Roopa I’m a little behind on my blogging. I actually made these back in May! The first month of Covid was around 3 years long, and then the next six months disappeared. One of my baking challenges was to make something involving choux pastry, so I made little profiteroles and eclair like things. I initially … More Choux Pastry with Passionfruit Pastry Cream
I needed a little bit of a detox after the kouign amanns, so I didn’t do nearly as much baking in the last 2 weeks. A small group of us held a virtual bake-off for the kouign amanns – it was supposed to be a dinner party, but you know, pandemic – and decided to … More Challah Bread
Roopa In my short time in SLC, I’ve managed to make friends by bonding over a love of kouign amanns. For those unfamiliar with this obscure pastry, it’s a laminated pastry covered in caramelized sugar that is considered to be the fattiest European pastry. Apparently the name comes for the Breton words for ‘cake’ and … More Kouign Amanns
Chateau Gateau 