Old School Pastry from PastrySampler.com
Croquant is a French almond-caramelized sugar and lovely crispy confection that is eaten by itself or used in all sorts of sweet applications. Croquant is simply a mixture of almonds and sugar. I use chopped almonds for this, and this is different from the common …
You all know I’m a sucker for old cookbooks, and The New Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Restaurants (Amazon link) is up there in favorites for me, not just for the recipes and locations most likely long forgotten, but the book is filled …
Sweet potato pies are hands-down a favorite treat at our house. But I had never thought of using regular bakers in pies until I was flipping through The Blue Grass Cook Book from 1904. The Potato Pie is the Pie of the Month for …
We all know and have probably tasted the Southern favorite – Sweet Potato Pie. Way back when, plain old bakers (as in the white potatoes used for baked potatoes) were used in pies, too. Here is a recipe from The Blue Grass Cook Book (1904) …
Since I baked a modern lemon meringue pie on the Pastry Sampler blog, I’d thought I’d also share versions from the year 1890. Lemon Pie Recipes From 1890 Here are four different recipes for Lemon Pie. Each are completely different: with meringue or without it; …