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    Banana pudding improvements?

    in Pastry & Baking

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    2 hours ago, RWood said:

    I grew up on it, and my grandmother always made a vanilla custard and store bought Nila wafers. I don’t like meringue, so I scrapped that off. I prefer whipped cream. 
    I used this recipe when I was making it at my last restaurant job, and the banana liqueur really added to it. I made a crumble of crushed Nila wafers, butter, sugar and a tiny bit of cinnamon that I baked I until golden. Sprinkle on top right before serving.

     

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    I agree, really liked the addition of banana liqueur from Alton Brown’s recipe. Your recipe is similar. I also prefer whipped cream to meringue on top of banana pudding. Your crumble topping sounds delicious!

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    Banana pudding improvements?

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted · Edited by curls (log)

    I recommend making your own banana pudding, truly makes a huge difference. I like Alton Brown’s banana pudding recipe. I use his pudding recipe, Peppridge Farm chessman cookies, and homemade whipped cream.  Biscoff and vanilla wafers are also great for the cookie component.

    https://altonbrown.com/wprm_print/refrigerated-banana-pudding

     

    For banana liquor, I used 99 Bananas 99 proof, to taste — used much less than the recipe called for.

     

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    Growing your own citrus

    in Food Traditions & Culture

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    On 1/8/2026 at 9:53 AM, KennethT said:

    Right, but I can't find it in NYC anywhere!!

    @KennethT I have a calamondin / calamansi tree; happy to send you some seeds. I'm not sure if they will grow from seeds or if you need to graft. There are a few nurseries in the US where you can mail order the plant and I don't think there are shipping restrictions to New York.   https://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/a/blog/how-to-grow-a-calamondin-citrus-tree 

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    Panettone

    in Ready to Eat

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    4 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

    My triple chocolate arrived today.  Clearly the custom officials preferred the classic.

     

    Did you order a classic too? If so, hopefully it arrives tomorrow. 

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    The Gingerbread House Topic

    in Pastry & Baking

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    Put together a Trader Joe's gingerbread house kit this weekend. It included a happy tree and woodland creatures. Took a nibble of the foundation, quite tasty. Spices are more like Dutch tai tai than US gingerbread. No complaints. 😉

     

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    Panettone

    in Ready to Eat

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    3 hours ago, TdeV said:

    Last year I fed my guests unadulterated slices of Three Chocolates panettone.

     

    They said (and I thought) "Outstanding."

    I also suggest providing a slice of panettone-- no butter, no warming. Please try the Goûter panettone "as-is" before testing out variations. Enjoy!

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    Panettone

    in Ready to Eat

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    56 minutes ago, TdeV said:

    @curls, yesterday I was able to purchase a Three Chocolate panettone for shipment to Canada. They won't get it for Christmas, but they'll get it soon.

     

     

     

    Thank you @TdeV. I  have tried Goûter's chocolate panettone and it is delicious but my favorite is their traditional panettone.  As a seasonal chocolatier, I see far too much chocolate this time of year! I'm ready for fruit sorbets and citrus tarts. 

     

    Please report back on your panettone. 

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    Trader Joe's Products (2017–)

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    Went shopping at Trader Joe's yesterday and was thrilled to see cheese blintzes in the freezer aisle!

     

    After being a staple at TJs for years, the blintzes disappeared a few months ago. 

     

    Going to try some of the blintzes for breakfast and if they are still tasty, I will stock up.

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    Panettone

    in Ready to Eat

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    8 hours ago, blue_dolphin said:


    Let us know what you find out. I know a lot of shippers have stopped accepting packages for the US. 
    The apple pie version is calling my name but it says the last day to preorder is tomorrow,

    Sorry, not going to get to it this weekend but if you email Gouter they will reply. Wouldn't want you to miss out on the apple pie panettone. 

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    Panettone

    in Ready to Eat

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    13 hours ago, Smithy said:

     

    Bumping this up to see if anyone's planning on panettone purchases again this year. I chose this photo series because it's what really pulled me into the splurge. Maybe @Alleguede or @Kerry Beal can tell me whether gouter.ca is making them. 

    Yes, I'm planning to order panettone from @Alleguede. Has become a delicious annual tradition. Hoping that Gouter is still able to ship to the United States.

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    ISO Baked Biscuit that can be cut with a Guitar Cutter

    in Pastry & Baking

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    2 hours ago, dhardy123 said:

    I watched an instagram story where they used a guitar cutter on a biscuit. I just might need to try it and see what happens

     

    Water jet would be cool but my chef's knife is a lot cheaper ;)

    Please report back on your experiments. It would be great to include a biscuit in a candy bar. Even better if it was easy to cut everything to the size you want.

     

    Understand the cost issue... my dream chocolate kitchen has a lot more equipment than my actual chocolate kitchen. 🙂

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    ISO Baked Biscuit that can be cut with a Guitar Cutter

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted · Edited by curls
    Added water jet link. (log)

    Not to say that it doesn't exist but I can't imagine a crisp biscuit / cookie that you could cleanly slice with a guitar cutter. A water jet would probably do the job perfectly. Don't know if they sell small scale water jets for hobbyists / small business.

     

    Update, just did a search and a desktop waterjet does exist. 

    https://wazer.com/waterjets/desktop/

     

    And here are a few that are built for the food industry.  https://www.waterjetcorp.com/en/products/gourmet/

    Chestnut filled chocolates: ideas? recipes?

    in Pastry & Baking

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    2 hours ago, Jim D. said:

    There was a thread about chestnut bonbons.  Sadly, my experiments ended sadly, and I had to abandon the idea.  There was no discernible chestnut taste when it was mixed with chocolate.

    @Jim D. thank you for the information and topic link! I did search eGullet but did not find your previous experiments. I might have the very same issues that you did but will have fun experimenting.

    Chestnut filled chocolates: ideas? recipes?

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted

    8 hours ago, JeanneCake said:

    I used to make a chocolate chestnut cake for christmas but it was a hard sell in the shop; generally the older clientele liked chestnut better than their younger counterparts.   I also had a long time customer order a chestnut mousse cake for his wife's new year's eve birthday for years and I had better luck with the Clement Faugier brand (green and white can); it was just pure unsweetened chestnut puree.  The Vanini brand has sugar in it so just be aware the puree can be sweetened or unsweetened. 

    Thank you @JeanneCake! I’ll pick up a container of the unsweetened Clement Faugier chestnut purée and see what I come up with.

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