Baking bread is an art. Fortunately, it is an art that most people can learn relatively quickly, as long as certain small elements are consistently applied. This includes adding yeast to the dough and then treating the dough in the best possible way to get the best bread. Without yeast, the bread can end up … Read more
Cream puffs taste fantastic, but they can be a bit tricky. They are delightful and airy when they succeed, but really frustrating and dull when they don’t. For cream puffs to be considered successful, they must not collapse in the oven but stand tall and full, holding their shape. Cream puffs are a mixture of … Read more
Potato cake is a quintessential “cream cake classic,” and it just tastes delightful. It is the perfect flavor combination of vanilla, marzipan, and cocoa – with a heavenly soft and delicious texture. The potato cake became really popular in 1947, and it got its name because the small, sweet cream cakes are meant to resemble … Read more
Sourdough bread is the ultimate way to impress family and friends. The bread becomes both moist and crispy, and yes, granted, it’s a bit of a project, but it is absolutely worth it. Serve, for instance, with cold butter, though the downside is that there are so many air holes that it can be difficult … Read more
Christmas and vanilla wreath cookies go hand in hand, and the small, vanilla-scented cookies just taste better when you bake them yourself! In this recipe, there are generous amounts of real vanilla seeds and finely chopped almonds, which taste great and make the cookies both crispy and moist at the same time. Store the vanilla … Read more
A classic cookie that is popular during Christmas, most people know it as something their grandmothers have baked. We have the recipe from the book “Cookies“, where the author Louisa Lorang writes the following about the recipe: “It’s an art to get as much sugar and as many chopped almonds as possible to stick to … Read more
The idea of upside-down cakes comes from the classic French apple tart, Tarte Tatin, from the 1880s. Upside-down cakes are not for beginners, but they are truly delicious once you have a reasonable grasp on them. The tricky part about this type of cake is that you don’t really know if the cake has succeeded … Read more
Absolutely delightful and delicious small cupcakes with a creamy strawberry frosting (if you want to know the difference between muffins and cupcakes, read here!). I simply can’t resist all the Danish strawberries available in the supermarkets right now! They look at me and call out to me, and I can’t do much else but respond … Read more
Delicious French baguettes with a light inner texture and a soft crumb, covered by a crispy crust – they were just perfect! My daughter is currently crazy about tomato soup, and of course, mom here makes sure we have some really good bread to go with it! I’m the type who always packs a lunch … Read more
In the pursuit of the perfect crust and a juicy loaf, I have tried my hand at quite a few different recipes and have now found a mix that works for me. As with most sourdough recipes, it takes time. Not that you need to spend a lot of time on the process itself, but … Read more