Baking Classics The Technique Pâte Sucrée Pâte Sucrée is a rich French pastry or pie dough prepared with sugar & an egg yolk that aides in binding crusts. It’s ideal to use in a variety of recipe applications from pies & tarts to freeform galettes. Cold ingredients & dough will always yield the best, flakiest results so […]
The Essential Guide To Galettes
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Profile The Essential Guide To Galettes A galette is a French rustic, flat tart made from pastry dough. They are exposed or left open in the center giving you a peek as to it’s contents. Galettes may be sweet or savory & they are some of the most effortless & […]
Summer Entertaining: Autumn Red Daylily
Summer Entertaining The Profile Autumn Red Daylily Autumn Red Daylilies, a member of the hemerocallis family, are reliable perennials, easy to divide & a garden stunner. Signified by bright red petals that measure approximately 5-inches across once open & golden yellow throats, they are most certainly an attention grabber. The lilies form clumps reaching 3 to 4 feet […]
Summer Entertaining: Tomato-Basil Tartlets
Summer Entertaining Southern Socials Tomato-Basil Tartlets A few Classic Tomato-Basil Tartlets are just what summer parties deserve. Fitting a basic Buttermilk Pâte Brisée dough into smaller tart pans & blind baking them offers a wonderful appetizer that may be passed during casual backyard barbecues. Roma tomatoes are the perfect size fruit to top the rich Jarlsburg & gouda […]
The Basics: Yellow Tomatoes
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Profile Yellow Tomatoes There are many types of yellow tomatoes that are perfect to use when preparing summer salads, savory tarts & pies. They may be classified as slicing, cherry, grape or paste tomatoes for simple reference purposes making them ideal for specific recipe tasks. Yellow tomatoes have a higher sugar […]
Baking Classics: Tomato-Basil Tart
Baking Classics The Technique Tomato-Basil Tart Tomato pie has long been a classic recipe to prepare during the summer months in the South. Look for varieties such as Lemon Boy hybrid & Big Beef or heirloom tomatoes such as Red Beefsteak, Brandywines & Cherokee Purples when choosing selections from farm stands. They will not only […]
The Profile: Classic Tart Pans
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Technique Classic Tart Pans Tart & Tartlet pans are available in a variety of sizes & styles. Many smaller tart pans do not have removable bottoms while the larger ones aide in keeping crusts in tact. Once filled & baked, allow tartlets to rest at least 15 minutes in order […]
The Basics: Basil
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Technique Basil Summer signals the abundance of fresh basil in the garden. It’s not only a reliable herb that offers distinctive flavor to recipes, it may be used to garnish items beautifully. Basil is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae & prized for adding good flavor to pizza, salads, […]
