I just had a huge feature in Bake From Scratch magazine. About me, my city of Chinon, my hotel, and with a few of my favorite French Christmas recipes.
I also wrote about the history of the madeleine with my recipe for madeleines.
An excellent Chocolate Chip Streusel Coffee Cake recipe for the equally excellent @IAmJohnAles
Quick, easy, marvelous. The best coffee cake you'll ever eat; I've been making this for a very, very long time.
Light & fluffy cake, not too sweet, a crunchy streusel topping.
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Mine is studded with mini chocolate chips & chopped pecans or walnuts.
But you can change it up by adding or replacing chips & nuts with flaked coconut, slivered almonds, or fresh cranberries. Or just leave the streusel topping as is, by itself
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INGREDIENTS streusel topping
2 tablespoons (30 grams) cold unsalted butter
2 tablespoons flour
5 tablespoons brown sugar, I use granulated/Cassonade or packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ to ½ cup mini-chocolate chips (I personally prefer ¼ cup)
These butter-&-mascarpone-rich cakes have no rising agent in the batter so are dense & moist. The lemon flavor is intense & tangy and the chocolate flavor very chocolatey! One to keep, one to share.
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INGREDIENTS
1 ounce (30 grams) bitter or bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
3 cups (420 grams) flour
1 ½ teaspoon salt
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1 ½ cups (24 tablespoons, 340 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
8 ounces container (230 grams) mascarpone cheese
1 cup (160 grams) packed light brown sugar
2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 eggs, lightly beaten
Chocolate Cinnamon Marble Loaf Cake (1 to share, 1 to keep)
for a few more followers to get me to an even 66K
#IsolationBaking even when we aren't isolated. Because I'm in the mood to share and so should you be.
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INGREDIENTS
1 ½ ounces (45 grams) unsweetened or bittersweet chocolate
2 ½ cups (350 grams) cake flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
8 tablespoon (115 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
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1-½ cups (300 grams) sugar
3 large eggs
¾ cup (200 ml) milk 3.5 oz (100 g) dark chocolate (I use Lindt 70% dark or one of their flavored chocolates)
2 teaspoons (9-1/2 grams) unsalted butter
½ cup (125 ml) heavy cream
3 - 4 small full-flavored cooking apples (I love Reine des Reinettes)
1 tablespoon (15 grams) butter
1 – 2 teaspoons maple syrup or brown sugar
Largish pinch cinnamon, optional
1 tablespoon or so slivered almonds, optional
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14 tablespoons (200 grams) butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
3 large eggs
¾ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup (5 ounces/140 grams) flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
This is one of my favorite Rosh Hashanah desserts that pairs the traditional apples & honey in a very untraditional way.
Honey Custards with Caramelized Apples
For a round, sweet year.
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INGREDIENTS
3 cups (700 ml) milk
3 large eggs 1/2 cup (125 ml) runny (liquid) honey 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Nutmeg
2 medium apples, any variety (see note)
1 generous tablespoon butter or margarine
2 to 4 tablespoons honey
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1 to 2 tablespoons rum, optional
Cinnamon or nutmeg, optional
Whipped cream for serving, optional
Note: 2 apples is enough for a heaping spoonful of apples per custard. If you'd like a little more topping, just increase the number of apples used. Use roughly 1 teaspoon
A wonderfully flavored bread that is soft and slightly chewy. Replace the cheese & seeds with whatever you like (wheat germ & dried fruit, for example).
Let's see if I still remember how to post recipes...
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Makes one 8” diameter x 1.5” deep (20 x 4 cm) round bread. I use my 7” diameter x 3.5” deep (18 x 9 cm) non-stick pan and while the center remains just a tad undercooked it still works beautifully.
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INGREDIENTS
3-½ cups (465 grams) all-purpose flour
2-¼ tsp (7 grams) instant dry yeast - active dry yeast works as well
2 tablespoons granulated white or light brown sugar
1-½ teaspoons salt
1-½ teaspoons baking powder
1 cup finely grated Parmesan or Comté cheese
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