Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies Cookies with jam are very popular in my house. Unlike my fellow bakers I did not have gobs of jam to use in my cookies. I stuck with my staple of strawberry jam. I think these are fancy cookies and for special occasion due to the multi-step process in making…
Author: Diane Zwang
Sundae Cupcakes
When I served these cupcakes my guests immediately recognized them as Sundaes. The cupcake base is a chocolate cake with chopped bananas. The recipe calls for chopped peanuts but my son is allergic so I left them out. The frosting portion includes crushed sugar ice cream cones which adds a nice crunch to the dish….
Streusal-Topped Rhubarb Lime Tart
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I voted for this tart as we loved Dorie’s rhubarb cake we made two years ago. Dorie’s crust and streusal topping are really the star of this dish. My husband likes to joke that you could put cardboard between the two and it would taste good. This was a…
My Newest Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tuesdays with Dorie These were a big hit in my house, deemed the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie. What makes these cookies different is a combination of all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, nutmeg and coriander as the spices. Dorie gives other spice options such as instant espresso, cinnamon or Chinese five-spice. Next time I would like…
Les Whoopies
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi Whoopie pies are a popular dessert in my house, one of my son’s favorites. I was looking forward to trying Dorie’s version. I compared Dorie’s recipe to mine and they were very similar. I used my standard cookie scoop which is about a tablespoon, I did not want to…
Blueberry-Buttermilk Pie Bars
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies These bar cookies are a Southern take on buttermilk pies. I have never had a buttermilk pie so this was a new dessert for me and my family. The crust is baked first with flour, sugar, cornmeal, cornstarch, salt and butter. The topping as Dorie calls it is custard-like and…
Goat Cheese and Chive Cookies
I am a fan of goat cheese, the more the better. When this recipe was chosen I was looking forward to trying them. This recipe was selected near Mother’s Day and I had already set my menu, goat cheese tart. I thought goat cheese cookies and goat cheese tart was too much goat cheese for…
Raspberry Cupcakes
This month’s cupcake is raspberry. The original recipe called for rose but I am not into the floral taste so I just left it out. This cupcake, a bit muffin-like, was made with sour cream. I think these are more sturdy to stand up to the filling. The raspberry filling, the star of the dish,…
Plain and Simple Almond Cake
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I was happy for the help from my fellow bakers. I used a springform pan as many of you described a cake that went up and over the sides of a regular cake pan. I think my husband described this plain and simple almond cake the best, angel food…
Pistachio and Berry Gratins
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I voted for this one as berries are in full swing in California. I used a variety of berries; raspberry, blackberry and blueberry. The pistachio cream came together quickly and I chilled it for one hour as Dorie suggested. I thought the ratio of berries to pistachio cream was…
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