I didn’t grow up with potatoes, they were something completely new when I first discovered them. I’m not gonna lie, that happen fairly late in life and it only did because I used them for my son’s vegetable puree when he was a tiny baby. I was never impressed by their taste, but I did…
Yeasted dough
{Homemade White Bread} – Paine alba de casa
If there’s one thing to always remind me of childhood, that would be freshly baked bread. My grandma was the baked of the family, she would knead kilos of dough at a time and make bread for the entire family. She had this clay oven built by her own hands and she would make the…
{Brioche Donuts} – Gogosi pufoase
Yeasted doughs are surely not my thing. The kneading part is not something I enjoy, especially since my stand mixer broke. Yet, I love brioche and its texture and richness are sure worth the effort! Mind you, these brioche donuts sure worth the effort! They rise so much and are so fluffy! Like unbelievably fluffy! These…
{Glazed Donuts} – Gogosi glazurate
These glazed donuts are a treat, a dessert and a coffee treat all at once and they surely are what my son’s been craving for weeks. He has these clear ideas about what he wants for desserts and won’t stop until I make it happen. It’s been donuts this time, but once these were over, he…
{Homemade Cinnamon Rolls} – Rulouri cu scortisoara
I get the “summer is ending” feeling lately and all I can think of is comfort food, baking with strong flavors, pears and spices, pumpkin and apples, pies and tarts and sweet dough rolled into amazing desserts. My birthday marks the end of summer which is a bit sad for me as I love the…
{Mini Kugelhupf}
I’d lie if I’d say that I like working with yeasted dough. I’m not a huge fan of it, the kneading part is the one that scares me, but from time to time I do put my tiny mixer (not even close to a professional one) to work and make this kind of sweet yeasted…
{Cinnamon and Chocolate Sweet Bread} – Cozonac impletit cu ciocolata si scortisoara
Scroll down for English! Ideea de paine astfel impletita tot circula prin blogosfera de ceva timp, insa nu am avut niciun impuls sa o fac pana nu am vazut provocarea The Daring Bakers de luna aceasta – paine impletita, sub tot felul de forme, dulce sau sarata. Eu mi-am ales varianta asta cu ciocolata si…
{Bienenstich} – Bee Sting Cake
Scroll down for English! Nu-i asa ca e minunat cand o reteta ascunde o legenda interesanta in spate? Cam asa se intampla si cu aceasta prajitura. Bienenstich este o prajitura nemteasca ce are la baza un blat cu drojdie si este umpluta cu o crema de vanilie. Insa atractia principala a prajiturii pare a fi toppingul crocant de migdale caramelizate. Legenda spune ca, in timp ce incerca o reteta noua, un patiser german ar fi fost intepat de o albina ce fusese atrasa de toppingul cu miere al prajiturii, iar el s-a hotarat sa numeasca prajitura dupa nefericitul eveniment. Oricare ar fi adevarul, prajitura e absolut minunata: pufoasa, cremoasa si totusi crocanta, usor caramelizata. Merita o sansa, va asigur ca nu veti regreta. (Adaptata dupa Smitten Kitchen) Ingrediente blat: 12g drojdie proaspata 150ml lapte 60g zahar 280g faina…
