Luxury Oatmeal Cookies
This weekend’s assignment, from The Baking Bible bake-through, is oatmeal cookies. But these aren’t just any oatmeal cookies. They’re Rose Levy Beranbaum’s take on oatmeal cookies, so you know they’re...
View ArticleCran-Raspberry Upside-Down Cake
Today, we’re celebrating Rose’s win at the annual awards of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. The Baking Bible took home the 2014 award for the “Baking: Savory or Sweet” Cookbook...
View ArticleSkipping Strawberry Shortcake
While the other alpha bakers are baking strawberry shortcake this weekend, I’m staging a quiet protest because there’s snow falling on my strawberry patch today. I realize it’s strawberry season in...
View ArticleDattelkonfekkt
I *think* I spelled that right. This week, we’re going German, for Passover. I’m not sure how to say dattelkonfekkt, but it apparently translates (not terribly surprisingly) into “date confection”. I...
View ArticlePolish Princess Cake
I was chatting with one of my teammates on Friday afternoon, close to the end of the day, and said that I was going home to do some baking. He asked what I was baking, and when I answered, he asked...
View ArticleLemon Jammies
What’s a Lemon Jammie, you ask? Well, it’s not bright yellow pajamas, that’s for sure. If this recipe is anything to go on (and really, it’s in The Baking Bible, so it must be), a lemon jammy (what is...
View ArticleBlueRhu Pie
I love making pie. The effort/annoyance factor versus payoff ratio is perfect. This week, the Rose’s Alpha Bakers group had blueberry-rhubarb pie on the schedule. Ever since the first time I made...
View ArticleChocolate Oriolos
This week’s “Rose’s Alpha Bakers” choice is the “Double chocolate Oriolos.” I like ’em. They’re quick & easy. But I refuse to call them double chocolate . I can accept “chocolate,” since they’re...
View ArticleBaby Blue Cheesecakes
Quick post. I’m late writing this one up, even though I baked it last week, so pictures are more or less all you get! This week’s “Alpha Bakers” selection is mini-cheesecakes, with Stilton (blue)...
View ArticleFrench Orange Cream Tart
I haven’t turned on my computer since Saturday night. I think that might be a recent record, which I’m going to celebrate, despite it making me a day late with this post! Jay gave his notice to his...
View ArticleRed Velvet Cake
I noticed when WordPress created the slug for this post that I’d had another red velvet cake post in the past. Apparently, I wasn’t enamored with the results of the red velvet recipe in Rose’s Heavenly...
View ArticleCatching up…
It’s strawberry season! I can’t quite keep up with the birds, squirrels, and chipmunks in my patch, so I picked up some berries from Herrle’s Market on Friday night. I love that place, and they just...
View ArticlePecan Praline Ice Cream Sandwiches
Wow. Apparently, these are so simple that I managed to forget to take any process pictures. This recipe takes 4 ingredients, basically. Egg whites, pecans, muscovado (or brown) sugar, and ice cream....
View ArticleFourth of July Cheesecake
Quick post. Typing this up from Germany, on my phone, between meetings. I made the “Fourth of July” Cheesecake as my birthday cake. Since I wasn’t planning on serving it on the fourth, and since the...
View ArticleMolasses Crumb Cakelets
Well, this post isn’t going to be very exciting. I made these first thing in the morning on Canada day, which was… *checks calendar* 2 weeks ago, on Wednesday. I must have been half asleep (or...
View ArticleKourambiethes
I have no idea how to pronounce “Kourambiethes.” I’m going with “almond shortbread-y cookie things,” instead. My husband recently started a new job at a start-up, so we won’t be taking any significant...
View ArticleElderBlueberry Pie
Have I mentioned I love making pie? I love making pie. If I make up a “big” batch of pie dough ahead of time, I can easily knock a couple of pies out in an hour, not counting baking/cooling/resting...
View ArticleWhole Wheat Walnut Loaf
As I mentioned in my prosciutto ring post, bread can be made using a variety of techniques. This week’s “Alpha Baking” project was a whole wheat loaf based on the sponge technique. This is where the...
View ArticleRose
If you’ve followed my blog at all, you might know that I was one of the original members of the bake-along of Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, and I’m actively working my way through The Baking Bible and The...
View ArticlePerfect Peach Galette
No, I’m not boasting. That’s the name of the recipe. Your second question is probably, “What’s a galette?” The answer, according to our friends on Saturday night, is, “I don’t care. Is it dessert? Did...
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