So you made it through the last chocolate post, but now you’re wondering, “what kind of chocolate should I use, if not chocolate chips?” When I say don’t use chocolate chips, I mean tollhouse, etc – meant for cookie making. You can use Pistoles – which are the flat round, or sometimes oblong, pieces of temper […]
February 11, 2014
There are a few types of chocolate filling – ganache (butter and cream based), sugar based fillings, nut based fillings, etc. Below is a recipe for butter ganache… which has the best texture in my opinion, and keeps really well. Use good butter. It is also key to use liquid sweetener, as the sweetener doesn’t […]
April 19, 2013
Croissants are possibly my favorite thing. I use a base recipe from Jacques Torres (from Dessert Circus) – but have tweaked things slightly over the years I’ve been making them. (I’m trying out the Tartine SF croissant recipe from their bread book right now – it’s breadier than I like my viennoiserie). A friend asked […]
February 12, 2014
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