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Danish Swirls
There is a variety of cakes we can make with Danish dough, it’s such a versatile dough, I have to admit it’s one of my favorites, savory treats as well as sweet pastries, it will perform well, in this recipe I decided to go for the Danish swirls, once you got the dough ready, making […]
5 Minute Creme Patissiere
The name can be intimidating however Creme patissiere (also called Pastry cream) is a friendly cream, not harder to make than our regular custard which is exactly how I would describe it. There are several ways of making this delicious cream, there is the long and complicated way of Thomas Keller as brought on cookincity blog in […]
Thin Crust Pizza
What can be more fun than pizza night? it’s the kids favorite dinner and I have to say I really like it as well, we usually make the thin crust pizza which is my preferred version. The thing about pizza is that you don’t need to be a super baker in order get it right, […]
Chocolate babka
Chocolate babka is one of those legendary cakes you’re forcing yourself to stop eating because it’s so good. The perfect coffee cake, my wife calls it, can’t argue there, it is one of the best. The dough of this cake is a buttery rich yeasted dough, the butter is not layered as the Danish dough, […]
Homemade Pistachio paste
There are some products, especially the high-end ones that you think, wow it’s expensive but totally worth it because I can’t possibly make this at home, Pistachio paste is not one of them. In fact, making a pistachio paste at home is not much more difficult than let’s say making a vinaigrette sauce, or tapenade […]
Gluten Free Crispy Pistachio Cookies
Pistachios are one of my favorite grains, its natural fat along with super aroma and crunchiness makes a winner flavor, so you can see why I’m trying to integrate pistachio into as many recipes as possible. I was asked by a friend to bring gluten free pistachio cookies to a dinner party, usually the gluten free cookies […]
3 Stage Rye Sourdough Bread
The 3 stage rye sourdough bread is a kind of loaf you need to have patience in order to get it right, the process of making this bread takes from a day and a half to 2 days. Between each building there is a different time gap, each with its purpose of producing a healthy […]
Sourdough Rye with walnuts bread
I’ve always been a big fan of bread with walnuts, I think it’s the nutty flavor that really compliments the earthy deep feeling a good bread have, especially a good sourdough one. In this sourdough rye with walnuts bread the rye culture supply the yeast to our first built of the bread, this will impact most about the flavor […]
Homemade Sourdough Culture
Whether you’re a home baker or a professional one, sourdough culture is one of the cornerstones of bread making and poses a challenge for all of us. I started in making sourdough cultures for my breads a few years ago but even though I am familiar with the sourdough maintenance, it is still a big commitment […]
Baking powder
Using baking powder in baking is quite common and contribute to the texture of the pastry, no doubt about that, let’s dig into this powder a bit to understand its role in baking and how to use it better. Baking powder is so common we hardly stop and ask what’s in this chemical powder that makes […]