If working w/ yeast you need patience. In general I’m meticulous & patient, however, anything w/ yeast never had any priority in my kitchen. When in business & working for too many office hours, handling yeast – meaning to allow the yeast to work for some hours – isn’t so hip. (I think you get it: I’ve always been more the Jamie-Oliver-Nigella-Bill-Granger-Donna-Hay fan!) Nevertheless time & again … Recently I stumbled across a promising &…
Dieser Beitrag enthält Werbung – advertising. This season I decided to bake my 1st panettone. My inspiration came from Meike Peters’ 365 giving me a basic recipe to start with. Of course I made some changes – mainly, I didn’t work w/ grated orange zest & chocolate, but w/ vanilla extract & a mix of raisins & candied orange & lemon peel. For the record: It is a panettone based on yeast dough.…
Dieser Beitrag enthält Werbung – advertising. German Spritzgebäck is part of Xmas – has always been. At least for me. For the record: I know a trusted pastry shop making 1st class Spritzgebäck w/ & w/o chocolate. Full stop. When roaming food blogs last week – which are full of Xmas baking ideas at the moment (it’s like an avalanche overwhelming you) – I suddenly stumbled over a recipe for straightforward Spritzgebäck ……
Dieser Beitrag enthält Werbung – advertising. Last weekend I made sauces. My better half & I indulged in homemade sauces: top left: yoghurt based mayonnaise top right: sauce hollandaise bottom left: remoulade bottom right: mayonnaise. It sounds a little too much (at 1st sight!), but I had planned our weekend meals ahead & thought it would be nice to have home-made sauces for brunch & dinner. So I started to prepare the sauces –…