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1-2-3 Dough ( sugar cookie)

Jump right into the ocean with this little guy! Although hes un-iced ill paint the picture of what he will look like on practical day! With a lavender skill and baby blue fins his simplistic eloquent decor will leave you wanting more!

Biscotti

Oh these dry slices of heaven! These just happen to be a favorite for me to dip in my coffee during dessert , not too much to say about this cookie other than as crisp as it looks it still holds excellent flavor and goes really well floating in my coffee cup!!

Almond Spritz

Almond flavor strikes again! These bite sizes treats with raspberry jam with satisfy your sweet tooth instantly! Loved the flavor however the hard shell and chewy almost gum like center of the almond cookie wasn't my cup of tea, still delicious and secretly appears over tables during Christmas time!

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Checkerboard Cookies

These beautiful squares are a pain in the butt. Crazy steps and prefect slices required for this eye catching treat.. however the flavor is there but the cookie is to dry for me. Maybe some ganache in the middle and turn them into a cookie sandwich?

Lemon Bars

Everyone likes lemon right?! Ehh maybe but in this case i wasn't feeling the texture and taste of the lemon filling. I normally can eat lemon curd on its own but for some reason i wasn't a fan of the flavors in this particular recipe.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Loved these simplistic cookies, they were beyond amazing , they aren't your slice and bake cookie. You can tell they were homemade with love... or just extra chocolate, but whose complaining !

French Macarons

Financiers & Madelines

Todays treats were refreshing! The chocoalte financiers reminded me of a brownie and that little taste test made my whole day brighter.. then those madelines, they seem so simple yet that darn glaze took forever to get to the right consistency to stay thick on the actual cookie. But finally it was achieved and the final product was delightful!

Petit Fours

These may or not be my favorite treat ... i was so excited when i knew we would be making these. However once i saw the demo the fear sunk in and that dreaded dipping technique from chocolates was back, however this whole production went way smoother than anticipated and was beyond thrilled with the final product!

Day 9 May 6th 2015 Practical Day! Strawberry & Blackberry Meringue Pie & Lemon, Ganache & Fruit Tartlets. - Went much better than i expected. We had to pick out of a bowl a "mystery " ingredient then do what we please out of it to create a pie... so with that i drew strawberries. I knew i didnt want to make a boring strawberry pie .. like strawberry rhubarb ( no offense to rhubarb lovers but its not for me) So with that being said i took a different approach and used formulas from previously and tweaked them. I made a blackberry filling(compote -like) with a strawberry curd topped with a layer of fresh blackberries and strawberries then covered with meringue then it was torched. I didn't think the filling would work i thought it was going to be too unstable and fall but once cut it stayed in place making me the happiest pastry student. Although my dough was too thick i was happy with my overall product. Now for those darn tartlets we made them yesterday and they drove me CRAZY but today something changed i was thrilled making them and couldn't be more proud of the way I executed them! Formulas to be posted soon!! Xoxo

Day 8 May 5th 2015

#fruit tart #lemon tart #ganache tart #apple tart

Day 8 May 5th 2015

Welcome back! Today we finished up those fabulous tartlets with the delightful fillings we made. The assembly simply consisted of coating the bottom of each tart in chocolate then filling them with either the Lemon Curd, Ganache or Pastry Cream. Then topped with either Meringue , Fresh Fruit or White Chocolate. We also prepared for the practical and made a Basic Pie Dough then pre-baked our mini tartlet shells for tomorrow. Enjoy the pictures and formulas! See you guys soon for updates with Cookies & Petit Fours! Xoxo Enjoy!]

Day 7 May 4th 2015

Today we made 1-2-3 dough ( Short Dough) for our tartlets, along with the tartlet fillings. We made Lemon Curd, Ganache, and Pastry Cream. We spent most of our time in lecture therefor production was cut back in time so we only had time to pre-bake the shells along with make the fillings. Stay tuned for tartlet updates!

Day 6 April 30th 2015

#linzer torte

Day 6 April 30th 2015

Today if my mom was here it would have been her favorite day. We made Linzer Tortes and let me tell you those are moms absolute favorite! It must be the raspberry filling along with the semi soft hazelnut flavored dough! We made a large latticed torte with a small touch of frangipane on the bottom finished with of course raspberry and the top was touched up with almonds.. to be baked to perfection and ready for moms everywhere to enjoy! My thought on today was that I was shocked this simple torte took all day to make but then the minute we began making it and realizing how temperamental the dough was it all made sense.. if you applied to much pressure it cracked or when you tried to form the lattice it would fall apart in the transition from table to torte. Cracks aside it was an overall good day and I just learned to work quicker and easier with the dough for next time!

Xoxo Enjoy!

#Linzer torte

Day 5 April 29th 2015

#pb&j pie #turtle pies

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