Vanilla Pastry Cream
Summer is around the corner, and with it – gorgeous berries! Of all of the desserts I have made in my life, I had never made a pastry cream until just a few years ago. It’s one of the baking basics that had somehow escaped …
Tag: tart
The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart
A long time fan of ispahan and admirer of French pastries, I had to take advantage of being in Paris a few months ago and try one of Pierre Hermé’s famous ispahan macarons! Here are a couple more fun snaps from our time in Paris. Italy photos …
Sweet Tart Crust (Pâte Sablée)
I failed at making a chocolate caramel pretzel tart a couple of months ago, and, while tasty, it might be the second ugliest thing I’ve ever made, just after those Apricot Pistachio Squares. I had extra ingredients so I made minis of the tart (as shown …
Rustic Apple Tart
Kevin’s grandma turned 92 last Wednesday, so as a precursor to the birthday week, we had a little birthday celebration for her. She can’t have nuts or chocolate, so I whipped up an apple tart. Here’s the recipe, as adapted from Smitten Kitchen, who never lets …
Apple Mosaic Tart with Salted Caramel
Not a lot of time but severely backlogged on posts, so here’s a quick one! I made this as part of Christmas dinner dessert (yes, very late on these posts) for my dad and I as the final round to my Holiday Bake-A-Thon 2012. He’s …