This week, the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi was an interesting take on a tea cake. Completely gluten-free (well, nearly in my case, I was 5g short of the right amount of corn flour so I topped up with all-purpose, am sure it wouldn’t have made a difference but you never know…), … Read more
This week, the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi was one I wasn’t sure I’d get done in time (though I’ve made it hundreds of times before). Choux pastry is one recipe I learned to be confident with as I worked my way through Dorie’s Around my French Table. It’s one of my … Read more
This week, the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi was something alittle unusual – lavender “galettes”. When I first saw the recipe name, I was wondering how lavender could be incorporated into a buckwheat crêpe (also known as a galette) or a free-form pie (also known as a galette) but in fact, Dorie … Read more
This week, the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi, was one I’ve been intrigued to make for quite a while. It’s the SIMPLEST of recipes – with just eggs, sugar, vanilla and flour – which is always great to have in your back pocket, right? A gâteau de Savoie is a French version … Read more
This week, for the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi, we made a very un-French dessert – whoopie pies! Dorie says: I knew that whoopie pies had made a successful transatlantic journey when they turned up front and center in the showcase of La Grande Epicerie’s pastry department. La Grande Epicerie is to … Read more
This week, for the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi, we made Streusel-Topped Rhubarb Lime Tart. I was home by myself last weekend and I didn’t want to make a whole tart, so of course I minified this recipe. I made half the sweet tart dough recipe and it made ten tiny tartlets … Read more