Anzac biscuit? What? This is a cookie I have not heard of before. Per Dorie, “Anzac is an acronym for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, which was created during World War I, and because of its antipodal origins, it’s known as a biscuit rather than a cookie”. I also read our very own food…
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Black-and -White Marbled Madeleines
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi My first madeleine and I liked it. These are a vanilla and chocolate madeleine. I opted for the bull’s eye effect as Dorie calls it by not swirling the chocolate. Surprisingly my husband did not really like these. I think he is just not a fan of madeleines in…
Pithiviers
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi. I voted for this one since I knew my father-in-law would love it. He likes desserts made with prunes (prune danish, cookies with prune filling, etc). Pithiviers are named after a city in the north of France and include puff pastry, prune jam and almond cream. This dessert requires…
"Corked" Breton Galettes
Tuesdays with Dorie I voted for this cookie as I knew my jam loving, sweet husband would enjoy them. Galettes are a plain butter cookie. My first batch I baked the recommended time of 18 minutes and I think I over baked them. I used a wooden dowel about the size of a cork and…
Nun’s Beignets
My husband and I have definite division of labor in the kitchen and one of his jobs is frying. So today’s Nun’s Beignets had his name written all over it. Described as “wonderfully crisp on the outside and soft and eggy on the inside” perfectly fits this beignet recipe. We loved having donuts for breakfast…
Valentine’s Day Share-A-Heart
Dorie suggests making two large hearts from this recipe but since I was not having a party and feared my son would eat the whole thing, I made several smaller hearts. I used a three to three and a half inch cookie cutter and got a total of 20 hearts. I really liked the instructions…
Sunday in Paris Chocolate Cake
Dorie suggests a variety of vessels you can use to make these cakes. I chose to make mine in mini-muffin tins. I got a total of 17 mini-muffins and I baked them approximately 12 minutes. The ganache was plenty for 17 but not the toppings. I ran out of peanuts and chopped chocolate after about…
Rose-Hibiscus Shortbread Fans
I actually made Hibiscus Shortbread Fans. I have not had any luck finding rose products so I just decided to leave it out. I don’t think I have made shortbread before so this was a new adventure for me. I must have mixed my dough incorrectly as I had trouble getting it into the pan…
Granola Cake
Our latest baking assignment for Tuesdays with Dorie is this Granola Cake from Baking Chez Moi. Dorie calls it a snack cake but I think it is more like a pan cookie. It was delicious but quite dense from the granola, chocolate and coconut. My husband likened it to a magic bar cookie but much…
Honey-Yogurt Mousse
This dessert was not on my radar. We are not a mousse family and I was not looking forward to this but as usual I was proven wrong. This was a cup of deliciousness; the tang of the yogurt, richness of the heavy cream and the sweetness of the honey. A cloud of a dessert….
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