tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30133445397065728872024-03-05T05:51:11.775-08:00SF Baked LoveRecipes and tales of a San Francisco girls journey through the world of Pastry, from home to school to professional kitchens.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459555881810301082noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-70040946108378389092013-07-12T07:00:00.003-07:002014-07-16T17:06:13.721-07:00Welcome to Baked Love's BlogWelcome to my blog! Here I share recipes, my <a href="http://www.sfbakedlove.com/2012/07/about-attending-pastry-school.html">experience from pastry school</a>, and a little about myself. You can also take a look at my sample <a href="http://www.sfbakedlove.com/p/menu.html">Menu</a> of items that can be ordered throughout the city of San Francisco, CA. I happily cater to local offices and for any home or office celebration. My favorite celebrations happen to be birthdays and bridal showers. I specialize in delicious gluten free and vegan baked items. I'm so happy you stumbled upon my little space online. Take a moment and look around.<br />
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Some of my favorite recipes I share are, <a href="http://www.sfbakedlove.com/2011/05/vegan-banana-bread.html">Vegan Banana Bread</a> (you can search for both my regular recipe and a gluten free recipe), <a href="http://www.sfbakedlove.com/2011/05/super-vegan-pancakes.html">Vegan Pancakes</a>, <a href="http://www.sfbakedlove.com/2010/11/tartine-morning-buns.html">Tartine Morning Bun Recipe</a> (for the more advanced), and <a href="http://www.sfbakedlove.com/2011/01/flour-tortillas-healthy-simple-fresh.html">Healthy Home-Made Flour Tortillas</a>.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
JoannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-83809638572916306832013-02-01T07:02:00.000-08:002015-09-27T10:43:33.875-07:00Banana Bread Gluten Free<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was just searching through my blog entries, and I can't believe I haven't posted a gluten free banana bread recipe, especially since I make it all of the time. If you do a search for "banana" in my blog, you'll find a wealth of recipes, many of which are actually vegan recipes I've tried out, and they are all delicious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm very excited to share this recipe with you now. Honestly, banana bread is so forgiving, you can just sub a gluten-free flour blend right out with the AP flour in the a recipe. Here's one of my favorite gluten free banana bread recipes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1 cup almond flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1 cup gluten free flour blend (Bob's Red Mill has a good one, and now even my local Trader Joe's has one!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1 tsp baking soda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 salt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1 cup sugar</span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 1.4;">3 large very ripe bananas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1/3 cup milk (any percent will do)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1 tsp distilled vinegar or lemon juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.4;">optional add ins: 1/2 cup nuts or chocolate chips</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Slowely and </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">alternately</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;"> mix in the flour mixture (in 3 parts) and milk mixture (in 2 parts), beginning and ending with flour. Blend well after each addition. Pour into pan and bake for about an hour until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 1.4;">Other recipes you might enjoy:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 1.4;"><a href="http://www.sfbakedlove.com/2011/05/vegan-banana-bread.html">Vegan Banana Bread</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 1.4;"><a href="http://www.sfbakedlove.com/2010/08/peanut-butter-cup-banana-cookie.html">Peanut butter banana cookies with peanut butter cups and walnuts</a></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.trumaker.com/">TruMaker</a> recently moved in to an office just down the street from me and they have been getting my baking flops; recipes that are not quite perfect, but still delicious. However, these chocolate mousse bites are far from flops but they do come out a little messy. No one will care what they look like once they pop one in their mouth. Seriously, these are <b>so</b> good. They are soft, airy and deeply chocolaty.<br />
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Though, the recipe requires dirtying a few pots and bowls, it's an easy recipe. These bites are perfect for a Super Bowl party or for an Academy Award viewing party.<br />
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I hesitate to say this but these are an enlightened version of a chocolate torte (i.e. no butter, no cream). They are so rich you'd never guess. This recipe is completely inspired from Alice Medrich's recipe for Chocolate Decadence in <i><a href="http://alicemedrich.com/?page_id=13#b8">Chocolate and the Art of Low Fat Desserts</a></i>. Alice Medrich gives thoughtful insight in to her experiments in baking, specifically her process for discovering how to lighten up her most delicious chocolate recipes.<br />
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You'll need 2, 24-cup mini cupcake pans or 1 to 2 regular cupcake pans as the batter can not sit, it must be immediately poured in to the pan and put in the oven since the batter is lightened with whipped egg whites. These can also be made gluten free.<br />
