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Pure Pastries: Strawberry Shortcake
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Saturday, April 3, 2010. I hope your day is filled with chocolate, sunshine and family. Unfortunately I will be spending my Easter morning making dessert for 300 people. I did have the chance to celebrate early with my family and we spent the day reminiscing, dying eggs and eating chocolate candy. I hope she is not angry with me for sharing this story! Well it wouldn't be a holiday dinner without a little dessert right? I made a strawberry shortcake with cream cheese frosting. 1 # cake flour. Mix all ing...
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Pure Pastries: January 2010
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Thursday, January 21, 2010. For those looking for ways to help out the Haiti crisis, please check out this. T-shirt by Mike Fretto. The shirt is only $15 and 100% of the proceeds will be donated towards Haiti-Partners in Health. Monday, January 18, 2010. La Provence Patisserie and Cafe. I went to visit my sister in Los Angeles this past weekend and we stopped by La Provence. The vegetarian eggs benedict were served atop a housemade croissant. Wednesday, January 6, 2010. To add an extra element to the tru...
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Pure Pastries: Whole Wheat Honey Bread
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Sunday, February 7, 2010. Whole Wheat Honey Bread. Do you ever crave the sweet smell of freshly baking bread? Whole Wheat Honey Bread. 3 cups warm water (110 degrees). Two 1/4-ounce packages active dry yeast. 5 cups white bread flour. 5 tablespoons butter, melted. 5 to 6 cups whole wheat flour. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. 3 Flour a surface and knead the dough until it forms a smooth ball but is still sticky to the touch. 5 Punch the dough down and divide it into 3 loaves. Looks yummy, I want to try this&...
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Pure Pastries: Brownies with Strawberry Ice Cream
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Saturday, April 3, 2010. Brownies with Strawberry Ice Cream. What better way to end a barbecue than with homemade brownies a la mode? 1 1/4 cup flour. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. 1 Melt butter and chocolate together in microwave. 2 Stir in eggs. 3 Stir in flour, sugar, vanilla, and baking soda. 4 Spread into a greased 13X9 inch baking pan and bake for about 18 minutes at 350 degrees. Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream. 1 pint strawberries, chopped. 1 1/2 cups whole milk. Brownies with S...
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Pure Pastries: April 2010
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Saturday, April 3, 2010. I hope your day is filled with chocolate, sunshine and family. Unfortunately I will be spending my Easter morning making dessert for 300 people. I did have the chance to celebrate early with my family and we spent the day reminiscing, dying eggs and eating chocolate candy. I hope she is not angry with me for sharing this story! Well it wouldn't be a holiday dinner without a little dessert right? I made a strawberry shortcake with cream cheese frosting. 1 # cake flour. Mix all ing...
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Pure Pastries: Blood Orange Jalapeño Margaritas
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Blood Orange Jalapeño Margaritas. Blood Orange Jalapeño Margaritas. Makes about 3 drinks. 3oz blood orange juice. Chop the jalapeño and remove the seeds. Let it sit in the tequila for about 2 hours. Strain the jalapeño. Add rest of ingredients, pour over ice and enjoy! I like how this is turning into Pure Tequila. April 1, 2010 at 5:11 PM. Do you have a new sponsor? Those margs were definitely blogworthy! April 1, 2010 at 6:40 PM. April 3, 2010 at 11:53 AM. Inside A Black Apple).
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Pure Pastries: October 2009
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Saturday, October 24, 2009. I love when the weather turns and it finally begins to feel like fall. My friends and I drove up to Julian, CA last weekend to celebrate the season by picking apples from the local orchard. Unfortunately, there was a drought this year which made for very slim pickings. Fortunately for us, the orchard provided barrels of pre-picked apples to supplement our bags of hand-picked ones. Thanks Calico Ranch. 2 sticks butter, melted. 1 cup brown sugar. 2 1/2 cups flour. Thanks for all...
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Pure Pastries: March 2009
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Monday, March 23, 2009. I spent the weekend up in LA visiting Lindsay and exploring a few bakeries. Lindsay recommended her favorite macaron shop, Paulette Patisserie. I purchased four of the flavors and each macaron I tried was incredibly fresh and bursting with flavor. I chose the caramel, coconut, jasmine tea, and violet cassis. Brings me back to Paris and my very first experience with the delicate and complex cookie that is the french macaron. Sunday, March 15, 2009. Quick and Easy Pizza Dough. If yo...
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Pure Pastries: Cinnamon Doughnuts
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010. My friends were hosting a Superbowl party on Sunday and had decided to deep fry a turkey. I was asked to bring dessert. Since I had never before used a backyard deep fryer I was inspired to make doughnuts. How fun to be able to commune with nature while baking! I opted for a quick cake-like doughnut rather than a yeast based recipe (I only had about 1 hour before the game started). Makes about 30 mini. 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour. 1 tablespoon baking powder. 4 Liberally flo...
