Old School Pastry from PastrySampler.com
My perfect pie crust recipe is the one pie crust recipe I use most frequently. It makes a big batch, rolls out easily, and is practically foolproof. There are lots of different versions out there for a ‘perfect pie crust’ and most generally have the …
Chocolate as a beverage. This could mean hot chocolate or something cool to sip on during the hot summer months. Chocolate used in beverages is as popular now as it was in the early 1900’s. Here are some recipes for chocolate drinks that are cold, …
Chocolate and breads go hand in hand, as evidenced by the typical breakfast breads chocolate pain au chocolat (one of my favorites – croissant dough rolled around a stick of chocolate), nutella and toast, and chocolate chip muffins. It was also popular at the turn of …
Another unusual recipe from A Modern Manual of Cooking by Marion Harris Neil. This recipe is for an oyster shortcake using a quart of oysters. It’s really large shortcake biscuit served with an oyster and sauce filling. The recipe is as it was printed in …
I’ve never heard of Apple Amber (the dish) until I flipped through older cookbooks. Apple amber is a pudding, or pudding-like baked dish using fresh, thinly sliced tart apples that are layered together with sugar, or other ingredients, and baked. At its most basic, and …