Armenian Nutmeg Cake: April’s Daring Bakers Challenge -Part 2
Armenian Nutmeg Cake was the first of this month’s Daring Bakers recipes. It’s very tasty, very moist, sweeter than would be expected (but not too sweet), and easy to make. However, I did find that...
View ArticleNazook: April’s Daring Bakers Challenge
The Daring Bakers’ April 2012 challenge, hosted by Jason at Daily Candor, were two Armenian standards: nazook and nutmeg cake. Nazook is a layered yeasted dough pastry with a sweet filling, and nutmeg...
View ArticleMay’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge: Honey White Challah
May’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge was pretty twisted – Ruth from the Crafts of Mommyhood challenged us to make challah! Using recipes from all over and tips from “A Taste of Challah” by Tamar Ansh, she...
View ArticleBattenberg Cake: June’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge
This month, Mandy of What The Fruitcake?! came to our rescue last minute to present us with the Battenberg Cake challenge! She highlighted Mary Berry’s techniques and recipes to allow us to create this...
View ArticleMaking Swan
Kat of The Bobwhites was our August 2012 Daring Baker hostess who inspired us to have fun in creating pate a choux shapes, filled with crème patisserie or Chantilly cream. We were encouraged to...
View ArticleRaincoast Crisps – crackers with raisins, sunflower seeds, and rosemary
Sarah from All Our Fingers in the Pie was our February 2013 Daring Bakers’ host and she challenges us to use our creativity in making our own Crisp Flatbreads and Crackers! I started with the recipe...
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