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5 ounces bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate (I used 72%), finely chopped<br />
1 egg<br />
1 egg separated<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
1 egg white<br />
1/8 tsp cream of tartar<br />
2 oz (1/2 cup) unsweetened cocoa powder<br />
1/8 tsp baking powder<br />
1/2 tsp instant espresso powder<br />
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour or gluten free flour blend<br />
2/3 cup sugar<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
3/4 cup 1% milk<br />
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Line your cupcake pans with papers. Positions your racks on the lower and upper third of the oven (unless both pans will fit on one rack, then place that rack on the lower third of your oven). Preheat the oven to 325 F.<br />
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Put the chocolate in a large bowl. Combine 1 whole egg, 1 yolk and vanilla in a small bowl. Put the egg whites and cream of tartar in a medium bowl.<br />
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In a heavy bottom sauce pot, combine the cocoa, flour, instant espresso powder and 2/3 cup sugar. Whisk in 1/2 of the milk until it becomes a paste. Then whisk in the remaining milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a spatula to prevent the chocolate from burning, until it reaches a simmer, then continue cooking and stirring for another 90 seconds.<br />
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Pour the hot mixture over the chopped chocolate and stir until it's completely melted. Whisk in the yolk mixture. Set this aside.<br />
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Beat the egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer/beaters running on high, slowly pour in the 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in 1/4 of the egg whites into the chocolate to lighten the batter. Than fold in the rest.<br />
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Use a tablespoon to scoop the batter into the mini cupcake pan or use a soup spoon or ice cream scoop if using regular cupcake pans. Bake for about 18-24 minutes depending on the size of mousse bites. They are done when the top of it springs back when touched. Don't over cook them. Cool on a rack.<br />
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These are best eaten after being covered with plastic wrap and stored in the fridge for a day.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1/2 cup sugar<br />
1/2 cup (2oz) unsweetened cocoa powder<br />
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp low-fat buttermilk<br />
1/2 tsp vanilla<br />
1/4 tsp instant espresso powder<br />
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In a heavy bottom sauce pan, combine the sugar, cocoa, and espresso powder. Stir in 1/4 cup of the buttermilk and whisk to form a smooth paste. Whisk in the rest of the buttermilk. Cook over medium heat until the mixture begins to boil, stirring constantly with a spatula to prevent it from burning. Cook for two minutes while still stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Allow to cool. Cover the mixture with plastic wrap placed directly on to the surface to prevent a skin from forming (from the dairy.)<br />
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Once cooled, spoon the ganache on to each bite with a tablespoon. You only need a thin layer of the ganache on each mousse bite, otherwise it will overwhelm the other chocolate flavor of the cake. These cakes can stay for three days, covered in the fridge.<br />
<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-11014021505290889232012-12-22T07:42:00.001-08:002012-12-22T14:23:17.573-08:00Saturday SurfingHi! I'm dropping in right before the Christmas holiday to wish everyone a belated happy Hanukkah, merry Christmas, and a very happy new year celebration. We actually just finished wrapping a turkey in bacon for our annual turkey potluck, which we with friends every year just before Christmas. (I'll spare you the bird picture.) Today I thought I'd share some great recent blog posts from my favorite bloggers. Enjoy surfing through these awesome links...<br />
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Perhaps now you also want to gather your friends that are home for the holidays to eat, drink and be merry. Spoon Fork Bacon shows you how to put together a <a href="http://spoonforkbacon.com/2012/12/quick-and-easy-cheeseboard/">quick and easy cheese board</a>.</div>
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For simple hosting tips, check out <a href="http://www.kimskitchensink.com/2012/12/party-time.html">Kim's Kitchen Sink</a>. There have also been some delicious holiday inspired drink recipes circulating, like Dying For Chocolate's <a href="http://dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2012/12/chocolate-egg-nog.html">chocolate eggnog round-up</a>. And Choosing Raw has a wonderful <a href="http://www.choosingraw.com/raw-vegan-chai-spiced-hot-chocolate/">raw vegan chai spiced hot chocolate recipe.</a></div>
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And last but not least, a delicious sweet recipes. The first from Dessert First. I just made this <a href="http://dessertfirstgirl.com/2012/12/cranberry-curd-tarts.html">cranberry curd tart recipe</a> but used chocolate cream cookies for the tart shell and it is <b>so</b> good and perfect for the holidays. Lastly, Vanilla Sugar Blog posts fun, sometimes wacky recipes that are beginner friendly. Here's her recipe for <a href="http://vanillakitchen.blogspot.com/2012/12/salty-smores-bark.html">Salty S'mores Bark.</a></div>
