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Delightful…! Preposterous…! Brioche Feuilletée

12 Tuesday Nov 2013

Posted by Euan in Beautiful Bread, Bread, French, Pastries

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Bertinet, brioche, Feuilletee, Hamelman, Hazelnut, Pistachio

Brioche Feuillete 13 10 13 (51)bWhen I first got my iPad, I became addicted for a while to a game called Cruel Jewels. It was very amusing the way a kind of posh butler would comment with increasing excitement on how well you were doing. A good move might earn a “Delightful!”, a better one a more enthusiastic “Splendid!”, but if you had done particularly well he would work himself up to an almost hysterical “Absurd! Preposterous!! INCONCEIVABLE!!!”

I fear that some people might view this Brioche Feuilletée recipe in the same light. For it takes a dough that is already very rich, packed as it is with eggs and butter, and adds yet more butter in the form of a croissant-style lamination. The dough is then wrapped around a rich nutty filling, and finally the loaf is glazed with apricot jam, drizzled with icing and sprinkled with more nuts. Continue reading →

I also made… all sorts of things

01 Saturday Dec 2012

Posted by Euan in Biscuits, Bread, Buns, Cakes, I Also Made..., Miscellaneous, Sicilian

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Almond, baps, bourbon biscuits, breton, brioche, Cardamom, Ciabatta, cinnamon buns, coconut, custard creams, easy almond cake, elderflower, epi, focaccia, frangipane, genovesi, gingerbread, jammy dodgers, melting moments, milk loaf, pear, Pistachio, plaited loaf, rolls, salted caramel, shaped rolls, shortbread, SIcilian Bread, soda bread, tarts, tiger bread, tosca cake

Cinnamon buns proving - from a recipe by Edd KimberLife has been pretty hectic recently and it looks set to remain so for at least another month. As a result, I haven’t found much time to blog. So I thought I would publish a gallery of things that I have baked but haven’t got around to blogging about yet, as a taster of what is to come on Signor Biscotti.

To view the gallery, click on any of the images below.

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A Duo of Italian Biscuits

19 Sunday Feb 2012

Posted by Euan in Biscuits

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Almond, Biscuit, Pistachio

Mixed plate of biscotti al pistachio and biscotti alle mandorle amareTwo Italian biscuits I have posted recently go rather well together on a plate, and also make a good taste combination. They are Biscotti alle Mandorle Amare (Bitter Almond Biscuits) and Biscotti al Pistacchio.

Biscotti al Pistacchio

19 Sunday Feb 2012

Posted by Euan in Biscuits

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Biscotti, Biscuit, italian, Pistachio

Biscotti al pistacchio fresh out of ovenThe crackled outside of these biscuits allows you to glimpse the luscious green interior, in which the subtle flavour of pistachio is enhanced by honey, lemon and vanilla.

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