Pie Crust
I prefer a pie crust of about half vegetable shortening and half butter for the fat. The shortening adds a flakiness I do not get from the all butter doughs...
Croissants
Croissants seem like a really big challenge. The most difficult part seems like forming the butter into a dough like layer and folding into the rolled out do...
Sourdough bread revisited
This Claire Safffitz has a great new video on sourdough bread. Even though I have been making sourdough bread about once a week for a while there are some g...
Sourdough Cheddar and Chive Rolls
I like the chive and cheddar biscuits recipe since the dough is similar to cinnamon rolls but not as sweet. The cheddar and chives have the same sweetness f...
Granola
For a long time I have used Anna Stockwell’s granola recipe from her No Recipe Required series. The recipe is great since you can adjust what you use but kee...
Baked Alaska
I always wanted to make Baked Alaska. For Mieka’s birthday I thought it would be a good opportunity. We bought really nice ice cream from Honeycomb Creamer...
Strawberry Shortcake
When strawberries are plentiful and good in the spring a strawberry shortcake with biscuits is really nice. Each biscuit is a good portion and even half a b...
Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie
For Pi Day (3/14) I am making this peanut butter banana cream pie from the Book of Pie recipe. The pie crust is blind baked rather than parbaked. The crust ...
Blueberry Swamp Pie
I have enjoyed reading the new cookbook Book on Pie by Erin McDowell and watching the food52 videos on her baking series. We prefer fruit pies but in the win...