This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Chocolate Éclairs are something I have made a lot (I taught an online class last weekend to a delightfull family where we made all sorts of choux pastry delights) but I can’t remember if I have made the actual pastry chocolate flavoured before. Here, … Read more
Les Petits Chefs baking club made a favourite bake last week – Blueberry Galettes! I love galettes because they are MEANT to be rustic so there’s no worry about the pastry needing to be perfect. Weird shape? It’s meant to be like that! Hole in the pastry Patch it up – noone will notice! I … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. A Big Banana Cake, serving 12, was not, however what our household needed the weekend I made this (so many treats!) so I opted to make half the recipe in 2 8-inch square cake pans – for some reason, I do not own two … Read more
Les Petits Chefs baking club is back for the term! We had a “trial run” session last week where we made a simple but delicious cookie – Sablés Bretons. Because I didn’t know how many kids to expect in the trial week, I stuck to a recipe that doesn’t use many ingredients and ones that … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Marbled Cheesecake, serving 16, was a bit of an epic undertaking but of course, I minified this! I used my 4-inch mini springform pans (<<< affiliate link but these are SO USEFUL!) and made half the base recipe and (based on the amount of … Read more
It’s been a while since I shared a French Friday post but today I’ve got a favourite French recipe to welcome spring – financiers! This version has lemon and poppy seeds, so it’s a familiar flavour in bite-sized form! I love the brightness of lemon in these early spring days! What is a financier? Essentially … Read more