Apple Rolls with Butterscotch Whiskey Sauce
We are apple people at my house. Of course, as with anything, I am picky about apples. No mealy or mushy apples need apply. I want my apples frim, crisp, tangy, and sweet. Granny Smith and Fuji are my two favorites. So, when I have apples around, which I do more often than not, I get creative. Below is the result of my latest apple experiment. I had the apples, a packet of defrosted phyllo dough, and a well-stocked...
Flourless Chocolate Cake
If you love chocolate then this recipe is the one for you. My husband, who used to work in restaurants, would make this for me years ago when we were dating. I found his old book of formulas and remembered how good this simple cake was and decided to go about making it. His formula was for enough to make ten cakes, certainly too many for little old me, but it was easy enough to scale it own for one 9″ round cake. When you...
Crepes with Fresh Fruit, Whipped Cream and Ganache
Sounds fancy, right? Well, it is fancy but it is not as complicated as you might think. If you have never made crepes before then you need to know a few things. First, the thinner the crepe the better. Crepes are quite eggy and if you make them too thick they will overpower the dessert. I use an 8 ” omelet pan to cook my crepes and I use 3/4 of a standard size ladle, which is about 1/4 cup of batter. It will seem like you...
Apple Cake
Have you ever had a bag of apples sitting around and you don’t know what to do with it? Well, I found myself with that problem a few weeks ago and I decided to get creative. The results were outstanding and I want to share. Green apples are tops in my book. They bake well, they slice and eat well, and they are tangy, sweet and firm. As much as I like just plain apple, I was getting a little tired of them after four days and...
Reverse Puff Pastry and Party Dips
So, last night we made, or at least began making, reverse puff pastry. Unlike regular puff pastry where butter is enclosed in dough, reverse puff pastry encloses dough in butter. As the name implies it is reverse of the regular way. Oddly enough it worked quite well though the first three turns (I have two to complete next Wednesday) despite the very warm room in which I worked. Are you asking yourself how it works? Well, if so,...
