Goat Your Danish

I've made Danish before, but this is the first time I used goat butter. A California product found at Zabars, it lacks cow butter's yellow color, and texturally it looks more like lard. But it was fairly easy to laminate and taste-wise, it was...

Sourdough Danish

Danish pastries are another laminated dough I've enjoyed making over the years, both for taste and easy preparation. This weekend I was going through a notepad and found a side-by-side Danish and sourdough formulas. In previous Danish forays, I had used a formula...

Scones

I love scones. And quite often my wife asks me to bake them. The store-bought scones are often dry. And they're actually easy and fun to prepare at home. Besides, topped with jam…. ha! They require basic ingredients; flour, butter, cream, baking powder...

Dresdener Stollen

December means it is Panettone time, but I always think of Dresdener Stollen as the meatier Holiday bread, studded with more then just silky air and perfume. It's a sugar coated log of nuts, raisins and whimsy. In actuality, it could be filled with virtually...

Brownies

I love brownies. And reading about the world's rising gluten intolerance on the Huffington Post Kitchen Daily, I found an interesting recipe from Ilva Berretta for chick pea and pecan gluten free brownies. The article made me wonder if my...