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This cut-out brown sugar cookie dough is lightly flavored with molasses and spices and though they require a bit of patience rolling out like most cut-out cookies, the final flavor of the cookie is of butter and brown sugar with a little bit of sweet and spicy....Also there are no eggs in this batter so you can eat as much dough as you want! (you know, if you're in to that.) These cookies are soft and chewy, not crunchy at all like your usual holiday ginger cut-out cookie. Instead of decorating each cookie with icing or chocolate, I sprinkled cinnamon sugar on each cookie before baking, then spread chocolate ganache or a cinnamon cream cheese filling in between two cookies for a delicious holiday cookie sandwich.<br />
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2 3/4-3 cups flour<br />
1 tbsp ground ginger<br />
1 tbsp cinnamon<br />
1/2 tsp ground cloves<br />
1/8 tsp salt<br />
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1 1/3 cup brown sugar<br />
2 sticks butter (softened to room temp.)<br />
2 tbsp cream cheese (softened to room temp.)<br />
1/4 cup molasses<br />
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In a medium size bowl, mix together the flour, spices and salt.<br />
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Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed just until combined. Form the dough into two round patties about 6" in diameter, wrap in plastic wrap. Pat the dough down again to tighten the plastic wrap around it. Place the dough in the fridge for at least one hour.<br />
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Take one dough round out of the fridge, roll out the dough to about 1/8" thick between two sheets of parchment paper. Slide the rolled dough in parchment paper onto a baking sheet and refrigerate again until firm. Repeat with the other dough round.<br />
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Take the first sheet out of the fridge and cut out shapes with cookie cutters and transfer to another parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the other round. Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes. They won't deepen in color very much. Cool the cookie sheets on racks.<br />
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Once the cookies are cool, either decorate with royal icing, chocolate, or sandwich with chocolate ganache or this cream cheese filling.<br />
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8 ounces cream cheese<br />
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted<br />
heaping tablespoon cinnamon<br />
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No one's sick of pumpkin recipes yet, right? Because this is just so delicious and I'm really excited to share it. If you don't have canned pumpkin and cream cheese in your kitchen, just head on over to your neighborhood Trader Joe's and pick up the ingredients for this.</div>
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Though TJ's isn't a local grocer, I do buy my basic ingredients there like free-range eggs, unsalted butter, organic canned pumpkin. One finally opened up 1.5 blocks down the hill from me so life is good! It makes living on a baker's budget in San Francisco a little easier.</div>
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There are three simple components to pumpkin loaf, the batter, filling, and crumble. It makes two loaves so you don't have to decide if the loaf is for you, or for your friends, and you will want an entire loaf for yourself :) The amount of crumble in this recipe is not a mistake. It's a lot of crumble and it's perfect and delicious, so go with it...</div>
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Pour 1/4 of the mixture into one pan and another 1/4 in the other. Then scoop your cream cheese mixture on top of each, add the remaining pumpkin mixture to each loaf. Grab a butter knife and insert it all the way in to the batter and pull it in a swirl patter through the batter. Lastly, add the crumble over the top of both and quickly get it into the oven.</div>
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Everyone knows that I'm a huge sweets fan, but I'm also a huge coffee fan. So, I was so excited to able to participate in the FoodBuzz Tastemaker program with Godiva Coffee and it's seasonal flavored coffees. This created a wonderful excuse to have a few close friends over to share my two favorite fall drink. (Please excuse the pictures, it was later in the evening in my small Nob Hill apartment with terrible lighting...)</div>
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The first drink comes from my dear friends, the Leonard Family. They share this hot, caffeinated adult beverage with everyone up at our summer weekend get-away spot; a permanent campsite community in Northern California where we all waterski, wakeboard and enjoy each others' company during cocktail hour. Careful, these can knock you on your behind ;)<br />
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This second drink gets me through the colder fall months just as well because pumpkin-anything is the best, but it is truly a seasonal ingredient.<br />
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I originally wrote this post a year ago but I wanted to revisit it before the holidays are upon us and finish writing the recipes and instructions to share with anyone that might want to tackle making a Buche de Noel for their very own.</div>
