This is the fourth scone recipe I’ve posted. I know. But this one turned out so, so good. I made a variation of my basic cream scones (the recipe’s from Smitten Kitchen), this time adding semisweet chocolate chunks and lots of grated orange zest, finishing them off with a drizzle of orange glaze. The results were insanely yummy, to say the least. Here’s how I made ’em! (NOTE: I am using…
Pie crust. Oh, pie crust. Let’s just say I’m a bit of a crust fanatic (as you may have noticed, what with this being the second crust recipe I’ve posted in 2 months– the first being this buttermilk pie crust). My grandmother makes a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving every year, and she always decorates the top with leaf-shaped crust cutouts, which I often snatch right off and eat plain. This…
Before I begin I’d like to clarify something: If you came to this page looking for a coconut macaroon recipe– that is, the cookies that are made of sweetened shredded coconut and are occasionally dipped in chocolate– I’m sorry, but you’ve come to the wrong place. But if you came here searching for a recipe for macarons, the delicious french sandwich cookie made with almond flour, you’re in luck! This chocolate macaron recipe…
I had been dying to try this recipe from The Pioneer Woman for a while, and it certainly lived up to my expectations. Chocolate cookies dipped in more chocolate with yummy toppings like coconut and sprinkles? Sounds good to me! Another plus was the fact that the dough kept well in the freezer. To use it, I just defrosted it first in the fridge and then on the counter, and…
I know, I know, this is the third scone recipe I’ve posted on this blog. But I’d have to say that it’s my favorite. These cream scones from Smitten Kitchen have a different texture than the buttermilk scones I’ve made in the past, with a little less sweetness than my vanilla bean scones, which I personally prefer, although I love the other recipes as well. I first made this recipe during a weekend…
I love pie. I especially love pie from Four and Twenty Blackbirds, which you can probably tell considering this is the second recipe from them that I’ve posted, the first being their Black Bottom Oatmeal Pie. Now, you may look at the title of this post and say “Salty honey? Why would anyone eat that?!” But I can assure you that adding sea salt to this pie brings it to a…
A few weeks ago when I was at my grandparents’ house, I could not get rid of my itch to bake. Even though I had just made a Salty Honey Pie the day before, I timidly asked my grandmother if I could bake some scones. I told her that Id’ checked and we miraculously had all of the ingredients, and that I would clean everything up after. And she said yes! Excited,…
Russian tea cookies (also called Russian tea cakes) are essentially buttery cookies rolled in powdered sugar not once, but twice. I repeat: buttery cookies rolled in powdered sugar. And maybe that’s why they are one of my favorite treats. The reason could also be that they are so ridiculously simple to throw together. I made them with my friend for our birthday party a few weeks ago using a recipe…
A couple of months ago, I attended a friend’s birthday party at an adorable Manhattan tea room called Podunk. My close friend and I decided that we would love to have a similar, joint party. Our plan was to have tea at Podunk and then go to sing karaoke, but as our guest list expanded it became pretty clear that we would need to find a new venue, at least for…
First of all, I’d like to apologize for the lack of posts. My life these past two weeks have been a hectic whirlwind of finals for school, horseback riding, and planning/baking for a joint birthday party (more on that in the near future!) For this week’s post, I chose to share this flaky, wonderful buttermilk pie crust recipe which I made for the first time a few weeks ago. I…