Almond Stripes

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi Like many of my fellow bakers, I had trouble piping my ‘dough’, more like almond paste. The dough only moistened by one tablespoon of egg white needed much more to extrude through a piping bag. I also needed to bake mine longer than 8-10 minutes. Once baked, Dorie gives…

Chocolate-Coconut Tart

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I took my fellow baker’s suggestions when making this tart. I made the tart dough and coconut filling the day before then baked and filled the tart the next day. It was quite easy to assemble just need time to chill the tart for four hours.  As Dorie mentions,…

Saint-Pierre Poppy Seed Cake

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I was glad our first recipe for the year for Baking Chez Moi was an easy one. This loaf cake came together with minimal fuss. You really need to love poppy seeds for this one, it packs a punch of poppy seed crunch. This is also a rich cake…

Gateau Basque Fantasie

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi When I told my husband about this recipe he joked, “you can’t mix apples and oranges”, well yes you can. I picked this recipe since my husband’s favorite recipe from Around My French Table is Gateau Basque. The crust, a little tricky to work with, is very forgiving and…

Chocolate Cream Puffs with Mascarpone Filling

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi For this recipe I managed to get 23 cream puffs using a two teaspoon scoop. I think this worked in my favor as I was serving these for a crowd. I feared I would not have enough filling but I had exactly what I needed. I used dark chocolate…

The Paris Cheesecake

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi We love Dorie’s cheesecakes and this recipe was no exception. Dubbed the Paris Cheesecake due to the addition of certain ingredients. Traditional New York cheesecake is made with a graham cracker crust, this cheesecake is made with speculoos and almond flour. Dorie also suggested using LU Cinnamon Sugar Spice…

Bettelman

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I have never heard of the dessert Bettelman but I do know bread pudding. This is France’s version of a bread pudding. Dorie says “Its texture falls somewhere between a cake and a pudding.” “…the egg whites are beaten until stiff and then folded into the mixture, so the…

Smoothest, Silkiest, Creamiest, Tartest Lime Tart

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi Wow there are a lot of adjectives in the title of this tart. This is the French version of a key lime pie. Made in Dorie’s famous sweet tart dough, the filling comprises of sugar, lime juice, eggs and lots of butter, 2 sticks to be exact. Having a…

Basque Macarons

Tuesday with  Dorie Baking Chez Moi I am familiar with Parisian Macarons which I have yet to make but this is my first try at Basque Macarons. Made from a few ingredients; egg whites, almond flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt but with multiple steps. The egg whites are divided in half some whipped to stiff…

Hazelnut, Ginger and Olive Oil Cake

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I would never think of these three ingredients to make a good cake but they do. I had to make my own hazelnut flour which I was happy to do as I love hazelnuts. During my assembly of ingredients I discovered my ginger had spoiled and I needed to…