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Happy holidays everyone! I've been so busy with Pastry School for the past 15 weeks that I have not had time to complete a blog (though I have a few half-attempted blogs waiting to be finished and read by all). Tante Marie's midterm party was last weekend, which means I'm on a two-week break from school, but definitely not from baking. Yesterday I spent the whole day baking, as well as running around my neighborhood getting last minute Christmas gifts and taking two trips to the market to get more sugar and eggs. I made components of the Buche De Noel, which I'm serving tonight for Christmas Eve dinner and challah to have with brunch and as french toast on Christmas morning.<br />
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For weeks I have been talking about C<a href="http://www.cindymushet.com/">hef/Instructor Cindy Muschet's</a> Buche De Noel that she demo'ed for us in class the other week to get us excited about the holidays. (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Soul-Baking-Sur-Table/dp/0740773348">You should really buy her book!</a>)<br />
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This is literally one of the best cakes I've ever had. The other being <a href="http://www.prolificoven.com/bakery/cakes/chocolate-mocha">the Chocolate Mocha from The Prolific Oven in Palo Alto. </a><br />
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A Buche de Noel is something that any home-baker can tackle. It is manageable if you make it in pieces, spread out over many days. The meringue mushrooms can be made several days ahead of time, stored in an air-tight container or Ziploc freezer bag. The cake can be made 1-2 days ahead of time and left in the pan, wrapped air-tight with plastic wrap. The buttercream frosting can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days or 2 months in the freezer. The ganache frosting can be made the night before so that it cools and sets to the consistency of frosting.<br />
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Cindy's recipe is made with a vanilla chiffon cake (spread out in a half-sheet cookie pan with oiled parchment paper on the bottom), a plain french butter cream frosting with Nutella added, a ganache outer frosting. And lastly, the meringue mushrooms and sugared rosemary sprigs and sugared cranberries (made my brushing with whisked egg white then sprinkling with sugar.)<br />
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Have you checked out all of my<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlavenberg/sets/72157627840090941/"> pictures from Tante Marie's on Flickr</a>?<br />
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Preheat oven to 225F. Line a cookie pan with parchment paper. Place the whites, sugar and cream of tartar into the bowl of an electric mixer. Place over simmering water and whisk constantly si it doesn't scramble. Heat it to 160F on an instant read thermometer. Immediately transfer to the mixer and whip on high speed until firm peaks form.</div>
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Pipe rounds and "stalks" with the 1/2" tip. Bake for 1 hour, turn off the oven and let rest in the oven overnight to finish drying. In the morning, attach the stalks to the caps by making a small hole in the bottom of the cap with the tip of a paring knife. Spread a thin later of melted chocolate on the bottom of the cap. Insert the stalk into the cap and set aside until the chocolate hardens. Keep in airtight container until needed.</div>
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Sift together 1 cup sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Whisk to blend.</div>
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In the clean bowl of a standing mixer, with the whisk attachment, whip the whites (6 in total) to soft peaks. As the mixer runs, add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a slow and steady stream and continue whipping untile the whites hold firm peaks.</div>
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Fold the meringue into the reserved batter. Pour the batter onto the prepared sheet pan and spread evenly with an offset spatula. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until the edges of the cake start to pull away from the sides of the pan and the center springs back when lightly touched. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.</div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-28881763056555789522012-10-20T04:26:00.001-07:002012-12-05T08:04:39.310-08:00Macarons<div style="text-align: left;">
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We're having an Indian summer in San Francisco. It's well in to October and I just catered my fifth event! It was in the warm sun at Alamo Square park. Luckily the French macarons were eaten up before the buttercream filling completely melted out.<br />
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I imagine this past summer was my last with real weekends off. So I wakeboarded and caught up with friends and family and catered just enough events with my baked goods to keep me very happy.<br />
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These <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaron">French macarons</a> for the Konevich/Hunter engagement party, not to be confused with coconut macaroons, didn't come easy though.<br />
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Three nights before the event I started making batches of these little cookies. I've successfully made them before (though always a little thicker than desired.) But last week it was complete and utter fail after fail. I'd really like to blame it on the humidity from the first real rain of the year. But who really knows!? Leading up to making these, I read blog entry after blog entry from professionals about the best techniques and myths. (<a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2008/09/making-french-macarons/">Go to David Lebowitz blog</a> and check out his list of helpful blogs, recipes etc.) I read over and over <a href="http://bravetart.com/blog/MacaronMyths">BraveTarts recipe, tips and myths</a>. And she convinced me to use her recipe, but, the macarons had <b>no feet</b>. Though they were otherwise perfect in texture, thickness and shininess. Maybe I over-mixed? I'd like to try her recipe again and macaranoage my batter less, but this time I had no time to experiment.<br />
