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Your Daily Sweets: What Are You Making and Baking? (2017 – )

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Kim Shook

Kim Shook

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I apologize for the bold typeface, but I can't seem to get rid of it.  

@jimb0 – your hot cross buns are beautiful and sound delicious.

 

@Kerry Beal – that bread looks fantastic.  I’ve always had (and seen in stores/bakeries in the US) the cross done with a thick glaze after baking.  But when I look at British ones the cross looks like yours – piped on before cooking so that it bakes into the crust.  Sometimes the entire bun is glazed after baking.  I like how your cross becomes part of the bun. 

 

@AAQuesada – that table is just exquisite and so Spring/Easter looking!

 

As expected, my coconut cake was a big disappointment.  As mentioned above, I definitely overbeat it.  It looked pretty on the outside:

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But the texture was horrible and tough:

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This was a recipe I’ve made plenty of times before and it’s been really good, so at least I know it’s not the recipe.  The frosting was, as always, delicious when it was freshly made.  It is a cream cheese and butter icing, which I am normally not a fan of since it needs to be refrigerated and I don’t care for cold cake.  I should either frost the cake last minute (which I hate doing) or use a frosting that can stay out.  I am happy to say that the addition of the Fiori de Sicilia was lovely.  I used 1/2 t. in the cake and the frosting and it was just right. 

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jimb0

jimb0

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thanks friend. this was kind of a seat-of-my-pants go, which is how a lot of my bakes are. i wasn't sure if using so much olive oil (~110g) would be overpowering but it really seemed to work.

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rotuts

rotuts

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@shain 

 

your babka's always look so inviting

 

the few Ive had were dry , and the amendments never gooey

 

enough

 

yours look perfect

 

I hope babka's can be made w butter.

 

and lots of it.

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shain

shain

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36 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@shain 

 

your babka's always look so inviting

 

the few Ive had were dry , and the amendments never gooey

 

enough

 

yours look perfect

 

I hope babka's can be made w butter.

 

and lots of it.

 

Thanks! They need to be fresh, that's why I divide the dough and make a few small ones over a week. I use butter and sour cream, plenty but not lots - it's not quite at a brioche level of richness (because of the inclusions, IMO it could be too much).

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shain

shain

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Used the 2nd third of the dough I made for another babka.

This one is filled with tvorog cheese (farmers cheese), as well as lightly cooked apples, raisins, vanilla, nutmeg, a bit of cinnamon and rose water.

Tisane of rose geranium and lemon verbena.

 

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rotuts

rotuts

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@shain 

 

im pleased

 

your identical   babka's

 

fresh , warm , etc

 

are not available at  my local TJ's.

 

Id have to look into an electric wheel barrow

 

w GPS etc

 

to get me around.

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Darienne

Darienne

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23 hours ago, shain said:

Used the 2nd third of the bough I made for another babka.

This one is filled with tvorog cheese (farmers cheese), as well as lightly cooked apples, raisins, vanilla, nutmeg, a bit of cinnamon and rose water.

Tisane of rose geranium and lemon verbena.

 

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I think I've died and gone to heaven.  OMG, that looks so good. 

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Darienne

 

learn, learn, learn...

 

We live in hope. 

shain

shain

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Aranygaluska. Hungarian for "golden crumbs".  Last part of the babka dough, rolled into balls, dipped in butter, rolled in a mixture of walnuts brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Some plum preserves spooned in between.

Served warm of creme anglaise.

 

 

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BeeZee

BeeZee

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That's some restraint shown on that slice. I think I'd eat a quarter of that!

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rotuts

rotuts

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@curls 

 

your cake 

 

was in my dreams

 

sort of

 

New iMacs were her too

 

looks so delicioiud

 

I nhopento make one as soon as i can

 

cheers

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Anna N

Anna N

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4 minutes ago, Panaderia Canadiense said:

Gluten-free cinnamon swirl with pralined pecans!

Beautiful and let me say how happy we all are to see you safe!

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heidih

heidih

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Having massive craving for the poppyseed cake on the Solo can. MUST source next time I am out. 

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shain

shain

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Not my making - bought some baklavas. Nothing fancy, but not overly sweet and the nuts used are good. Some better than others. Also a couple of warm, kadaif pastry filled with sweet stretchy cheese.

Black Turkish coffee with cardamom.

 

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Ramadan kareem! :)

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Altay.Oro

Altay.Oro

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@shain @Cahoot you should try this ... https://www.imamcagdas.com/anasayfa

 

Even my mom makes occasionally spending hours ... when we want to eat baklava, we mostly order it from Çağdaş.

And ... at the end, we always agree that my mom's baklava tastes better than the Çağdaş's baklava :)

 

On the site, there are two types of baklava with a slight difference. Baklava normally contains kaymak. Sold as "dry (kuru) baklava", as far as I know, does not contain kaymak ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaymak

 

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shain

shain

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2 hours ago, Altay.Oro said:

@shain @Cahoot you should try this ... https://www.imamcagdas.com/anasayfa

 

Even my mom makes occasionally spending hours ... when we want to eat baklava, we mostly order it from Çağdaş.

And ... at the end, we always agree that my mom's baklava tastes better than the Çağdaş's baklava :)

 

On the site, there are two types of baklava with a slight difference. Baklava normally contains kaymak. Sold as "dry (kuru) baklava", as far as I know, does not contain kaymak ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaymak

 

 

Those are some lovely pastries. I can get really good ones if I go to the city (though probably not as good, Turky is the master of baklavas, IMHO).

I think my home made baklavas are pretty good, better than those I bought this time for sure. But time and energy are limited, and I have so much things to cook... There are some of our favorite sweets that I haven't made in years, because I got so many new things to try.

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shain

shain

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Romanian papanashi. Doughnuts made with farmers cheese, semolina and flavored orange zest. Topped with sour cream and black cherry preserves, which I like to spike with a touch of cocoa liquor which highlight the cherry "darker" notes.

The dough is very easy to make, not sticky and no kneading involved. First I fried the entire batch in shallow oil (half height). Some went to the fridge. Then, when ready to eat, I reheated the oil and fried a second time until crisp. The sour cream and preserves must not be cold.

 

 

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heidih

heidih

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@shain Your doughnuts are really nice combo. I like the chocolate/cherry interplay  and had not thought of the liquor and with the orange zest in the dough :)

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David Ross

David Ross

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On a whim, I decided to take out my Mother's 1950 edition of the Betty Crocker Picture Cook Book.  I hadn't made peanut butter cookies in a few years, and this was the recipe she used. The only update was a garnish of dry-roasted peanuts on top.  

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Inside the cook book with classic illustrations and the different Betty Crocker test kitchens.

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