Posts by Friday Baking Project
Flourless Chocolate Cake
I saw this recipe while looking though a Culinary Institute of America baking textbook and both the ingredients and procedure caught my eye. I noticed, for the first time in my chocolate cake baking experience, whipped heavy cream as an ingredient. The procedure is also quite unique: the eggs are combined with melted chocolate and…
Read MoreBanana Coconut Muffins
Like last week’s Blueberry Muffins, these are a lovely addition to the summer breakfast table. The combination of yogurt, banana and shredded coconut produces a unique and delicious muffin which goes extremely well with a cup of strong morning coffee.The recipe is from a lovely little book entitled Wild About Muffins, published in 1982. The…
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Banana Coconut Muffins
PRINT Yield: 8 muffins # of Servings: 8 Method: Muffin Ingredients: 1 ½ cup (7 oz / 200 g) pastry or all-purpose flour 1 ½ tsp (.3 oz / 9 g) baking powder 1 tsp (.2 oz / 6 g) baking soda ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp ground nutmeg 1 large egg ½ cup (3.5…
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Challah
PRINT Yield: 2 loaves # of Servings: 20 Method: Straight dough Ingredients: 1 packet (.25 oz / 7 g) active dry yeast ¼ cups warm water, approx. 104 °F 4 cups (1.2 lb / 545 g) bread flour 1 ¼ tsp (0.25 oz / 7 g) kosher salt ¼ cup (1.85 oz / 53 g)…
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Blueberry Crumb Cake
PRINT Yield: 1 10″ cake # of Servings: 10 Ingredients Cake: Yogurt Cream 1 ½ cup heavy cream, chilled 3 tbl (1.4 oz / 40 g) sugar ½ cup (4.2 oz / 119 g) plain low-fat yogurt Tools and equipment needed: Pre-recipe preparations: Directions:Cake: Yogurt cream: Notes: Baking tips: a) The cake can be kept…
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Wild Blueberry Streusel Pie
PRINT Yield: 1 9-inch pie # of Servings: 8 Method: Basic fruit pie Ingredients: P¢te Bris©e 2 Streusel 1 cup (4.65 oz / 132 g) all-purpose flour â…” cup (4.75 oz / 135 g) sugar ¼ tsp cinnamon 1 pinch kosher salt 8 tbl (4 oz / 113 g) unsalted butter, cold, cut into small…
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Plum Torte
PRINT Yield: 1 9″ cake # of Servings: 10 Method: Creaming Ingredients: 1 cup (4.65 oz / 131 g) all-purpose flour 1 tsp (.15 oz / 4 g) baking powder â…› tsp salt ½ cup (4 oz / 113 g) unsalted butter, room temp ¾ cup (5.4 oz / 52 g) sugar 2 large eggs, room…
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Madeleine
PRINT Yield: 12 madeleine” # of Servings: 6 Method: Modified Creaming Ingredients: 1 cup less 1 tsp (4.5oz / 128 g) pastry or all-purpose flourâ…› tsp baking powderâ…› tsp salt 8 tbl (4 oz / 113 g) unsalted butter, room temperatureâ…“ cup + 4 tsp (3 oz / 85 g) sugar2 egg yolks1 tsp vanilla extract…
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Marble Poundcake
PRINT Yield: 1 cake # of Servings: 10 Method: Creaming Ingredients: 4 oz (113 g) semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped 2 ¾ cup (12.75 oz / 362 g) cake flour, sifted ¼ tsp (.05 oz / 2 g) salt ¼ tsp (.05 oz / 2 g) baking soda 1 cup (8 oz / 226 g)…
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Orange Pound Cake
PRINT Yield: 1 cake # of Servings: 10 Method: Creaming Ingredients Cake: 3 cups less 2 tbl (13.5 oz / 383 g) cake flour, sifted ½ tsp (.1 oz / 3 g) salt ¼ tsp (.05 oz / 1.5 g) baking soda 1 cup sour cream, room temperature 1 orange, zested 2 tbl orange juice…
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