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I went back to my amazing Tante Marie's teacher, Cindy's Muschet's recipe, which she said is the <b>only</b> reliable recipe she has ever come across in her <b>entire life</b>. I made three batches: the first, perhaps I over-mixed the whipped egg whites with the almond mixture. They were the correct height and shinyness but had air between the top of the cookie and the bottom. (Always my problem with her recipe.) The second, perhaps under-mixed; I got my usual too-thick cookies. The third batch I felt great about. Then I popped them in the oven and they exploded. each little cookie blew it's insides out....<br />
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I did get enough cookies with feet to cater and the guests went wild over them. However, I will continue on this journey to <i>macaronage</i>, defined as the art of making macarons, as many have before me and many will after me...<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-57270280871291745212012-07-31T21:46:00.001-07:002012-07-31T21:47:56.494-07:00About Attending Pastry SchoolLife in San Francisco is always wonderfully fast-moving, but the past nine months have been a whirlwind. I completed <a href="http://tantemarie.com/">Tante Marie's</a> fall 2011 pastry course, interned at <a href="http://tartinebakery.com/">Tartine</a>, and catered a few private events. I'm now finally able to sit and write about how and why I decided to attend Tante Marie's. For a few years after college I researched culinary programs in the Bay Area:<a href="http://www.ciachef.edu/california/"> The CIA</a>, <a href="http://www.chefs.edu/San-Francisco">Le Cordon Bleu</a>, <a href="http://www.sfbi.com/">SFBI</a>, <a href="http://www.internationalculinarycenter.com/">International Culinary Center</a>, <a href="http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Culinary_Arts-Hospitality_Studies/">CCSF</a> (city college program), and Tante Marie's. At that time, <a href="http://www.artinstitutes.edu/culinary-degrees.aspx">The Art Institute</a> did not yet have a program. It now does and <a href="http://seattletallpoppy.blogspot.com/2008/10/interview-with-cindy-mushet-on-art-soul.html">Chef Cindy Muschet</a>, my teacher and possibly the most knowledgeable and nurturing teacher in the world, teaches there.<br />
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I chose Tante Marie's for the same reasons most do. It is a part-time course designed for people serious about baking but who still work a 9-5 job. I put a lot of thought into how I could make this dream a reality while not falling into a financial hole. Tante Marie's allowed for that without substitution for quality. School still not a small sum of money and for full disclosure, I was able to pay for this school with savings.<br />
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What I love about Tante Marie's:<br />
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<li>So many things! But an important one is they take only 15 students every six months and there is one teacher, a teacher's assistant and a number of special guest appearances. It is an intimate environment, but enough space to focus on your own work. Tip: Get used to the cozy atmosphere, most professional pastry chefs end up with even less room then your working space in class. It helps you remain organized, precise and focused while creating desserts.</li>
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Questions you should be able to say "yes" to if you think Tante Marie's is for you:<br />
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<li>Do you have the will to practice and learn on your own? In class you have the opportunity to make many things twice, but other recipes, not at all during class and the only way to get better is to practice</li>
<li>Can you do a 12 hour day? You should say yes, if you want to be a pastry chef at all ;</li>
<li>Will your employer be understanding of your schedule? They may have questions for you, like why you're going to pastry school and if you will leave your current job for it. They'll also might ask if you will bring in treats. At Tante Marie's, <a href="http://www.foodrunners.org/about-foodrunners.asp">we did not bring very many items home</a> from class.</li>
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I hope you said yes to all of the above and that now you've been accepted to Tante Marie's!...<br /><br />
Items you may need for class in addition to the chef uniforms and book:<br />
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<li>Permanent marker (to keep in the pen pocket of your chef uniform)</li>
<li>Giant binder to keep all recipes</li>
<li>Close-toed shoes you can stand comfortable in for eight hours (Never did I think I would LOVE clogs so much)</li>
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Items you must have at home practice:<br />
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...Don't worry, you'll find plenty of other things you "need" too.<br />
