Posts by Friday Baking Project

PRINT Yield: 24 fl oz  # of Servings: 10 Ingredients 1 cup (8 fl oz) heavy cream 1 cup (8 fl oz) milk ¼ cup (1.75 oz / 50 g) sugar 1 ½ tbl ( ½ oz / 14 g) light corn syrup ½ vanilla bean, split and scraped 8 egg yolks ¼ cup (1.75…

Making Ice Cream 101 Procedure steps for most custard-based ice creams: Cream and milk are combined in saucepan with part of the sugar, and a flavoring (i.e., vanilla bean) brought to the simmer, heat turned off and left to steep. Egg yolks and the remaining sugar are combined in mixing bowl to form a liaison…

PRINT Yield: 12 fl oz # of Servings: 8 Method: Creaming Ingredients 4 oz almond paste 1 tbl ( ½ oz / 14 g) sugar 3 ½ tbl (1 ¾ oz / 50 g) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon size pieces, softened 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 tsp (.4 oz / 11…

PRINT Yield: 12 fl oz  # of Servings: 8 Ingredients 6 oz chocolate, 61% to 66%, pastilles or chopped 1 cup (8 fl oz) heavy cream Special tools and equipment needed: Heavy bottomed 1 qt sauce pan Directions: Bring heavy cream just to the simmer, remove from heat. Add chocolate to the pan all at…

PRINT Yield: 1 8-inch cake # of Servings: 8 to 10 IngredientsNut Meringue 1 â…“ cup (4 oz / 113 g) almond flour, lightly toasted 1 â…“ cup (4 oz / 113 g) hazelnut flour â…“ cup + 4 tsp (3 oz / 85 g) sugar 1 tbl + 1 tsp (.7 oz / 20…

PRINT Yield:  1 qt. # of Servings: 12   Ingredients 1 cup (8 oz / 227 g) unsalted butter, room temperature ½ cup (4 fl oz) egg whites 1 cup + 2 tbl (8 oz / 227 g) sugar Special tools and equipment needed: Handheld or countertop mixer with whip attachment Small sauce pan Pre-recipe preparations:…

PRINT Yield: 1 8-inch cake # of Servings:  18 to 24 Ingredients Ganache: 1 ¾ cup (14 fl oz) heavy cream 10.5 oz (298 g) chocolate, 64% to 66%, pastilles or chopped Buttercream:  1 cup (6 ½ oz / 184 g)  Swiss Meringue Buttercream  ¼ cup hazelnut paste or Nutella1 Cake:  2 cups + 6…

PRINT Yield: 3 qts # of Servings:  12 Ingredients ¾ cup (12 oz / 340 g) sugar 3 fl oz water 2 oz corn syrup 1 cup (8 fl oz) egg whites, room temperature Pinch of salt 2 tbl (1 oz / 28 g) sugar Special tools and equipment needed: Pre-recipe preparations: Directions: Notes:

PRINT Yield: 1 9†cake # of Servings: 10 to 12 Ingredients: Cake: 12.35 oz (350 g) chocolate 56% to 64%, pastilles or broken up 10 ½ tbl (5.25 oz (149 g) unsalted butter, room temperature ½ cup + 2 tbl (4.5 oz / 127 g) sugar 5 large egg yolks â…“ cup (1.55 oz…

PRINT Yield: 1 8†cake # of Servings: 12 Ingredients: .4 cup (3.2 oz / 80 g) water1 ¾ cup (5.65 oz (160 g) sugar 6.4 oz (182 g) unsweetened (100%) chocolate, broken into pieces, melted 3.2 oz (91 g) chocolate 60% to 64%, broken into pieces, melted 13 tbl (6.5 oz / 184 g)…