Butter Baking

Butter Baking

A Blog of Baked Goods

Monthly Archives: December 2011

Little Apple, Raspberry and Custard Pies

I baked these when I was in Poland, for my mum’s birthday. She requested my little apple pies and I thought I’d make them a little differently by adding some custard and raspberries and trying out a new pastry recipe. It was winter in Poland, so raspberries weren’t available fresh, but my uncle makes his own preserves at the end of every summer so I used a jar of his … Continue reading →

Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies

Even though they may seem so simple, there is a science behind chocolate chip cookies. Whether the butter is melted or creamed with the sugar makes a difference in cookies. I generally prefer creamed, as the cookies bake up quite thick and chewy and retain their texture for longer. However, there is always an exception to the rule, and the thick and chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe is just that. … Continue reading →

Polish Strawberry and Apple Pie

This pie was so good. My uncle is a fantastic cook and when I was in Poland we talked about food a lot and he taught me how to make a few different Polish cakes. This was one of my absolute favourites. On our first day in my mum’s village, a neighbour came over with a big crate of apples. I thought we could use some of them up baking. … Continue reading →

Caramel Chocolate Truffles

Merry Christmas! It is Christmas Eve, the tree is lit up and carols are playing. Miracle on 34th Street is about to come on TV and Mum and I are busy baking in the kitchen. A couple of days ago, I made a big batch of gingerbread dough and left it in the fridge so I could roll and cut it today so we would have fresh gingerbread biscuits. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

Gingerbread Biscuits

Its Christmas time! I love Christmas, and believe it such a great time to focus on family and food and being together. Decorating the Christmas tree, listening to carols. I love it all. Except the fact that its like 30 C  over Christmas in Australia. Now listen, I don’t really like gingerbread cookies. To be honest, I never liked gingerbread biscuits at all until I tried these. What I’m saying … Continue reading →

Cheddar Cheese Crackers

I know that this is a baking blog and that you probably come here for a sugar hit. But do you like cheese? Because I really like cheese. Cheese. Cheese. Yes, please. Blue cheese. Brie cheese. Camembert Cheese. Jarlsberg cheese. Goat’s cheese. Plastic slice cheese (leftover childhood snack love!). Edam cheese. Mascarpone cheese. Parmesan cheese. Feta cheese. Gouda cheese. Cheddar cheese. Yum! Cheddar. So because I like cheese, today we … Continue reading →

Little Strawberry Pies

How do you react when you have a kitchen disaster? When your waffle maker breaks mid delicious waffle-making? Or your lemon tartlets crack? Or the chocolate chips melt inside the cookie batter you make? Or your poppy seed cake explodes? What do you do in such situations? I whinge. I worry. I tell everyone. Even if they don’t really care. And I sook about it. Like a little child. Yep, … Continue reading →

Nutella Croissant Puddings

What do you do when you have bought too many French pastries? Or when you have leftover homemade croissants? You make croissant puddings, of course. And then if you’re anything like me, you eat them for breakfast. This is one of my absolute favourite recipes. It is so quick and easy to make and is always, always, always delicious. The layers of croissants, Nutella and custard are just heaven. I’ve … Continue reading →

Liege Waffles

These are the ultimate of all ultimate of all waffles. Do you hear? ULTIMATE. It doesn’t get better than this. It simply isn’t possible. These waffles are crunchy on the outside. Yes, crunchy. They are toffee-like and caramelized due to the secret ingredient: pearl sugar. They have little pockets of air inside. They are flaky and buttery and soft through the middle. They pull apart like brioche or croissants. Yes, … Continue reading →

Polish Pastries

I am in Poland in a little town where my mum grew up called Opole Lubelskie. In town in Opole, there is a bakery, or piekarnia, that you can smell from all the way down the street and around the corner. It smells delicious. Like fresh pastries and yummy, warm bread. When I lived in Poland, pastries and sweet rolls, along with pate and beer, were staples in my diet. These … Continue reading →