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I can't wait to hear from you about your opinions, stories and thoughts about attending Tante Marie's or any other pastry program.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0San Francisco, CA, USA37.7749295 -122.419415537.6745235 -122.577344 37.8753355 -122.261487tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-44476969982162596172012-01-31T21:35:00.000-08:002012-01-31T21:37:11.810-08:00An UpdateI just wanted to write a quick post for anyone that may stumble across my blog. I am about five weeks away from graduating <a href="http://tantemarie.com/">Tante Marie's</a> professional Pastry Course and busy as ever with so many things to look forward to including; creating a <a href="http://www.chefdecuisine.com/cuisine/learn/choux/CROQUEMBOUCHE.php">croquembouche</a>, an American wedding cake, working with chocolate with <a href="http://alicemedrich.blogspot.com/">The Alice Medrich</a> and my final project (still to be determined by me.)<br />
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I look forward to start writing and participating in the blogging sphere sometime in March 2012. Here's a peak at what I've been up to...<br />
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I wasn't sure what to do when I woke up extremely early this Saturday morning when I didn't have pastry school at 8am, so what did I do? I got in the kitchen and baked. First I prepared custard cups for creme caramel to be finished later that day. Then, feeling once again inspired by <a href="http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/%20">Love Veggies and Yoga's</a> simple/healthy/vegan/gluten free/<b>delicious</b> recipes, I made a tiny batch of banana maple muffins. They were insanely delicious with strong maple flavor and a nice chewy texture. I love this recipe because all you need is a fork and a large bowl to mix the ingredients in- barely any mess! All of the ingredients can be found at Trader Joe's too.<br />
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With just one over-ripe banana, this recipe makes four muffins. You could easily multiple the ingredients by three, and get a dozen muffins.<br />
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A few days later I multiplied this recipe by SIX (I had to get rid of six bananas, ok!?) and it was still delicious. I tried swapping crunchy peanut butter for the almond butter and next time I will stick with almond butter, the flavor profile matched the other ingredient's flavors better.<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-51014670223857145102011-10-09T19:24:00.000-07:002012-08-01T21:57:19.655-07:00Pastry School in PicturesNow I understand why there aren't very many blogs out there chronicling pastry school, there's no time! Here is the past few weeks in pictures (some are my creations, others are not):<br />
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On my second night I successfully made a dark caramel sauce and almost successfully made a creme anglaise, which is still cooling in the fridge for Saturday's class. After a lot of egg whisking and boiling sugar Chef Cindy Muschet demo'ed pate a choux (cream puff dough), which we'll dive right into at 8am on Saturday along with creating pastry cream for eclairs.<br />
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I inherited this ancient waffle iron from my mom but it still works like a charm. Replacing milk with buttermilk gave the waffle its unique flavor. I was planning to have a simple waffle with maple syrup, but the buttermilk and egg flavors came through so much, that adding a dollop of sour cream and a spoonful of blueberry preserves balanced the whole thing out very well. This meal will make you feel very sophisticated, like a French Aristocrat. If you speak French it will really help this breakfast experience. Bon Apetite!<br />
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I promised the 50th person on Facebook a baked good of their choice and my old friend, Kara, was the winner. Kara lives about 40 miles away, and as a San Francisco resident, I get around on foot. Keeping this promise could have turned out to be a huge hassle since a baked good delivery is time-sensitive and fragile. Any mail system would not do- <a href="http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/07/mf_taskrabbit/">TaskRabbit to the Rescue!</a><br />
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<a href="http://taskrabbit.com/">TaskRabbit</a> gets you in touch with friendly, reliable people who can help you get just about anything you need done, and put some free time back into your life. (Full disclosure: I work for TaskRabbit, but even if I didn't I would still think the service rocks.)<br />
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Having time to bake on a work night is difficult enough, without having to worry about which mailing service to use, actually getting myself there and packing the cookies for overnight delivery. So, the night before I baked Kara's <a href="http://baked-love.blogspot.com/2010/03/peanut-butter-chocolate-chunk-cookie.html">peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies</a>, I posted a Task for someone to pick up the cookies from me at work and deliver to Kara- Stress-free!<br />
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With TaskRabbit I was able keep my<a href="http://www.taskrabbit.com/promises"> promise to myself to bake, blog and do more with my time!</a> I can't emphasize enough how easy TaskRabbit's service is to deliver on my promise of baked goods. And who can put a price on having fresh baked goods delivered by a friendly person?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2San Francisco, CA, USA37.7749295 -122.4194155000000137.7206295 -122.50881550000001 37.8292295 -122.33001550000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-11527028933996856102011-09-06T21:58:00.000-07:002011-10-16T21:59:02.466-07:00Raw Peanut Butter Power CookiesMore raw power cookies! The 'power' is for all the good-for-you stuff that goes in them. Raw cookies are also appealing because they are just so easy to make on a work night, then you have a healthy snack throughout the week. And, if you work at a San Francisco Bay Area tech start-up, chances are your co-workers will be foodies and not be scarred to try something labeled, 'vegan', or 'gluten-free', or 'healthy' and 'cookie' in the same sentence.<br />
