May 2013
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TWD: Fresh Rhubarb Upside-down Baby Cakes
Have been in a baking funk for a while. Nothing really seems to turn out.
I managed to burn my sugar caramel :( and splatter the book with a whole lot of rhubarb juice - something to remember this baking endeavour with… :)
On the plus side, the cake itself was nice and velvety and one of the best butter cakes I have had in a while.
Do have a look at the recipe at the host of the...
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April 2013
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TWD: Rustic Potato Bread
I should have put in the full amount of salt (I only put in three-quarters of the amount). Otherwise, the bread had a good texture and rose surprisingly quickly.
Please visit the host for the week for the recipe: Dawn at Simply Sweet
March 2013
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TWD: Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies
These cookies bring me back to a more innocent time.
Mid last week, my mum and I were held at knife point during a home invasion. It was, to date, the most terrifying point in my life and I am still working day to day trying to regain what I had a few days before that happened. I know it will be a slow process but I wish that there was some sort of mind wipe device that could just erase it....
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TWD: Croissants
I had attempted making croissants a while back and had got only to the rolling of the dough stage at which everything broke down and collapsed into a heap of unusable mess of dough and a sense of hopelessness. So when this week’s baking task was croissants, I thought long and hard about whether I wanted to subject myself to misery once again.
So, I gritted my teeth and cleared out some...
February 2013
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“We’re not broken just bent”
– Just Give Me a Reason, Pink (feat Nate Ruess)
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TWD: Boca Negra
Baked these a little longer (15 minutes) and ended up with a dry looking top - as indicated in the recipe. However, when trying to get it out of the tin, it collapsed on me and was way too soft. So as soon as it cooled down a little, off it went into the fridge!
When it had firmed up a little more, it was a very dense and fudgy chocolate cake. Delicious because of all the lovely chocolate.
For...
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“Long life wore away everything that was not essential.”
– Michael Chabon, The Final Solution
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“Time doesn’t flow if you don’t dream.”
– Orhan Pamuk, My Name is Red
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TWD: Focaccia
I absolutely love the smell of bread baking in the kitchen and so decided to take the plunge and attempt to host a Tuesdays with Dorie recipe. In fact, it was Dorie that introduced me to the adventures of bread baking in 2007 as the first bread that I ever baked was her raisin swirl bread from “Baking: From my Home to Yours” and since it was a huge hit, I have never looked back!
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January 2013
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TWD: French Apple Tart
My pastry skills need brushing up on but I managed to muddle through this one. Not an easy task - spent a whole afternoon making the pastry, mashing the apples (decided to be a bit lazy with that) and then baking the tart. The end result was a pretty tart but my pastry needs some work…
Please visit the host of the week, Laws of the Kitchen for the recipe.
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December 2012
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TWD: Finnish Pulla
This was a lovely bread to make - the dough silky and easy to knead, the way it rose beautifully, the lovely smell of cardamom as it was baking.
It was slightly odd having something called “finnish pulla” and have that flavoured with cardamom - because, to me, cardamom is a distinctly indian spice. Well, we do learn while we bake along with Julia!
I skipped the scattering of pearl...
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TWD: Gingerbread Baby Cakes
One word to sum up these cakes - molasses! There was lots of it - too much that it seemed to over power the taste of the ginger.(I also sorta discovered that I am not too fond of the taste of molasses… :()
I halved the recipe and got one 4-inch baby cake and two 4 and a half inch cakes (did not have enough 4 inch pans).
Overall, an interesting experiment but I would like to find a cake...
November 2012
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TWD: Best-Ever Brownies
I love brownies - what is there not to love about loads of chocolate! My go to brownie recipe are the Classic Brownies by Dorie. Those turn out consistently good every time and they have a lovely fudgy texture.
So did these brownies beat those? Unfortunately not. Mine baked up a little inconsistently (not sure why).
I took note of the longer baking time the other twd-ers needed and left them...
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TWD: Buttermilk Crumb Muffins
Work has been crazy busy and I was thankful that these were a cinch to make. I only made half a batch as I was not too certain about the end product… but these little treats did surprise me! Sure, they were a little heavy on the sugar but the crumb was tender and the cinnamon and nutmeg spiced it up nicely.
Do visit he host for the week, Alisa of Easier than Pie for the recipe.
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