Showing Tag: "pastry" (Show all posts)

Crostata with Pastry Cream and Homemade Apricot and Mango Jam for the Daring Bakers' November Challenge

Posted by Milagritos on Friday, November 26, 2010, In : Pastry 

The 2010 November Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Simona of briciole. She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make pasta frolla for a crostata. She used her own experience as a source, as well as information from Pellegrino Artusi’s Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well.

The first time I ate crostata was in Italy years ago and ever since then I have been on the lookout for either a good recipe or a pasticceria here that sells the same version I had there. The Itali...


Continue reading ...
 

Peter Reinhart's Sticky Cinnamon Buns for Eileen, Xīn Nián Kuài Lè!

Posted by Milagritos on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, In : Pastry 




These are the best buns I have yet eaten anywhere. I have tried a few recipes lately and wasn't happy to post anything unless the buns were exceptional. Well, my friends, these are exceptionally good. I won't say "exceptionally good" about anything unless I mean it. God knows, I've got pretty high standards for how food should taste. Peter Reinhart was right in commenting that the brioche portion of this recipe does not need to be any richer than it is given that the caramel topping is fairly...

Continue reading ...
 
 

Would you like to receive an email whenever I post a new recipe?

Enter your Email


Preview | Powered by FeedBlitz

For rss subscriptions:

Follow mothertucka on Twitter
All recipes are on Petitchef