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1/4 C unsweetened shredded coconut (first, toast it lightly in the oven to bring out more flavor)<br />
2 tbsp agave nectar<br />
1 tbsp pure maple syrup<br />
1 tbsp vanilla paste<br />
White chocolate chips to top (premium quality- crappy white chocolate chips may contain hydrogenated and sometimes animal fat, always check the label...)<br />
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1/4 C shredded, unsweetened coconut<br />
2 tbsp agave nectar<br />
2 tbsp pure maple syrup (almost raw)<br />
1 tbsp coconut oil<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-28104318466072744792011-08-22T20:57:00.000-07:002011-08-22T22:57:47.476-07:00Foodie Weekend Part 1It was a serious foodie weekend with Saturday being <a href="http://www.lacocinasf.org/about-la-cocina/">La Cocina's</a> 3rd annual San Francisco Street Food Festival and Sunday being <a href="http://sffoodwars.com/">SF Food War's</a> Salsa-licous salsa competition. There was definitely no baking going on just a lot of eating. Here's how Saturday went down:<br />
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We pre-purchased a $50 passport, which I would recommend it if you're planning to try a lot of different foods. It gets you one free drink, a souvenir passport that lists every vendor, and a "secret snack," which was a random bite of quesadilla courtesy of Mission tortillas, an event sponsor.<br />
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Me and my better half arrived at about 10:30am, 30 minutes before the event started and had a chance to walk up and down before the place became packed (with 50,000 people!) Right at 11am the place was filled but the crowd was generally mild, smiling and sedated from all of the delicious food in their bellies. We lasted about 3.5 hours there and here's what we tried:<br />
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<a href="http://www.azalinas.com/">Azalina's</a>, based out of San Francisco, sold at various SF markets<br />
- Malaysian fried peanut taco (small bite): The only vegan item we saw and pretty darn good. A fried flour tortilla with a peanut, tofu filling.<br />
- Penang curry bomb buns: two curry shredded chicken sandwiches on deep fried rolls (big plate). This is the only place where we got the small and big bite plates, they both had a spicy pickle topping and a creamy sauce. This was the last thing we tried and our favorite. Friend and flavorful!<br />
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<a href="http://thepeachedtortilla.com/">The Peached Tortilla</a>, Austin TX, Food Truck<br />
- Pad Thai taco (small plate): a chicken taco with peanut sauce, bean sprouts on a thick flour tortilla.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nettiescrabshack.com/">Nettie's Crab Shack</a>, San Francisco, Restaurant<br />
- Dungenous crab devilled egg (small plate): A perfectly hard boiled egg with plenty of creamy crab filling. Our breakfast appetizer.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flourandwater.com/">Flour + Water</a>, San Francisco, Restaurant<br />
- Fried peppers and corn (small bite): a let-down, I think there big bite plate, a Porchetta sandwich was meant to be the star. It is still supposed to be an amazing restaurant that I'm dieing to go to.<br />
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<a href="http://zellassoulfulkitchen.com/">Zella's Soulful Kitchen</a>, based out of Oakland, Caterer, also sold at Whole Foods in Noe Valley<br />
- Jacked Up Hush Puppies (small bite): just regular ol' hush puppies but they were good. The big bite, a shrimp po' boy sandwich, looked awesome.<br />
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<a href="http://www.embracesweets.com/">Embrace Sweets</a>, Los Angeles, sold at LA Farmer's Markets<br />
- Caramelized banana Nutella brownie: very fudgy.<br />
- Chocolate chip cookie: soft and nice flavor, but I think it was made with shortening.<br />
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We purposely avoided two of our favorite food trucks/carts: <a href="http://www.curryupnow.com/">Curry Up Now</a> out of San Francisco, because we ate it twice the week before, and <a href="http://www.bigasssandwiches.com/">Big Ass Sandwiches</a> out of Portland, because we ate it twice during our weekend trip to Portland last month. We had to give other places a fighting chance.<br />
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I highly recommend taking a good look at which vendors you don't want to miss before you arrive. There where so many more we wanted to try but couldn't get to. Both events benefited various worthy Bay Area nonprofits.<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3San Francisco, CA, USA37.7749295 -122.4194155000000137.7206295 -122.50881550000001 37.8292295 -122.33001550000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-35185633500418843722011-08-14T19:57:00.000-07:002011-08-14T19:57:12.755-07:00Nectarine CrumbleWhat do you do with a bag full of free nectarines? Make a crumble and take it to the beach to share with your friends!<div><br />
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</div><div>Be sure to eat it straight from the pan with a giant spoon, that way there's time to pass it around while your friends are still eating their bite. </div><div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Gluten Free Nectarine Crumble</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Filling Ingredients</span></div><div><ul><li>bag of nectarines (at least six nectarines), peeled, cut into sixths</li>
