I’m here!
Posted by: fiftytwotreats on: April 25, 2012
Holy cow it’s been a while since I’ve last written. So much has been going on that updating my blog has been pretty low on my priority list. But right now I’m procrastinating studying for finals so it’s the perfect time! Graduate school is almost done for the summer and I am so excited to have a break. I did get a second job working at a catering hall so that will keep me pretty busy too, but it’s so fun seeing all the weddings and happy brides and grooms. I’m almost halfway done with culinary school and I can’t beleive it. I’m loving what we’re doing, but I’ll also be glad when school is over and I can get on with my life and find a job. Here’s what we’ve been up to lately…
Challah bread
White bread
Cream puffs
Croissants
Dinner rolls
Foccacia
Hot Cross buns
Ice cream
Pain au chocolat
Paris brest
Rosemary ring
Sourdough
A whole lot of baking going on
Posted by: fiftytwotreats on: February 29, 2012
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Well, at school yes. At home, not so much. School and work and trying to have a life make it tough to take time out to bake. But there has been a whole lot of baking at school. And a whole lot of eating. LOTS and LOTS of eating. The gym and I have become even better acquainted, and veggies never looked so good after tasting a whole bunch of sweets.
Anyway, here’s a little recap of what I’ve been doing at school recently, in case your interested.
Champagne gelee with raspberries inside.
Basically champagne jello, but made from scratch. I didn’t happen to make this one, but doesn’t it look so pretty?
Pannacotta. I’ve never had this before, but it was pretty delicious.
Chocolate Souffle.
Instead of spending Valentine’s Day with my boyfriend, Dave, I spent it at school making these bad boys.
No, they were not a better date than Dave.
Cheese Souffle.
I ate two of these in one sitting. THAT good. Heavenly. Can’t say enough about it. I have to practice souffle for my semester final, so I guess I’m going to have to make one of these. Sounds awful…
Here’s a recipe I found online in case you’d like to try to make one of your own.
Coconut Souffle. To be honest, I didn’t have time to try it. So I have no idea if it’s good or not.
And finally…the picture you’ve all been waiting for…
Me in my uniform! Pretty attractive right?
Well…that’s all for now! Until next time!
Life so far…
Posted by: fiftytwotreats on: February 9, 2012
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I know I haven’t posted much as of late but between school and work and trying to have a life I’ve been pretty busy. Culinary school has been pretty awesome. There are some days I’m there and I can’t beleive I’m actually doing it and I get so excited. And then there are some days I’m so tired that I am like “What the hell am I doing? Why did I leave my job again?” Overall though, it’s been pretty great so far. My instructor is wonderful…and if any of you have ever had a Shake Shack shake you can thank her for making the wonderful custard recipe. (I found that out online…I had to do some research!) Since I’ve only just started 2 or 3 weeks ago we are still going over all the basics, like how to cut fruit and this is what creme fraiche tastes like. Things like that. Every once in a while though we get to bake, and that has been awesome. I haven’t taken many pictures but I’ll share the few I did take.
This was from the 2nd or 3rd day…we made caramel and tried to make little designs. I was just so proud of myself with these.
These little babies are called Bouchons, the signature dessert of Bouchon Bakery. After talking about them for an hour our instructor decided it was time to make some to eat while we watched a movie about sanitation. (Instant perk of being in culinary school!)
I had another picture of me in my uniform but for some reason it’s not showing. I’ll work on that, it’s a really attractive uniform. And by that I mean it’s the least attractive thing I’ve ever worn.
And that’s life in culinary school so far!
Treat 19
Posted by: fiftytwotreats on: January 28, 2012
Not to toot my own horn but…I did good. Oh yeah, these bad boys are probably among the favorite things I have made and I have a feeling that my mom will be asking for them again and again. What did I make, you ask?
Cinnamon Scones!
Oh yes, they are in the shape of hearts. How clever of me…or Bon Appetit magazine.
Perfect for a Valentine’s Day treat.
I adapted the recipe from this one on the Bon Appetit website, by adding cinnamon. Here it is!
Ingredients
- 2cupsall purpose flour
- 1/3cupsugar
- 2teaspoonsbaking powder
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 5tablespoonschilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1cup of heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons of cinnamon (or a few good shakes of the jar)
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 400°F.
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Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in large bowl.
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Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles fine meal.
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Gradually add 1 cup cream, mixing until dough comes together.
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Turn dough out onto sheet of foil; pat to 1/2-inch thickness. Using 3-inch heart-shaped or round cookie cutter, cut out scones. Gather scraps; pat to 1/2-inch thickness and cut out additional scones.
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Transfer to baking sheet. Bake scones until brown, about 18 minutes.
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Enjoy slightly warm or at room temperature!
I think I’ll have to try a savoury scone next. I have a few in mind…
Treat #18
Posted by: fiftytwotreats on: January 25, 2012
For a while now I’ve been wanting to make something s’mores-y. So I finally got the chance last weekend to make a s’mores cupcake! (Side note, my professor at culinary school declared all cupcakes just awful yesterday. I blushed a little…good thing she doesn’t read this!)
Anyways here is the beautiful s’mores cupcake that made me dream of summer:
As you can tell I made big ones and little ones. I ran out of big cupcake wrappers so I had to make little ones, I think they came out cute.
I made graham cracker cupcakes with crushed graham cracker mixed into the batter.
Filled it with Fluff (which is the stuff dreams are made of by the way) and topped it with chocolate frosting.
Delish. Wish I had kept track of the recipe though, kind of just came up with it as I went. So sorry!
