Apple Galette with Cinnamon-Sugar Crust
Free-form French apple galette with cinnamon-sugar crust, all-butter pastry, and apple slices arranged in concentric circles. The autumn dessert that requires no pie pan.
Tag: Dessert
Cherry Clafoutis: The French Country Dessert That Bakes Itself
The French country dessert that bakes itself – fresh sweet cherries in a custardy crepe batter, baked golden and puffed. The Limousin classic that defines June cherry season.
Strawberry Shortcake: The Drop Biscuit Version That Beats the Sponge Cake
The American Southern strawberry shortcake – flaky drop biscuits split open and filled with macerated strawberries and lightly whipped cream. The biscuit version beats sponge cake.
Heart Sugar Cookies: The Royal Icing Flood Technique for Valentine’s Day
Crisp no-spread sugar cookies cut into hearts, decorated with royal icing outline-and-flood technique – the professional cookie decorator method for Valentine’s Day.
Dark Chocolate Molten Cakes: The Underbaked Center That Defines the Dessert
Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s 1987 invention: individual chocolate cakes with set exteriors and flowing molten centers. The 12-minute window that defines the dessert.