Roopa The last loaf we made in the Breads course was a carrot loaf with herbs and caramelized onions. It was definitely more challenging to work with after the addition of all of the wet ingredients! I don’t love onions and can’t be counted on to judge accurately, but my coworkers loved this one! INGREDIENTS … More Carrot Loaf
Roopa Who doesn’t love a French baguette?! I was most excited to make a baguette and bagels when I started this class. One thing to note about this recipe is that it’s a great go-to white dough recipe. I definitely need to work on my slashing technique, but regardless of appearance, it was delicious! Technically … More French Baguette
The “punch down” technique is used for stretching out the gluten in the dough. It also helps to redistribute the yeast, and even out the temperatures difference between the core and the surface.
Roopa The next bread from pastry school was bagels. The dough for this was quite a bit different than the other breads. Interestingly enough, the recipe was very similar to the baguette recipe but in different proportions. Bagels have one of the driest doughs. I never liked working with sticky dough, but after this class, … More New York Style Bagels
Roopa The second bread at pastry school was a whole wheat loaf. Due to all of the bran in whole wheat, you cannot actually make 100% whole wheat bread. there needs to be some bread flour mixed it. I don’t know if it’s even worth talking about how these breads tasted; everything I’ve ever eaten … More Whole Wheat Loaf
COLOURED RAINDROP CAKE Roopa My baking/photography collaboration project with the talented @diyonzigraphy Original design by A Song of Fire and Icing
Roopa I have a company meeting tomorrow and I’m on the lunch team this month. Needless to say, I volunteered for dessert. One of my coworkers is actually a pretty avid baker, so her and i formed some rather ambitious dessert plans. As it approached baking time this week, we collectively decided that we were … More Vanilla Cake with Cookie Butter Icing
Roopa It was recently my sister’s birthday and I had grand plans of making her a birthday cake. I drove down to Seattle for work, so I thought it would be convenient enough to take one down. Then a lot of border crossing things changed very rapidly, and I didn’t feel ecstatic about taking food … More Vanilla Espresso Cake with Cardamom Icing
Roopa Happy new year!!!! It’s a little late, I know. I had grand plans to make this cake for the new year’s party I was invited to, and then I got horribly ill. It’s like the awfulness that was 2016 couldn’t quite let go. Anyways, I already had the pink champagne for this cake, and … More Pink Champagne Cake
Roopa It’s my coworker’s birthday tomorrow, and he never really eats desserts because he’s allergic to everything. Specifically, he’s allergic to eggs, nuts, and shellfish. I know what you’re thinking – how does one make cupcakes without shellfish?! Thankfully he’s fine with dairy, so this wasn’t really too challenging. That said, finding flavours he likes … More Salted Caramel Cupcakes
Chateau Gateau 