Good evening one and all. It's that time of the year again Christmas is fast approaching on us and it's time to start baking those bakes we all love. This year I have opted to try something new, something from other countries traditional Christmas Cakes/Breads and other bakes. I have begun with Panettone and Pandoro … Continue reading Buon Natale a tutti
Laminated Doughs
Rich and Indulgent Cheese Straws!
This one has to be the best Pastry I've ever made! Gruyère cheese, Vintage Cheddar, Rosemary, Garlic and Olive Oil Cheese Straws. I followed the recipe for Puff Pastry from my Patisserie Book by Murielle Valette, it was very buttery, 1.3KG of finished dough with 500g of Butter!! It was also the first time I … Continue reading Rich and Indulgent Cheese Straws!
Croissants
Good Morning, well it would have been if I hadn't been coughing on burning butter smoke! So yesterday I used my bread machine to make the dough to see how well it came out and it looked so smooth and elastic it looked and felt perfect. I used Presidents French Unsalted butter for the lamination. … Continue reading Croissants
Danish Dough
Good evening! Back in June I did some experimenting with Danish Dough, with different ways of doing it, I typed it all up into Word, and I've copied it into this post it remains un edited so gramma and spelling may be naff... Danish Dough 500g-bread flour 125ml warm milk 95ml water 75g caster sugar … Continue reading Danish Dough
