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The Musette: Pecan Pie Bars
These pecan pie bars feature a layer of delicious shortbread crust topped with a soft caramel pecan topping. Perfect for when you want or need to feed a crowd in a hurry. Ingredients (20 bars) Crust: 210g (1 3/4 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour 170g (3/4… Continue Reading “The Musette: Pecan Pie Bars”
The Musette: Candied Walnuts
Caramelised and toasted, these crunchy candied walnuts use brown sugar and spices to deliver the perfect snack or topping. They have a knack for making salads, popcorn, crumbles and cheese plates extra special. Once you nail down a great base recipe and technique for… Continue Reading “The Musette: Candied Walnuts”
The Musette: Caffeine Charged Brownies
According to friends this post includes the recipe for the very best brownies I know how to make. They’re fudgy, deep-dish, and decadent with a high fat (butter and chocolate) to flour ratio. In addition to lots of dark (bittersweet) chocolate in the batter,… Continue Reading “The Musette: Caffeine Charged Brownies”
The Musette: Flourless Chocolate Cake
If you’ve never baked a flourless chocolate cake, please consider this serious encouragement. Not much of a baker? This is the cake that will change your mind. It’s a classic. Nearly every baker I know has a version in their repertoire. Likely because it’s… Continue Reading “The Musette: Flourless Chocolate Cake”
The Musette: Rose Turkish delight
A confectioner named Bekir Effendi, who opened a sweet shop in Istanbul in 1776, is credited with creating this delicacy. His sweet shop still stands today. After Effendi made his first batch of this special creation, it wasn’t long before it gained entry into the… Continue Reading “The Musette: Rose Turkish delight”
The Musette: Fun Bars
We don’t celebrate Halloween in France but, if we did, these are the bars I’d prepare for “trick or treaters.” They’re a favourite of mine because they’re so easy to make and easy to customise with whatever is at hand. The topping ideas are… Continue Reading “The Musette: Fun Bars”
The Musette: Salted Caramel Iced Apple Cake
Apple cake with salted caramel icing has the autumn comfort food flavours of apples, caramel and cinnamon. I love to use a crisp yet sweet apple for my cake such as Juliet. Granny Smith apples, perfect for pies, are too tart for this, and… Continue Reading “The Musette: Salted Caramel Iced Apple Cake”
The Musette: Individual Fruity Crumble Cakes
I like cakes that feel at home as desserts too – remember my beloved feels a meal isn’t complete without dessert. I make these when small fruits are plentiful: raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, plums, apricots. Alternatively, just use a tbsp of really good jam, preferably… Continue Reading “The Musette: Individual Fruity Crumble Cakes”
The Musette: Almond, maple and cardamon drizzle cake
This is a deliciously moist cake with just a hint of the Middle East. Perfect for serving as a dessert, at an afternoon tea, or indeed at any time. Ingredients (serves 12) 200g (1 1/4 cup) spelt flour 150g (1 1/2 cups) ground almonds… Continue Reading “The Musette: Almond, maple and cardamon drizzle cake”
The Musette: Chocolate & almond butter swirl brownies
Chocolate and nut butter, a flavour friendship oft imitated but rarely bettered! In this recipe you make two batters to swirl into the tin, but both are quick and easy and everyone can swirl. This recipe does use quite a lot of nut butter,… Continue Reading “The Musette: Chocolate & almond butter swirl brownies”
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