the home baker

Strawberry Blondies

baking mama — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:30:41 +0000

The recipe is adapted from this strawberry bread recipe. I omitted the cinnamon and added half a T of raspberry liqueur which gives the small cakes a wonderful flavor. I also baked them in individual brownie pan mainly for portion control. The cakes are super moist and have loads of natural strawberry flavor. One of these 2-inch pieces with a dollop of whipped cream and fresh strawberries will satisfy your craving for something sweet.

moist and flavorful strawberry cake/bread squares

Marbled Rye Loaf

baking mama — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:13:10 +0000

I shaped this bread made famous by Seinfeld swirled rather than marbled because it is much easier to do. It does not matter because the bread is very yummy specially with pastrami.

Marbled (Swirl) Rye Loaf

pastrami on rye

the monster milky loaf that won’t stop rising and the marbled rye loaf

Cherries And Chocolate Shortcake

baking mama — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:42:27 +0000

For someone who does not fancy biscuits, scones, or shortbreads I was surprised that I like this dessert. The addition of half a cup of stone-ground graham flour and mini semi-sweet chocolate chips in the biscuits and combined with macerated bing cherries with kirsch whipped cream won me over, I guess.

Chocolate Shortcakes

1½ C all-purpose flour

½ C stone ground graham flour

¼ C sugar

¼ tsp salt

1 T baking powder

½ C very cold butter, cubed

½ C cold milk

1 small egg

1 C mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

to serve: cherries in cherry brandy (kirschwasser), whipped cream mixed with 1 T cherry brandy

Preheat oven to 400° F.
In a medium bowl combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix in the cold butter with fingertips until the mixture resembles tiny peas. Stir in chocolate chips. Mix together milk and egg and slowly pour into the flour mixture until evenly moistened. Knead 5 times on a flat surface and form into an 8-inch log. Slice into 8 equal pieces and shape into 3-inch rounds and pl ace on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silpat.
Bake for 15 minutes. Let rest for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Reheat before serving.
To serve: Slice biscuits in half, arrange the prepared cherries evenly on the bottom half of biscuit, spoon whipped cream on top of cherries, put the other half of biscuit on top.

Bing Cherries in Cherry Brandy

1½ C bing cherries, pitted and halved

¼ C sugar

2 T clear cherry brandy

¼ C cherry jam

Combine the first 3 ingredients and let sit for 1 hour. Drain the cherries, reserve liquid.
In a small skillet heat the reserved liquid and cherry jam until jam has dissolved.
Pour the sauce on the cherries.

Strawberry Marshmallow Pie

baking mama — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:24:52 +0000

Fresh Strawberries And Marshmallow Cream Pie

Macerated fresh strawberries on a cloud of marshmallow cream and digestive biscuit crust, yummy!

Sacher Torte

baking mama — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:34:31 +0000

My attempt at making Sacher Torte which was a success.;-)

This is very small at 5 inches. I will bake a regular size torte soon and will post it in my other blog.

Nutella Cream Horns

baking mama — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:22:00 +0000

Sweet dough horns with nutella cream filling

Empanadas

baking mama — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:57:55 +0000

Flaky empanadas filled with beef, potatoes, raisins, and sweet peas

Maple Swirl Loaf

baking mama — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:57:22 +0000

Soft rye whole wheat loaf with sweet maple swirls

Multi Layer Mini Cakes

baking mama — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:37:37 +0000

The recipe for these mini cakes is from the food section of The Washington Post, 23 April 2008. They are more labor intensive than the 9-inch cakes but are so cute, much more fun to eat and to serve, .

2 x 2 inch 6 layer mini cakes with chocolate ganache filling and covered with chocolate glaze

Pumpernickel Buns With Cacao Nibs

baking mama — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:58:14 +0000

rye pumpernickel buns with cacao nibs, good for breakfast or dinner