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 After a year, I’ve gone back to Pastry school!!!! Alana was supposed to join me, but sadly adulting and work got in the way :(. I signed up for Introduction to Breads after experiencing the joy of kneading dough last year. As usual, it was a wonderful time, and Chef Marco was a gem, … More Hard Bread Rolls
Alana A little while ago Theresa, Katherine, and I got together with our man-people for dinner. We all pitched in for dinner so, as always, I volunteered myself for dessert. I was flipping through my pastry school recipes and decided that I really wanted to bring a Japanese cheesecake. Theresa and I had been planning … More Matcha Japanese Cheesecake
Alana Last year Mike and I drove out to Vancouver to visit Roopa, which included classes at the Pastry Training Centre of Vancouver. I have to admit that I haven’t really practiced many of the recipes other than apple pie. Some of the recipes I’m a bit intimidated by (like the strudel), whereas others I … More New York Style Cheesecake
Alana This is another pastry school recipe that I’ve been wanting to try out, because there is nothing better than warm brownies covered in ice cream 🙂 Last night Theresa hosted Sunday family dinner at Stephen’s house while him and Ash are away in Vernon. Theresa and Katherine had dinner covered, so I’m took care … More French Vanilla Ice Cream
Alana My family had a bit of a last minute Easter this year, so on Saturday I offered to bring some dessert. I decided it would be a good idea to practice one of the recipes from pastry school. The choux pastry with vanilla pastry creme seemed like a good choice because it’s nice and … More Paris-Brest
Team Shambles Neither of us ever go out of our way to have creme brulee, but this was pretty good… Creme brulee is actually a very simple dessert to prepare, however the real challenge is baking it properly. Chef Marco also insisted that using proper ramekins is mandatory; you must achieve the proper ratio of … More Creme Brulee
Team Shambles This cake is a combination of a pistachio cheesecake, sour cherries, and mousse. You wouldn’t necessarily think the pistachio would mix well with the sour cherries, but it’s a very complementary pairing! On an unrelated note, hand mixing of meringues and whipped cream have really made us appreciate technology. Roopa’s favourite! PISTACHIO SOUR … More Pistachio & Sour Cherry Cheesecake
Team Shambles Creme caramel and creme brulee are a big part of why we were excited for the cheesecakes course. Alana has made creme brulee a few times, and talked a little bit about the differences between creme brulee and creme caramel here. The main points referred to the differences in presentation, but didn’t actually look … More Creme Caramel
Team Shambles This particular cheesecake tasted like it could be cousins with a banana cream pie. Roopa’s classmates devoured half of it before class even started in the morning! There is some fierce banana action in this cheesecake; banana-lovers rejoice! COCONUT STREUSEL INGREDIENTS 60 g granulated sugar 60 g butter 90 g coconut powder DIRECTIONS … More Banana Sour Cream Cheesecake
