Posts by Pws Builder
The Friday Baking Project
Budapest Coffee Cake
PRINT Yield: 1 10“ cake # of servings: 10 Method: Creaming Ingredients Nut filling: ¾ cup (5.25 oz / 149 g) firmly packed dark brown sugar 2 tsp (.15 oz / 4 g) ground cinnamon 1 tbl (.2 oz / 6 g) cocoa powder 3 tbl (.9 oz / 26 g)…
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The Friday Baking Project
Budapest Bundlettes
PRINT Yield: 6 bundlette cakes # of servings: 6 Method: Creaming Ingredients Nut filling: ¼ cup + 2 tbl (5.25 oz / 149 g) firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 tsp (.15 oz / 4 g) ground cinnamon 1 ½ tsp (.1 oz / 3 g) cocoa powder 1 ½ tbl (.6 oz / 17…
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The Friday Baking Project
Brioche
PRINT Yield: 32 oz dough # of Servings: 16 individual Brioches à Tête Ingredients:3 ¼ tsp (.40 oz / 9 g) active dry yeast ¼ cup warm water (bet 101 °F and 106 °F) 3 cups (14 oz / 397 g) bread or all-purpose flour 1.4 oz / 40 g sugar 1 ½ tsp (.30…
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Croissant
PRINT Yield: 8 croissant # of Servings: 8 IngredientsD©trempe: (the dough)2 cups + 2 tbl (10 oz / 283 g) bread or all-purpose flour1 oz cold butter, cut into pieces 2 ¼ tsp (.25 oz / 7 g) active dry yeast ¼ cup (2 fl oz) warm water 2 tbl (1 oz / 28 g)…
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Italian Carrot-Pecan Torta
Print Italian Carrot-Pecan Torta Yield: 1 10†cake # of servings: 10 Method: Separated Egg Sponge Ingredients: Carrots: 1 ¼ packed cups (7 oz / 197 g) grated carrots (from about 3 large carrots) 2 tbl (.875 oz / 25 g) light brown sugar> Dry mixture: 1 â…“ cups (5.4 oz / 153 g)…
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Madeleines are wonderful, small tea cakes baked in scalloped molds, which were immortalized by Marcel Proust in Remembrance of Things Past, Vol, 1. In the famous passage Proust writes how “those short, plump little cakes called ‘petites madeleines,’ which look as though they had been moulded in the fluted scallop of a pilgrim’s shell†brought…
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Pumpkin Muffins
Pumpkin Muffins
During the catering busy season at Glorious Foods, seventy-hour work weeks were common. On the rare day off, several of my kitchen colleagues and I would meet for a late breakfast at Sarabeth’s, a popular Upper West Side restaurant known for its American cuisine. They also featured very good basic bakery selections, and we would…
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The Friday Baking Project Apple Strudel
PRINT Apple Strudel Yield: One 11-inch strudel of Servings: 6 Ingredients: 1 package phyllo dough, defrosted overnight ¾ cup (3.25 oz / 92 g) dried breadcrumbs 2 tbl (1 oz / 28) unsalted butter 4 cups baking apple1 slices, from 3 to 4 apples 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 tbl grated lemon rind ½…
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Crumb Topping
PRINT Yield: 1 ¾ cups # of Servings: 28 Ingredients: 1 â…” cup (7.1 oz / 201 g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted1 â…“ cup (6.2 oz / 176 g) all-purpose flour 12 tbl (6 oz / 170 g) unsalted butter, room temperature Pre-recipe preparations: Cut up butter into chunks and let come to room temperature. Directions: In medium…
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