Category Archives: Spices

Maple Pecan or Walnut Pie

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Cat

By Cat, Dec 2007; updated Sept 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Maple Pecan or Walnut Pie (my adaptation of the following); 2. Quick comparison of the three recipes from which my recipe is adapted See also: 1. Pie & Tart Crusts, … Continue reading →

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Peach & Yogurt Custard Pie

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Cat

By Cat, Sept 2008 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Peach & Yogurt Custard Pie (includes variation using regular custard) See also: 1. Blackberry Sour Cream Pie; 2. Peach & Berry Lattice Top Pie; 3. Fruit Kuchen 4. Peach Melba Pie; 5. Pie & Tart … Continue reading →

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Peach Melba Pie

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Cat

By Cat, Sept 2008 (photo, right, from Gurneys; photo, below, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes:  1. Peach Melba Pie  (9″, with modifications for 10″ pan) See also: 1. Peach & Berry Lattice Top Pie; 2. Pie & Tart Crusts, Pastry; 3. Pies, Tarts, Turnovers This recipe dates back to my early … Continue reading →

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Berry Lattice Top Pie

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Cat

By Cat, Sept 2008 (Pie and photo, right, by Cat) Includes: 1. Blueberry Pie, with Lattice Top Crust (9″, with modifications for 10″ and deep-dish; and modifications for blackberries, etc.) See also: 1. Blackberry & Sour Cream Pie; 2. Peach & Berry Lattice Top Pie; 3. Pie & Tart Crusts, … Continue reading →

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Peach & Berry Lattice Top Pie

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Cat

by Cat, Sept 2008 (Pie and photo, right, by Cat) Includes: 1. Peach-Blueberry Pie, with Lattice Top Crust (9″, with modifications for 10″ and deep-dish; and modifications for blackberries, etc.) See also: 1. Peach Melba Pie; 2. Berry Lattice Top Pie; 3. Peach and … Continue reading →

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Apple Strudel

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Cat

By Cat, Mar 2011 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Apple Strudel See also: 1. Danish pastry (Wienerbrød); 2. Puff Pastry; Other sites: 1. Apple Strudel from Scratch (Fine Cooking (2)) This classic dessert comes from Vienna, but many other Germanic and central-European … Continue reading →

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Danish Pastry (Wienerbrød)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Cat

by Cat, Dec 2012 (photo, right, from Blame it on the Food.com (1) Danish pastry is a close cousin of puff pastry, requiring the same technique of repeated rolling, folding and chilling of the dough. But Danish pastry is sweet, and … Continue reading →

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Filled Kuchens: Plum or Apricot; Cinnamon & Coffee

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Cat

by Cat, (Photo, right, by Cat) Includes: 1.  Plum or Apricot Kuchen; 2. Coffee-Cinnamon Kuchen See also 1. Butter Kuchen; 2. Fruit Kuchen. Kuchen is a German name for coffee cake.  I first learned of this wonderful treat from the Tassajara Bread Book, by Edward Espe Brown (1). There are … Continue reading →

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Butter Kuchen (German Coffeecake)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Cat

by Cat, (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Butter Kuchen; 2. Butter Kuchen, Soaked Flour Method See also 1. Plum or Apricot Kuchen; 2. Cinnamon-Coffee Kuchen; 3. Fruit Kuchen. Kuchen is a German name for coffee cake.  I first learned of this wonderful treat from … Continue reading →

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Tarte Aux Poires

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Cat

by Cat, May 2009 (Photo and tart by Cat) Tarte aux Poires is made from peeled pears simmered in sugar-water, then arranged on a crumb crust, covered with a rich custard, and topped with the sugar-water. This was the first … Continue reading →

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