Desserts can be tricky kitchen projects, but worth the effort. Here, you can find the temperature tips to help you bake sweet dessert goodness, every time.
It is common to refer to baking as “magic” or “alchemy,” and those terms are undoubtedly apt. After all, we’re taking one substance and transmuting it into something else. But in no other dish of which I can think is the application of magical terminology more appropriate than in the chocoflan. Chocoflan, sometimes called the…
Lemon bars are a beautiful way to bring a bit of sunshine into your life. They work as a nostalgic dessert or as great a snack in their own right; and their bright, acidic sweetness is as good in winter as it is in summer. In this post, we want to help you make the…
For the smoothest, most decadent icing for your cakes, you should use French Buttercream. This icing uses a hot sugar syrup to cook the eggs and yolks in the mixture, resulting in a rich and luscious texture that is simply unbeatable on any cake. And who better to teach this method than the pastry experts…
There’s nothing like a fresh, warm donut. Pillowy and soft, they are one of the great achievements of the bready arts. It is a shame, though, that donuts (we’ll talk names in a minute) seem forever stuck in the province of the diner and the specialty shop. Rows of coffee pots, counter-hops in short aprons…
When the rage of the summer sun passes and the air begins to crisp and cool, my mind always wanders to apples. I love going to an orchard and picking my own, tasting the several varieties as I go along, or buying freshly-pressed, chilled cider from a local farm or roadside stand. And the thought…
If there is one dessert that says “summer,” that dessert is (obviously) ice cream. And if you want to up the ante even more on the summertime-y-ness, make that homemade ice cream. Fresh-churned ice cream—strawberry, vanilla, peach, chocolate, or anything else—is a delicious and celebratory treat. Unfortunately, it is a treat that is far too…