I took advantage of a rainy day to make some holiday cookies I have my sight on for quite a while. These are the matcha tea…
July 21st is Australia’s National Lamington Day which celebrates the creation of a square piece of cake that’s covered in chocolate and coated in shredded coconut.…
breakfast/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Other Sweets/ straight dough/ Yeast bread
Cinnamon-Raisin Bread | Baking with Dorie
Strangely, no one seems to like this bread in my house. The bread hangs out on the kitchen counter for a week without being eaten. It’s…
dessert/ foundation recipe/ holidays/ Other Sweets/ scalable/ two ways
Sparkling Shortbread Cookies | 12 Days of Holiday Baking
How would you like to have a master shortbread dough which can morph into a variety of cookies? It’s like a gift that keeps on giving.…
The second day of holiday baking presents the red velvet crinkle cookies. These cookies are visually stunning with powered sugar, like fresh snow, covering the red…
There are so many interesting cookies to get excited about baking for the holidays. Can’t quite decide what to bake, so the scheme I devise is…
These java mini mads are full of surprises — in a good way. Dorie previews that they are madeleines cookies masquerading as tiny tea cakes. That’s…
The Japanese soufflé pancakes are the novelty pancakes people would patiently wait in line for in the East Village. Their claim to fame is the fluffy…
The Chinese New Year of the Tiger is here. With it, the attributes of being bold, adventurous, unpredictable, resourceful are speaking to me. Who knows I…
Bake/ Dairy free/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nut/ Other Sweets/ vegetarian
Double-Corn Gluten-Free Vegan Tea Cake
There are so much going on in the double-corn gluten-free vegan tea cake, let’s start with the most confounding aspect of it. We have posted double-corn…
dessert/ enriched dough/ Other Sweets/ pastry/ puff pastry/ Yeast bread
Kouign-amann | Dessert Person
Once you’ve mastered the croissant dough, kouign-amann, a pastry from Brittany, is within reach for those who want big challenges. Or perhaps, it’s another excuse to…
breakfast/ classics/ dessert/ enriched dough/ my favorites/ Other Sweets/ puff pastry/ whole wheat/ Yeast bread
Whole Wheat Croissant | Breakthrough Baking
The whole wheat croissants are the culminations of many years of baking and experimentations. Finally, we get something satisfactory we can present on this blog after…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ holidays/ Other Sweets/ whole wheat
Molasses Coffee Cake | Everyday Dorie
This cake is a perfect embodiment of the seasonal flavor and filled with layers of metaphors. I like the idea of bottling all the dry ingredients…
When Ina Garten calls it ultimate, I have to put it to the test. I have no experience with ginger cookies and these are fun ones…
autumn/ Cream/ dessert/ Other Sweets/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Beet, Ginger and Sour Cream Cake | Ottolenghi
A season for beets and the need to escape from the all-consuming Covid life are taking me to a sweet dessert. Never thought we’d have to…
Carrot is the most frequently used ingredient in my kitchen. I like to roast carrot, bake or use it in a bouquet garni as the flavor…
Since I saw this recipe on the list of “new cookbooks worth reading” on the New York Times on April 22, it has been sitting there…
dessert/ holidays/ Other Sweets/ scalable/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Orange and Star Anise Shortbread | Ottolenghi’s Sweet
The original shortbread came from Scotland. Likewise, the first printed recipe dating back to 1736 was from a Scotswoman Mrs McLintock. Moreover, the best shortbread cookies…
There is a story behind the tahini and halva brownies. It starts with Seed + Mill at the Chelsea Market in New York city. It is…
How true is it that certain things don’t get old, even in New York City, where change is a constant? Take breakfast pastry, like bagels, croissants…
Chocolate/ classics/ Cream/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ featured/ kitchen hack/ Other Sweets/ winter
Chocolate Yule Log / Bûche de Noël
Bûche de Noël is not a cake I would choose to bake on my own. It seems daunting. On the other hand, who can resist…
Bread pudding is not something I get too excited about. Then Dorie Greenspan comes up with the idea in Baking Chez Moi that’s worth trying —…
I attended the Food Tank Summit in New York City the other day. The theme this year was food loss and food waste. It’s impossible these…
Have you ever worked with a whole duck? Its versatility is simply amazing. You can make duck confit with the legs or sear the breasts for…
Chocolate/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ Other Sweets/ pastry/ whole grain
Buckwheat Madeleines | My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz
When it comes to buckwheat anything, I’ll make it first; ask questions later. Although the name may imply, buckwheat is not a form of wheat. It…