Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies This is my third recipe of madeleines I have made from one of Dorie’s cookbooks and so far they have all been a hit. The latest with a fresh vanilla bean and brown butter was delicious. By chilling the dough over night in the pan, I was able to get…
Author: Diane Zwang
Apple Matafan
I have never made or tasted a matafan. Dorie describes it as a large apple pancake. In the division of labor in my house, pancakes come under my husband’s job description. I gave him the recipe and said “you’re in charge”. Good timing too as I ended up sick this weekend and probably would not…
Kamish
Kamish, Mandelbrot or almond bread; no matter what you call it, it is a delicious cookie. Dorie says “think of them as the Eastern European version of biscotti” and that is exactly what we thought. Mine even look like biscotti compared to Dorie’s version. These cookies were easy to prepare but you do need plenty…
Blueberry Bran Muffins
When I think of the phrase “when healthy meets delicious” I think of Ellie Krieger, I believe that is her tag line. For this weeks challenge at I Heart Cooking Clubs I decided on Ina Garten’s blueberry bran muffins. With a whopping 2 1/2 cups of wheat bran in the recipe, it packs a punch…
Light and Springy, Creamy and Great Cheesecake
If you haven’t made Dorie’s Light and Springy, Creamy and Great Cheesecake then you should. I have made it twice now and it is by far my most favorite cheesecake. This light and airy cheesecake is made with cream cheese and ricotta cheese and is whipped a whopping 12 minutes between all the ingredients. My guests…
Viennese Sables
Butter, sugar, flour, the perfect trifecta. These simple butter cookies are my first try at Viennese Sables. When I soften butter for cookies I usually get it too warm but in this recipe it worked. Very warm softened butter is creamed with confectioners’ sugar which was easy to do by hand with a spatula. Additional…
Mocha-Ricotta Puffs
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies My Mocha-Ricotta Puffs are darker than Dorie’s since I used dark chocolate cocoa powder. These are a wonderful mocha cookie, I noticed the chocolate and coffee but not the ricotta. They turned out as Dorie described crunchy around the edges and soft centers. I ended up cooking mine less time…
Matzo Morsels
The first night of Passover we were invited by friends to attend their family seder dinner. I made Dorie’s Matzo Morsels for one of the dessert selections. This is the Jewish version of haystacks. Bittersweet chocolate is melted with butter, add crushed matzo, stir until all coated then add dried fruit in my case raisins…
Pailles
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I had one sheet of puff pastry in my freezer so that was my motivating factor in voting for this one. Also, my husband loves anything with jam. I am a novice when it comes to puff pastry and I think it showed in this dessert. Dorie’s directions were…
Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
This is our final week with Ina Garten at I Heart Cooking Clubs. I can’t believe six months is up already and time for a new chef. Lasagna is a labor of love no matter how you make it. This roasted vegetable lasagna was multi-step and an hour cooking time in the oven so definitely…
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