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Raspberry Macarons
For this week I’m baking raspberry macarons, another classic of French patisserie. It’s one of the most popular desserts among people in France and recently has gained popularity worldwide. If the recipe is followed thoroughly, macarons are not hard to make. For this recipe the Italian meringue was used because it leaves the macarons with a…
Galette des rois
The ‘Galette des Rois’ is typically a French tradition that celebrates the Epiphany. This celebration derived from the night the three kings (wise men) Gaspard, Balthazar, and Melchior, voyaged to pay their tribute to one of the world’s most famous enfant born on earth, bringing with them gifts. This tradition has lost much of its…
Brandy Snaps
Brandy Snaps are a popular dessert in the UK. It doesn’t require a lot of ingredients and it is not very technical but they are so good. Having fresh ginger instead of powdered ginger makes a big difference. I would also recommend dark chocolate compare to white chocolate because the snaps are very sweets and a…
Orange Chocolate Shortbread
Oranges and chocolate are the biggest flavors of the festive season, so why not combining them into an orange chocolate shortbread. The chocolate really compliments the orange flavors, it mixes sweetness to the bitterness and leaves you with a very enjoyable aftertaste.
Crème Brûlée Cheesecake
A cheesecake without dairy? Yes, it’s true! This Crème Brûlée Cheesecake is actually a New York cheeseless cheesecake, prepared with soy yogurt and soy cream in place of traditional ingredients. For the crust of the cake I used my recipe of cookies, so I’m sure about them being dairy free. There is little sugar in this recipe…
Banana and Peanut Butter Cookies
I wanted to make a 100% dairy free cheesecake but it is quite hard to find dairy free cookies at the supermarket so I decided to make my own banana and peanut butter cookies. For the best flavour, use the ripest bananas you have and for the peanut butter, use the one you like the…
Mountain top Swiss Meringue
Why Swiss meringue ? Sometimes when you bake, you only use the yolk and you have many egg whites that would be wasted. The solution is to make meringues, it is very easy to make, requires the minimum amount of ingredients and always tastes nice. There are three types of meringues: French meringue: egg whites…
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…
Thick Chocolate Custard
The chocolate custard is part of my chocolate éclairs recipe but can be used as filling for any type puffs or cakes. It can be used to make any custard, only the step 8 needs to be change to the taste you want, pistachio, white chocolate, caramel, coffee … Vanilla pods is better than vanilla…
Skinny Apple Cake