My general opinion on cookies is that they are underwhelming. I very seldom buy cookies, and I bake them even less at home. With a large plethora of other show-stopping, awe-inducing cakes, pastries, and various french confiseries to create and devour, why would I settle for a basic cookie? Go big or go home. However, with…
Pumpkin Bread – Glorious Fall Flavors
With fall coming to a slow but sure end, the trees are becoming increasingly bare, and the wool scarves and fuzzy hats are beginning to emerge. I can’t believe how long it’s been since I last posted something on this blog (2014…!) but here I am again with a post about pumpkin spice and everything…
English Muffins
I honestly cannot remember the last time that I have eaten an English muffin. When I was young I developed an aversion to English muffins. I do not remember what exactly it was about English muffins that turned me off but I just remember not liking the taste or texture. However my dad wanted to make…
Cronuts – The Pastry That Took New York by Storm
Cronuts are quite an ingenious creation; a brilliant hybrid between a flaky and buttery croissant and a good ol’ deep fried doughnut. They are the brainchild of pastry giant Dominique Ansel, who owns a high-end bakery in New York. His Cronuts became so astoundingly popular that he went so far as to put a trademark…
French Pear Tart
Winter vacation, I bid thee adieu. I knew I had to bake just one more thing before being condemned to another four months of living in the school libraries, and what better way to end the break than by baking Dorie Greenspan’s French Pear Tart. French cuisine is probably my favorite cuisine out there. Small…
Crème Brûlée
Crème brûlée has always been one of the sexiest desserts I can think of. I am just everlastingly attracted to the crisp, crackling brown sugar topping that shatters like glass at the tap of a spoon, revealing a silky smooth and sleek custard underneath… in my opinion, it is the epitome of bliss in a…
Chinese Bakery-Style Cake
I believe that if you love to do something and you pour your heart and soul into it, it will turn out to be wonderful. When I bake, I always keep the person I am baking for in mind so that I can put the most emotion and feeling into each piece. This time I…
Macarons: A Recipe for Disaster
“Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke.” This saying has never before seemed to be so relevant in my entire life. A little less than a year ago, I had made my first valiant attempt at making chocolate and raspberry macarons. I was pretty satisfied with the results and the lack of any major catastrophes….
Happy Mother’s Day With a Rosy Poached Pear and Pistachio Tart
Sometimes I feel like I don’t show my mother how much I truly appreciate everything that she does for me. She has always been my best friend; I can tell her anything and she is always extremely supportive of everything I believe in and want to do. She helps guide me along on my path…
Condensed Milk Pound Cake
Still on the hunt for that old Chinatown pound cake, I am. Chinatown’s pound cake, this was not. However, it was a delicious pound cake. I mentioned in a previous post that I am not a huge fan of pound cakes but this one was honestly the best pound cake I ever tasted! It’s a…
Orange Berry Muffins
I love winter. It’s full of warm seasonal joy and festivities with Christmas and New Year… but I don’t like winter when the late January frost sets in. Bitter cold winds and frostbitten noses makes me wonder sometimes if Global Warming was just a fairy tale. Dorie Greenspan’s Orange Berry Muffins make the cold just…
Flaky, Buttery Croissants
I LOVE croissants. The flaky layers that just pull apart, the rich and buttery flavor… a good croissant never fails to seduce me. For as long as I can remember, puff pastry has been the bane of my baking existence. This might be in part due to the fact that I always attempted to make puff…
Angie's Bakery 