The Chess Pie resulted in much leftover fondant. What does one do with extra fondant? Why make not-Oreos, of course. I swear I have a blog post about that, already, but I don’t see it now and I’m supposed to be working, so this needs to be fast. A friend is having a birthday partyContinue reading “Leftovers”
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Learning 2 Bake from Scratch XLIX
Chess Pie I asked the crochet group what sort of pie they wanted for Pi Day. They said “chess”. The picture is the ingredients for the chess part. I used the recipe from The Pioneer Woman for the “chess” part. I used my pie crust recipe. Because I want a copy/paste version with multiple sizesContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch XLIX”
Danish Update
Speaking of late posts, the danish saga is four batches behind! I’ve been experimenting with the original recipe from #42. I was in a hurry, so I did it without all the resting steps. They turned out fine – although I did let them sit ready-to-bake overnight in the refrigerator. I had left-over lemon curdContinue reading “Danish Update”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVIII
Petit Fours I thought that “four” was the number of faces (people always forget cubes have six faces) and that I was making petit ones because mine were round. It turns out, “four” is the French word for “oven”. These are just very small layer cakes. I used Sugar Spun Run’s recipe. They turned outContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVIII”
Raspberry Torte
It doesn’t fit the “Learning 2 Bake” category because it’s not baked. I made it for a “Family Traditions” potluck, tonight. It’s my grandmother’s recipe that mom frequently made. The annotated version: Raspberry TorteFrom: Erna WrasseSource: Lois 1 lb vanilla cookies [Mary Wrasse: Nilla Wafers™ are good]2 cups powdered sugar6 Tbls butter1 egg1 qt raspberries½Continue reading “Raspberry Torte”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVII
Chicken Pot Pie The Laird bought some frozen pot pies and I thought to myself, I thought, “I can do that.” First step: Pot Pie pans. I bought the 4-inch aluminum ones because they only had three in stainless steel and I wanted four. I ran them through the dishwasher, first thing, to see ifContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVII”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVI
Trifle I have a trifle dish that I’ve never used for trifle. I’ve made seven-layer salad in it twice in ten years. I decided it was time. It’s significantly more work than I expected. It took about three hours. I used the Oreo Cake white layer for the cake. The rest of the recipe wasContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – XLVI”
Learning 2 Bake – From Scratch XLV
Pompion Pie This is my first Tasting History dish! I love the videos, but I hadn’t made anything until now. I’m not a big fan of the “measure each ingredient into its own little bowl” mise en place, but I do like the “get everything out of the cupboard to make sure nothing is missing”Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake – From Scratch XLV”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XLIV
Cheesecake Both Brian and Erin (pardon the familiarity toward people I don’t know) have great cheesecake videos. I went with Brian’s because I’ve never made a cheesecake that is so deep/tall. Much to my surprise, it turned out great – although I haven’t tasted it, yet. Lessons learned: Blueberries (and/or raspberries) do not boil downContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XLIV”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XLIII
Deep Dish Pizza Don’t go grocery shopping while hungry. Does anyone not already know this? I watched Brian Lagerstrom’s Chicago Deep Dish Pizza (v 2) video the other day. Guess what I bought? To be fair, it was also in the 20s all day and using the oven seemed like a good idea. I alsoContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XLIII”
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