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Michele Forgione, chef partner of Impasto in Montreal, is someone I call "fratello" (brother). And when he recently asked for some baker percent lessons from me, he shared his mama's recipe for taralli, welcoming me to his family. Lucky me. I did make some...
Epiphanies are a big part of this past holiday season, namely the Magis and the birth of Jesus. In this spirit, I whipped up a Galette des Rois, which translates to King's Cake. My epiphany was more of an "epuffany," a delicious almond paste-filled puff pastry. To...
Stollen, Christstollen,and Dresdener stollen are childhood memories from Germany. I never equated them with Christmas, the little mounds on top symbolizing the baby Jesus. Like the Büche de Noel, they also harken back to pagan tree culture. Whatever you believe, I am...
Many years ago when I went to cooking school, the method of learning a core group of formulas was to memorize the ingredients, known as " bon d'économat." Recently I was asked to make a cake impromptu style. I didn't have my handy formula...
Danish pastries are another laminated dough I've enjoyed making over the years, both for taste and easy preparation. This weekend I was going through a notepad and found a side-by-side Danish and sourdough formulas. In previous Danish forays, I had used a formula...
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