My fear of choux pastry is conquered! Choux is buttery, delicate and utterly delicious. It is NOT hard to make, I promise. Probably one of the easiest doughs you’d work with. With just a few ingredients, these cute little puffs are ready, waiting to be filled with the fun stuff. Light, airy, crisp on the…
Puddings & Pies
Molasses Tart
You guys, this is the first drama free tart/pie dough experience I’ve had. It rolled easily, didn’t tear when I transferred it to the dish and baked up into beautiful, flaky perfection. Life goals done! Should probably be focussing on the filling though, no? This is a molasses tart, spiced with ginger and cinnamon, for…
Classic Apple Crumble
This blog is not new to apple crumble. Here it is with strawberries, here with sage. But what it didn’t have till this moment was a classic, basic, magical ‘plain’ apple crumble that doesn’t even have a proper recipe and still can’t go wrong no matter what you do. All it’s got is juicy apple…
Chocolate Date Pudding (Eggless)
This was just an experiment but I couldn’t believe how well it turned out. I adore homemade chocolate pudding but hadn’t really planned on making a naturally sweetened version. And then I did and oh my god, you guys. This one is creamy, rich, bittersweet and contains no added refined sugar. It’s thickened and sweetened…
Blueberry Galette
The reason that galettes are the first natural step to making pie dough is because you scream a lot less while making a galette. There’s no panic, no need to make things pretty and in fact, the wonkier it looks, the better. ‘Rustic’ is in. As long as the crust is buttery, flaky, tender and…