Canelés

Notes: Chef Iso’s recipe is excellent, but he uses metal molds. For silicon molds, I like to bake for 20 mins at 425F (220C) and then 1h at 375F (190), a bit like this French recipe from Marmiton Next time, I want to try this ridiculously detailed recipe.

December 4, 2022

Pizza with premade dough

Ingredients Get a fresh premade pizza dough from a store like Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s Toppings, sauce, etc Directions Let the dough rise at room temperature for a few hours Shape the dough, sprinkle olive oil Prebake for 7 minutes at 450F Add sauce and toppings – don’t forget to sprinkle some parmesan and salt Bake for 7 minutes at 500F References Making Pizza At Home with Store Bought Dough White sauce recipe?...

December 4, 2022

French toast (pain perdu)

Ingredients 6 large slices of bread or brioche 3 eggs 1/3 cup of sugar 1 cup of milk 1/2 tsp of vanilla or orange extract Directions Mix the ingredients in a bowl or large plate Add the bread and let it soak for 5 minutes Cook on both sides in a buttered pan

January 31, 2021

A simple sourdough bread

Servings These quantities yield a mini-loaf. The crust is better if you use a Dutch oven. Ingredients 1 cup of flour 1/2 cup of water 1/4 of active sourdough starter 1 tbsp of honey 1/2 tsp of salt Optionnally, some seeds (e.g. sesame, pumpkin or chia) Directions Feed your starter a couple of times, starting the day before. Do a last feeding in the morning or around noon. When the starter is ripe, mix all the ingredients lightly....

June 25, 2020

Lemon glazed madeleines

Servings 20 madeleines Ingredients 3 eggs 140 g (0.65 cups) of sugar 175 g (12 tbsp) of melted unsalted butter 160 g (1 1/4 cups) of all-purpose flour 25 g (4 tbsp) of almond powder 5 g (1 tbsp) of baking powder 1 pinch of salt 2 lemon zests Directions WIP.

May 16, 2020

Sourdough cheese garlic naans

Servings ~8 large naans Ingredients 1 cup of sourdough starter discard 3 1/2 cups of flour 1 cup of warm milk 2 tsp salt 1 tbsp of active dry yeast 1/2 cup of plain Greek yoghurt 1/2 cup of melted butter 10 garlic cloves 2 cups of shredded mozarella Directions Combine the warm milk, sugar and yeast in a large bowl. Wait for 15 minutes, until bubbly. Add the flour, yoghurt, 1/4 cup of melted butter and the sourdough starter....

May 14, 2020

Stir fried udon

Ingredients Sauce 2 tbsp of oyster sauce 2 tbsp of soy sauce 1 tbsp of brown sugar 1 tbsp of red pepper 2 tbsp of sesame oil Noodles and vegetables 400 g of udon noodles (2 servings) 1 onion 1/2 cabbage 3 spring onions 2 cloves of garlic Directions Cut the garlic into slices, fry it until golden brown. Add the onion and stir fry. Prepare the sauce (ingredients above)....

May 10, 2020

Cookies

Servings: ~20 big cookies like on the cover photo. Ingredients 1 cup of salted butter 1 cup of white sugar 1 cup of light brown sugar 3 cups of all-purpose flour 2 cups of chocolate chips 2 eggs 1 tsp of salt 2 tsp of vanilla extract 1 tsp of baking soda 1/2 tsp of baking powder Directions Soften the butter. Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a small bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder....

April 29, 2020

Pad Thai sauce

Servings: for 125g of rice noodles, i.e. two servings. Ingredients 2 tbsp of brown sugar 1 tbsp of peanut butter 2 tbsp of fish sauce 1 1/2 tbsp of oyster sauce 1 1/2 tbsp of ketchup or tamarind 1 tbsp of soy sauce References Pad Thai | RecipeTin Eats - (a)

April 29, 2020

Brownie

Ingredients 250 g of baking chocolate 3 eggs 150 g (10.5 tbsp) of butter 150 g (3/4 cups) of sugar 60 g (1/2 cup) of flour 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract 1/4 tsp of salt Directions Preheat the oven to 350°F. Break the chocolate into chunks and melt it with the butter. Stir the eggs with the sugar. Add the flour, vanilla, salt. Pour the chocolate. Add the eggs. Stir slowly....

April 16, 2020