What is a peach crisp? There are several desserts that are sort of similar and popular when it comes to summer fruit. There’s cobbler, crumbles and crisps. They are all a little similar and a little different. All three have a fruit base and then some sort of sweetened topping that has flour. A cobbler,…
Personally, when I am buying burger buns I like to go for either potato burger buns or brioche. Brioche feels fancy and the potato buns are always just so soft and yum. A burger is great but on a good bun can make or break it, at least for me. It needs to be soft…
I wasn’t sure what to call these buns. From my research, they appear to be very similar to a Czech Kolache or a Russian Vatrushka, however I have had neither. So I decided to call them cheesecake brioche buns, but they indeed were inspired by and I learned about the shaping from either/both. It just…
If you’re looking for something akin to a zucchini pizza or a summery side dish, this goat cheese and zucchini galette is perfect. It screams summer eating. What is a galette? If you’ve never had one, it’s sort of like a free form pie or a tart. It’s a pie crust but there is no…
What is a pull apart bread? If you’ve ever had a bread like monkey bread, it’s a bread that’s designed to be torn and shared. Well this cheesy garlic bread is just that, but also stuffed with cheese and garlic butter. I think I would pour garlic butter on my life if I could. It…
How do you make something more desirable? Make it smaller. Make it tiny. Make it bite size! Why is this? I don’t know, I don’t make the brain rules, I just know them. So mini chocolate chip cookies had to happen. They are so cute! Now, is it wise to make a cookie you can…
You found it, the babka of your dreams: cookie butter babka. A sweetened enriched dough, stuffed with cookie butter and topped with a cinnamon glaze and biscoff cookie bits. It is so good, and feels like a fantastic slice of dessert. I was inspired to make my own cookie butter babka when I saw a…
These chocolate malt shortbread cookies are rich and buttery like a good shortbread should be, but with added malted milk powder and chopped chocolate to evoke your favorite soda shop classic in cookie form. What are chocolate malt shortbread cookies? Well to answer that you have to know what is a chocolate malt. Or really…
This lemon white chocolate cheesecake is so dreamy. Many people hear white chocolate and think cloyingly sweet. I love white chocolate even though it can be very sweet. The key is knowing how to balance it’s flavor. The white chocolate is not overwhelming in this cheesecake. It makes it almost a creamier and more mellow…
I have been so excited about sharing this cinnamon sugar focaccia recipe since the beginning of the year. I knew I wanted to make it, but it only seemed fitting to share in June. I have an Oprah moment during June and share recipes with my favorite flavors or types of food. Bread, obviously top…
Are you team muffins are cake or team muffins are something completely different. I’m more the latter, however I tend to make my muffins pretty differently and way less sweet. I don’t love an overly sweet muffin. Probably because it tastes like cake and I don’t like cake. These white chocolate cinnamon muffins are probably…
These dark chocolate butterscotch cookies are thick and chewy with a crisp exterior. But chewy and delicious inside. Honestly it’s the best cookie texture. Would I turn down a cookie that’s just crunchy or just chewy? Never. But crisp edges and chewy center is the right answer. If you know you know. Believe it or…
I created these olive oil rolls for two reasons. One olive oil is delicious, and really good with bread. Have you ever had focaccia or even just bread dipped in oil? It’s fantastic. But secondly, lots of my favorite breads use milk or butter or eggs. I am NOT an allergen baker on this blog,…
I don’t know where you live, but have you ever lived if you haven’t had real NY style bagels? I think the answer may be no. You might have a fantastic bagel shop in your town. But how do you know how they rank unless you have eaten the gold standard? Maybe ignorance (in the…
The great brownie debate will probably roar on until brownies have been wiped from the face of the planet. No brownies, sounds terrible. There are generally two camps, cakey and fudgy. However, I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone say they prefer cakey brownies so I’m not sure why people bring it up? Who knows….