Ok, this is probably one of the best things to ever have come out of my oven. An accident? very likely! Nutella and Yogurt, what a powerful combination turns out, simple and delicious and they were just sitting in my fridge …and I didn’t want them to go bad (not that nutella ever lasts that […]
empanada gallega
In the search for the original empanada, the mom of all empanadas!, I turned to this Galician dish, something I had when i was like 5 and I can still remember the experience, yes, an awesome one i meant. It’s like this baked steak sandwich (or tuna or chicken or just bell peppers, in either […]
brioche part II
So I didn’t give up, and it paid off this time. Last time the result was not a total disaster, but it needed a huge improvement, specially in the texture of it, too dense, crust too hard, so I’m giving it another go here with a much lighter recipe, only 10:1 flour to butter, not […]
brioche… fail!
Brioche = Intimidating!!! tons of steps and this and that, seems crazy! I happen to have all the ingredients at hand today and not much to do, but best of all, it is Saturday, I can forget about this dough in the fridge overnight and get back to it in the am (which some famous […]
pan de jamon
Christmas Holliday venezuelan recipe, and possibly the only true all venezuelan recipe. Super simple and delicious. Dough: 1 highly active yeast packet 3 cups bread flour 4 tbsp butter 3/4 whole milk 1/4 water (to proof the yeast) 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp salt 1 beaten egg 1 egg yolk + 1 tbs water […]