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Pastry
13 posts.
Sfogliatelle Ricci – Daring Bakers Challenge November 2013
Sandie of the lovely blog, Crumbs of Love , was our November hostess. Sandie challenged us to make a traditional Italian dessert, along with its American version – Sfogliatelle...
Slow-Cooked Beef and Mushroom Pie – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2013
Hannah of Rise and Shine was our October 2013 Daring Bakers’ hostess and she challenged us to bake our own double crusted savory pot pies. Using any from-scratch crust and filling...
Vanilla Slice – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2012
Our October 2012 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Suz of Serenely Full . Suz challenged us to not only tackle buttery and flaky puff pastry, but then take it step further...
Armenian Nazook & Nutmeg Cake – Daring Bakers Challenge April 2012
The Daring Bakers’ April 2012 challenge, hosted by Jason at Daily Candor , were two Armenian standards: nazook and nutmeg cake. Nazook is a layered yeasted dough pastry with a...
Croissants – Daring Bakers Challenge September 2011
The Daring Bakers go retro this month! Thanks to one of our very talented non-blogging members, Sarah, the Daring Bakers were challenged to make Croissants using a recipe from the...
Baklava with Homemade Phyllo Pastry – Daring Bakers Challenge June 2011
Erica of Erica’s Edibles was our host for the Daring Baker’s June challenge. Erica challenged us to be truly DARING by making homemade phyllo dough and then to use that homemade...
Crostata con la Crema – Daring Bakers Challenge November 2010
The 2010 November Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Simona of briciole . She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make pasta frolla for a crostata. She used her own...
Croquembouche (Piece Montée) – Daring Bakers Challenge May 2010
The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake . Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter...
Vanilla Mousse Tart with Strawberries and Macaron
In an effort to make sure I am fully prepared for my trip to Melbourne for a cooking class this weekend, I decided to make my own pâte sablée, mousse and macarons. The other...
Orange Tian – Daring Bakers Challenge March 2010
The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings . She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on a recipe from...
Chocolate Swirl Croquembouche
I started craving croquembouche again after the second last celebrity MasterChef. I was craving it so bad, that I didn’t think I could wait until Christmas (which is when I had...
Spanakopita
I have quite a good memory when it comes to foods I want to cook. After watching an episode of Food Safari a year ago, we still hadn’t made one of the lovely Greek dishes we...
Vols-au-Vents – Daring Bakers Challenge September 2009
The September 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon . She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard...