For Christmas, I offer you one of the many recipes from my new book, Scandalously Decadent, published by Flammarion, the Kanelsnurrer. I redid everything step by step for the blog,…]]>
Kanelsnurrer
For Christmas, I offer you one of the many recipes from my new book, Scandalously Decadent, published by Flammarion, the Kanelsnurrer. I redid everything step by step for the blog, and the picture you see here is not the one from the book. You have to try this recipe, just for the incredibly delicious smell of baking these kanelsnurrer, these "cinnamon swirls". Because in addition to the cinnamon in the filling, the paste also contains cardamom. This is the original, Scandinavian version of cinnamon buns. Despite the apparent complexity of the designs, the recipe is actually very simple and quick to make. Just make the dough early enough to let it rest. The little trick to make the twists is not complicated and the result is amazing: the kanelsnurrer are soft and fragrant!
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Czech Christmas Braided Brioche
Here is a new recipe made in partnership with Visit Czech Republic. This time we made the Christmas braided bun. Deliciously flavored with lemon, almonds and raisins, it is composed of three layers to be stacked. Don’t panic, everything is explained step by step as usual and even in video!
Ingredients
- 500 g flour
- salt a good pinch
- 90 g iced sugar
- 6 g dried yeast (or 20g fresh yeast)
- 225 ml milk
- organic lemon zest
- 5 egg yolks
- 150 g butter at room temperature
- 100 g white almonds
- 100 g dried raisins
For the gilding
- 1 egg (beaten)
- silvered almonds
Instructions
- Put the flour, salt, yeast (which should not touch the salt), powdered sugar and milk in the bowl of your food processor.
- Zest the organic lemon.
- Add the egg yolks, then knead the dough for about 7 minutes to get something homogeneous.
- Add the butter at room temperature.
- Knead again until perfectly incorporated.
- Add the raisins and almonds.
- Mix well.
- The dough is finished.
- Let it grow for 1h30 to 2h in a warm place. After this time, degas the dough by pressing on it, then place a piece of cling film on top. Let stand in a cool place overnight or at least 3-4 hours.
- The next day, take the dough out of the refrigerator 2-3 hours before working with it. Divide it into 8 balls of the same size (about 155g).
- Roll them into 30cm long balls. Flour as needed.
- Make a first 4-strand braid.
- For that, you have the video above in the recipe!
- Then make a 3-strand branch with three more strands.
- Lay the 3-strand braid over the 4-strand braid using egg white. Just brush on the 4-stranded one.
- Then make a 2 strand braid with the last ball that you will divide into two small strands. Put it on top of everything. Prick the bun with skewers to stabilize it.
- Allow to grow for 1 hour before brushing with beaten egg.
- Sprinkle with slivered almonds.
- Then bake for 10 minutes at 180°C on a convection oven, then lower to 155°C for another 45 minutes.
- Remove the peaks when the brioche has cooled and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 6peopleCalories: 715kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 15gFat: 41gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 220mgSodium: 805mgPotassium: 442mgFiber: 6gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 905IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 239mgIron: 4mg
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Czech Christmas Braided Brioche
Here is a new recipe made in partnership with Visit Czech Republic. This time we made the Christmas braided bun. Deliciously flavored with lemon, almonds and raisins, it is composed of three layers to be stacked. Don't panic, everything is explained step by step as usual and even in video!
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Czech Christmas Shortbread
For the Christmas holidays, this year we're heading to the Czech Republic with delicious little shortbreads! As we cannot travel at the moment, we will do it this time in the kitchen. These little cakes, which can be found from here to Hungary, via Austria, are also very traditional in the Czech Republic. A big thank you to Marie for sharing her grandma's recipe with us! Don't hesitate to visit the website of the Czech tourist office, dedicated to the gastronomy of the country with many recipes! It is HERE !
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Dark chocolate oatmeal cookies
It's a perfect season and in the current mood, we need a little comfort. I had made these cookies for my chocolate workshop students for the breakfast meeting. The recipe is easy to make and the cookies are baked in 12 minutes. Warm, they will be perfect. You can of course use white or milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate.
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Puff pastry brioche
As you may know, I have just finished writing my 6th book, which will be published by Flammarion on November 18th and which marks my real return to the field of pastry, even if there was some in "Végéterrien" and in "Je fais mon chocolat maison". I've been away from the blog for a while, but only to come back to it. This time I'm offering you my recipe for puff pastry brioche, which is really not that complicated to make at home. But above all the result is really delicious and buttery. With a simple jam, it is the perfect snack or breakfast!
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Power cookies
I'm slowly coming back to the blog after a little absence. While waiting for me to get back to the stove, I give you a recipe from my book Végéterrien published by Flammarion!I had discovered in Vancouver in a big organic store, cookies that inspired me the ones you have in front of you. I had written down all the ingredients and ended up in my workshop with the same ones that make up these cakes. Of course, I made several trials of proportions and I came to the conclusion that the version I am proposing to you was ultimately even better than the one I had discovered. For breakfast or a snack, they are perfect to fill up on energy.
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Double chocolate cake
During confinement, there is nothing like cooking for yourself and/or your family. Of course, if this goes on too long, we'll all gain weight! But anyway, I suggest this double chocolate cake, because there is some in the dough and more in chips. A bit like the ultimate chocolate cake I've already proposed on the blog, but the result is different. Already here, there is almond powder. And the cake is at the end, much less puffed up and gives a more "square" result, with as always slices that cut perfectly! Also enjoy the video recipe (even if the quality is not great!).
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Pecan Spice Cookies
When I came across these molds in the US, I knew right away what I was going to do with them because they are so photogenic. And I know you’re going to ask me where to buy them, but I don’t have a clue, because it was a clearance sale and there was no brand! But don’t panic, you can make this recipe in classic molds, or even without a mold at all, making round cookies! There’s a little maple syrup and spice in there, which will make for some Christmas spirit cakes… I enjoyed them!
Ingredients
- 100 g brown vergeoise
- 25 g maple syrup
- 55 g white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid vanilla
- 100 g melted semi-salted butter
- 1/2 spoonful gingerbread spices
- 190 g flour
- 100 g pecan nuts
Instructions
- Put the vergeoise, maple syrup and white sugar in a container.
- Add the egg and vanilla.
- Mix and add the melted butter.
- Don't forget the spices.
- Pour in the flour and mix well.
- Finish with the pecans and chocolate.
- For this recipe, you can make classic cookies any size you want. I used some pretty nice molds that I bought in the US. I couldn't tell you the brand because they were on sale at a very low price.
- Heat the oven to 160°C and bake just until the surface seizes. The edge should brown slightly and that's it. So for baking time, it can be 12 minutes for a classic cookie to 25 minutes if you put the whole dough in a cake pan.
- Let cool and enjoy without delay!
Nutrition
Serving: 4peopleCalories: 665kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 6gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 518mgPotassium: 216mgFiber: 4gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 639IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 121mgIron: 3mg
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Pecan Spice Cookies
When I came across these mussels in the United States, I knew right away what I was going to do with them because they are so photogenic. And I also know you're going to ask me where to buy them, but I have no idea, because it was a clearance sale and there was no brand! But don't panic, you can make this recipe in classic molds, or even without a mold at all, by making round cookies! It has a little maple syrup and spices in it, which will give the cakes a Christmas spirit... I enjoyed it!
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