Posts by Friday Baking Project

PRINT Yield: One steamed pudding # of Servings: 8 Method: Creaming Ingredients: Steamed Pudding: 1 ½ cups (9.3 oz / 263 g) all-purpose flour 2 tsp (.35 oz / 10 g) baking soda 1 ½ tsp (.15 oz / 4 g) cinnamon ½ tsp allspice 1 pinch salt 1 ¼ cup (11.4 oz / 323…

PRINT Yield: 1 Charlotte # of Servings: 10 Difficulty: Ingredients: Poached Pears: 1 qt. cold water 1 ¼ cup (9 oz / 255 g) sugar 1 cinnamon stick 1 star anise 1 vanilla bean, split Zest from ½ lemon 2 to 3 Anjou or Bosc slightly soft pears Jelly Roll and Cake Bottom: 2 x…

PRINT Yield: 1 6-inch cake # of Servings: 6 to 8 1 Ivoire et Chocolat ½ cup fresh cranberries, rinsed and dried 1 cup (7.1 oz / 201 g) sugar 2 tbl cold water 1 (8 oz / 227 g) block white chocolate 1 package edible gold leaf1 Tools and equipment needed: 1 small saucepan Silpat,…

PRINT Yield: 2 loaves # of Servings: 20 slices Method: Straight dough Ingredients Dough: 1 cup milk 4 tbl (2 oz / 57 g) unsalted butter, room temp, cut into 4-6 pieces. 1 packet (.25 oz / 7 g) active dry yeast ¼ cup warm water (approx. 104 °F) 1/3 cup (2.5 oz / 70…

PRINT Yield: 1 7-inch Baked Alaska # of Servings: 8 Ingredient 1 pint each of three flavors of ice cream, either homemade or store bought. 1 recipe Basic Sponge Sheet 1 recipe Italian Meringue 1 recipe Chocolate Sauce Special equipment needed: 1 qt stainless mixing bowl – recommended measurements 7 ¾ “diameter, 2 ½â€œ height.…

PRINT Yield: 6 individual tarts                 # of Servings:  1 Tart Ingredients P¢te Bris©e 2 cups (9.3 oz / 264 g) pastry or all-purpose flour ½ tsp salt ¾ cup (6 oz / 170 g) unsalted butter â…“ to ½ cup ice water Cream Filling ½ recipe Pastry Cream 1 cup (8 fl oz) heavy cream…

PRINT Yield: 3 cups # of Servings: ½ cup Ingredients 1 ¼ cups heavy cream 4 large egg yolks ¼ cup (1 ¾ oz / 50 g) sugar ½ vanilla bean, split and scraped Tools and equipment needed: Countertop mixer with whip attachment, or handheld mixer and stainless mixing bowl Liquid measuring cup, ¼ cup…

PRINT Yield: 1 cup # of Servings: 8 Ingredients 1 (12 oz) bag frozen raspberries, defrosted Simple Syrup as needed Tools and equipment needed: Stainless steel food mill or fine mesh stainless strainer Pre-recipe preparations: Defrost raspberries Set up food mill, if using Directions: Empty defrosted raspberries into a bowl. If excessive amount of syrup,…

PRINT Yield: 1 ½ cup # of Servings: 12 Ingredients 1 cup (8 fl oz) cold water 1 cup + 1.5 tbl (8 oz / 227 g) sugar Tools and equipment needed: 1 small saucepan Liquid cup measure, scale or dry cup measure plus tablespoon measuring set Directions: Place sugar and water in saucepan and…

PRINT Yield: 1 qt # of Servings: 10 Ingredients 2 cups (16 fl oz) heavy cream 2 cups (16 fl oz) milk 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped 1 cup (7 oz / 198 g) sugar ¼ cup water 8 egg yolks Tools and equipment needed: Ice cream maker 3-quart heavy bottomed saucepan1 1-quart heavy…