A Little Guide on How to Blind Bake a Pie Crust or Tart Shell Learning how to blind bake a pie shell is an essential skill to learn if you want to make pies that are perfect for cooled fillings such as pudding, custards and...
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Pâte Sucrée – Sweet Shortcrust Pastry Recipe
A Little Background on this Sweet Shortcrust Pastry Recipe Sweet shortcrust pastry is also known as pâte sucrée. This sweet shortcrust pastry recipe is perfect for custard tarts, cream pies, jammy biscuits and other sandwich...
Pâte Sablée – Enriched Sweet Shortcrust Pastry
A Little Background on this Enriched Sweet Shortcrust Pastry Recipe Pâte sablée is a crumbly, flaky enriched sweet shortcrust pastry that is perfect for desserts such as custard tarts, sandwich cookies and pumpkin pie....
Pâte à Foncer – Enriched Shortcrust Pastry Recipe
A Little Background on Enriched Shortcrust Pastry This is an enriched shortcrust pastry recipe otherwise known as pâte à foncer. It is very similar to pâte brisée, but is enriched with egg to make the pastry easier to...
Pâte Brisée – Traditional Shortcrust Pastry Recipe
A Little Background on this Traditional Shortcrust Pastry Recipe This is a pie shell recipe for shortcrust pastry otherwise known as pâte brisée. This traditional short crust pastry recipe is big enough to make a single...
6″ Cheesecake Recipe without a Springform Pan
A Little Guide to Baking 6" Cheesecakes We love cheesecake! And this 6" cheesecake recipe is the perfect size. We love our classic cheesecake recipe but has just become to be too much food as our lives have changed. There...
Grandma’s Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
A Little Background on Thumbprint Cookies Thumbprint cookies are one of those old-fashioned yet classic recipes. It is a soft buttery shortbread cookie rolled in toasted chopped nuts and topped with a dollop of your favorite...
Easy Dough Recipe with Endless Possibilities
A Little Background on this Easy Dough Recipe with Endless Possibilities We wanted to make an enriched dough recipe that was easy to knead by hand or machine, used a modest amount of dough, tasted delicious on its own and...
Save a Sourdough Starter without Feeding
How to Save a Sourdough Starter without Feeding Do you need to go on an extended trip or plan to move cross country or just want to take a break from feeding your sourdough starter? You have options! First, you can store...
How Much Does a Cup of Flour Weigh in Grams?
Difference in Grain, Equipment and Manufacturers Cause Discrepancies A cup of flour will weigh differently for a variety of reasons. One manufacturer will list 120 grams, whereas another 135 grams. Why is there such a...
Traditional Puff Pastry Recipe in a Smaller Portion
Puff Pastry Doesn't Need to Be Difficult The traditional puff pastry recipe may be time consuming, but it's worth the effort. In the end, you have 729 laminated layers of crispy and delicate buttery pastry. A lot of people...
Raymond’s 10th Anniversary Limited Ingredients Dog Treats
Happy Anniversary, Ray! Today is Raymond’s 10th anniversary with us and we are absolutely thrilled! To celebrate the good times, we are going to make a limited ingredients dog treats recipe for those puppies like our boy Ray...