Ingredient: Butter
Pineapple Tarts
Pineapple tarts are small pastries filled with pineapple jam. They are commonly eaten in different parts of Asia: Malaysia , Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. They are made with a crumbly pastry base and a paste made with pineapple cooked and caramelized in sugar and spices. Considered a must-have ‘festive cookie’, pineapple tarts are…
Paris-Brest
Paris-Brest, is a pastry that comes in a shape of a circle filled with hazelnut cream with toppings. As of today different versions exist with various kind of cream and nuts like pistachios and almonds… Unfortunately for the many English speakers out there, despite how it’s pronounced the dessert itself has no resemblance to a…
Humpy Madeleine
The madeleine, traditionally eaten without any additional flavors, is typically enjoyed with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate. Easy and quick to make, this childhood favorite is baked into soft shell-shaped cake and can also be made with chocolate chips, chocolate coated, lemon peel, orange or orange blossom! There are many legends and stories…
Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart
The salted caramel chocolate tart in my opinion is one of the best desserts I can eat. The chocolate ganache and the salted caramel go perfectly together and it is so easy and quick to make. This cake is literally the bomb… a calorie bomb but it’s totally worth it. It melts in your mouth…
Vanilla Chocolate Marble Cake
A vanilla chocolate marble cake is a cake with layers of different colours a bit like the crystalline rock of the same name. The different coloured layers are obtained by mixing different dark and light batters. These batters can contain different ingredients such as vanilla, chocolate, coffee, fruit or spices so you are not limited…
Cherry Pistachio Tart
The cherry pistachio tart recipe came into my mind when I was reminiscing about what I ate every summer holiday in the south of France at La Salvetat from pastry chef Flipo. The nutty pistachio taste goes very well with the tartness and sweetness of the cherries The types of cherries usually used are morello cherries,…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies are small, dry, round biscuits with chocolate chips and originated from the United States. These fluffy chocolate chip cookies are secret weapons when you do not know what to bring to a social event. They are also a classic favorite to give to children. Once baked, these soft biscuits are crispy on…
Fistik Sarma
I had the best Fistik Sarma during my recent trip to Turkey. It was soft with a strong green pigmentation and a dominant taste of pistachio. I wanted to replicate this recipe once I got back home, but was only able to find recipes in Turkish. I had to watch a few videos to get…
Ecstatically Chocolate Éclair
Chocolate éclair is the pastry that you can find in any boulangerie in France. Commonly flavored with chocolate or coffee and situated close to the counter when you buy your daily bread, you can’t not see them. Éclair can be translated as ‘flash’, it is called like this because it can be eaten very fast. The…
Butternut Squasherd’s Pie
Butternut Squasherd’s Pie is not your usual shepherd’s pie. No beef and no potato but pork and butternut squash. It tastes sweeter than a shepherd’s pie and has a more of a fall vibe, the kind of meal you could have around Halloween.