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Archive for November, 2010

French Macarons with Almond and Orange Chocolate Ganache

Posted on November 26th, 2010

The french macarons are my new goal now in the kitchen. The first french macarons that I’ve made few months ago were a total fiasco. Flat shells, they lost the color after baking and they were very sticky. I tested and tested and tested and after the 5th attempt they started to catch some shape and some color. There are few “secrets” about perfect macarons. First : let the egg whites to rest 24 hours before making the macarons. Second : beat well the egg whites, at least 3 to 5 minutes, until meringue it’s keeping the shape. Third : try to stick to the quantities listed in the recipe as much as you can. Use some digital balance to be sure that your…

Butter-Vanilla Baked Doughnuts

Posted on November 24th, 2010

These are my brand new baked doughnuts. I’ve chased the special doughnut baking pan and I’ve tried them in the last week-end. I wanted just to have different doughnuts, without oil and co.  Baked, the process of making doughnuts becomes tremendously fast and you’ll have your own doughnuts ready in 10 minutes. How to make the doughnuts : Preheat oven to 220°C. Spray the pan with cooking oil spray. In large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add buttermilk, eggs, butter-vanilla extract, butter and beat until just combined. Spray the pan with oil or brush it with butter.  Fill each doghnut cavity approximately 1/2 full. Bake them for 5-8 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing.…

Keep Calm and Have a Cupcake

Posted on November 7th, 2010

I love to experiment with exotic fruits in the kitchen, each time that I have the chance to buy them. This week I decided to try the longan fruits. The longan fruits are very small and when are shelled, resemble to an eyeball. The black seed can be seen through the translucent flesh like a iris and it’s actually pretty big in comparison with the size of the fruit.  I must admit that after the fruit is shelled, the look it’s not so appealing as for other exotic fruits. But, don’t be scared, just taste it, and you’ll know then, that it is something edible. The taste it is very sweet and it resembles to the grape’s taste, but still its quite different. Longan…

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