<li>2 tbsp cornstarch</li>
<li>2/3 C granulate sugar</li>
<li>pinch of salt</li>
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</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Crumble Ingredients</span></div><div><ul><li>1.5 C rice and/or almond flour (or regular white flour)</li>
<li>1/2 C cold unsalted butter, cut into sixths</li>
<li>1 tsp cinnamon</li>
<li>1/2 tsp all spice</li>
<li>1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper</li>
<li>1/4 tsp salt</li>
<li>1/3 C brown sugar</li>
<li>1/3 C granulated sugar</li>
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</div><div>Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a glass baking dish.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Make the crumble by stirring all of the ingredients except the butter in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter with a couple of butter knives or a pastry cutter until crumble pieces form. Place in the fridge.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Make the filling by combing all ingredients. Scoop into the buttered dish. Pour the crumble topping over the filling. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until the top is golden and the juice is bubbling through.</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Beer goes well with this Crumble as a pre-dessert beverage...at least when you're at the beach it does. Any type of beer will do.</div><div><br />
</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-4533416798449705422011-08-02T16:19:00.000-07:002011-08-02T16:19:35.245-07:00Gluten Free BrowniesHere we go, gluten free brownies (take's a bite)- Pretty good, especially while they are still warm!<br />
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Ideally I would have tried the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/dining/gluten-free-flour-blend-recipe.html?_r=1&ref=dining">gluten free flour mix</a> from the NY Times, but I had to work with what I already had. After comparing a few different flour mix recipes, with varying ratios of ingredients, many of which I didn't event have, I decided to just go for my own basic mix. So, my first gluten free flour mix is:<br />
<ul><li>1/2 cup rice flour</li>
<li>1/4 cup almond flour (According to the <a href="http://www.theppk.com/">Isa</a> you can use as a substitute for corn flour)</li>
<li>1/4 cup tapioca flour</li>
<li>1/3 cup brown rice flour </li>
</ul>My regular brownie recipe creates cake-like brownies, and the gluten-free version was just as cakey and chocolatey. The texture was only slightly off and after cooling completely where a bit dryer than usual. Over all I would say a success! (The Joy of Cooking actually has a note at the end of their brownie recipe that says 1 1/3 C rice flour can be substituted for the 1 cup flour in the brownie recipe, and this book is from the 1970s before gluten free was talked about.)<br />
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The 24th Oregon Brewer's Festival did have one gluten free beer from<a href="http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/"> Deschutes Brewery</a> out of Bend, Oregon. The beer had notes of citrus and hops, but, and this breaks my heart to say, kind of sucked. However, I still give them major props for creating a flavorful GF beer.<br />
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Straight from the 2011 OBF program, "One of the most asked questions at the festival is, 'are there any gluten free beers available?'- Yes! This hop-forward Northwest pale ale is made of 100% gluten free ingredients: brown rice, sorghum, and dark candy sugar. It's hopped with Nugget Centennial, Cascade, and Citra hops for a Northwest gluten-free experience."<br />
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Unfortunately, according to my dad, Whole Foods sells a better GF beer, Estrella Daura out of Barcelona (<a href="http://glutenfreeappetite.com/blog/item/review-estrella-gluten-free-beer">go figure.</a>) Let's hope my brownies get better reviews from Mr. Lavenberg. GF Brownie review coming soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013344539706572887.post-37424463470388367412011-07-16T11:11:00.000-07:002011-07-17T17:46:50.108-07:00Crepes with StuffThis morning I went really far from vegan baking and burned through 1/2 dozen eggs (but they came from cage-free, presumably happy chickens) and a lot of cheese.<br />
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Here are crepes with cheesy egg whites, cream cheese, and jalapeƱo jelly <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(shout out to Jen's mom) . </span>I like my eggs with a lot of cheese and a bit of sweet.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Crepes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(adapted from The Joy of Cooking)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<ul><li>3/4 C flour</li>
<li>2 tbsp powdered sugar</li>
<li>1/2 tsp salt</li>
<li>1 tsp baking powder</li>
<li>1/2 tbsp ground flax seed (just for fun)</li>
<li>2/3 C plain, unsweetened soy milk (or regular milk)</li>
<li>1/3 C water</li>
<li>2 eggs</li>
</ul><br />
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Mix the dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Whisk eggs, add liquids and whisk well. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and whisk only a few times (lumps are OK!) Pour some batter onto a hot, lightly oiled pan. swivel the pan around to get a thin layer of batter. When brown on the underneath side, flip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0