipping I saved from Modern Baking magazine, the August 2007 edition. Because it is made …read more
