TWD: Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies

TWD: Croissants

These took about a total of 24 hours to make. I was really hoping that these would turn out and be delicious so that I didn't put so much time into them for nothing.

Oh boy, did they ever turn out. These babies are dangerous.

TWD: Focaccia

Back in the Day Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ina Garten's Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook: Salted Caramel Apple Pie

With Molly Moon's Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

TWD: Gingerbread Baby Cakes

These definitely need something creamy with them.

TWD: Buttermilk Crumb Muffins

TWD: Cranberry walnut pumpkin loaf

TWD: Bagels

TWD: Popovers

Very simple. And the first time that I got them perfectly hollow.

TWD: Berry Gallette

We love this. I used raspberries, blueberries, and a peach. Didn't use the honey, but I probably will if I make it again.

TWD: Blueberry nectarine pie

Actually, blueberry peach pie. And it was phenomenal.

TWD: Semolina Bread

Chewy, crispy and soft. The perfect kind of bread.

TWD: Hazelnut Biscotti

We moved this week and I am in love with my new kitchen.

First baking project was hazelnut biscotti.

                                       

They turned out well and I was glad to use the hazelnuts that I had bought ages ago for something fun. These are a good anytime food, which is really dangerous.

Now we just have to figure out how to calm our guard dog.

TWD: French Strawberry Cake

Probably the best part about making this cake was picking the strawberries ourselves. I really wish that we were closer to a pick-your-own farm because these berries were cheap and delicious!

I think my actual cake flopped a bit. I must not have whipped the eggs enough. That baby was thiiiiiin.

But the cake was still pretty and tasted good.

A very good summer treat.

TWD: Oasis Naan

File this one under "Foods That I Love, But Probably Shouldn't Make Myself."

These suckers were a bit time-consuming and messy. I felt like I had a sticky dough explosion on my hands. 

And they just didn't achieve the same softness that naan usually has. Mine were very chewy (probably from all the mixing and kneading), but they didn't feel like naan. Good, but not great. I think I'd rather just get the frozen ones from TJ's.

TWD: Pecan Sticky Buns

I am really happy that I decided to cut these babies in half. I felt much less guilty about only smearing 1 entire stick of butter in a pan than if I had had to do it 2x. In halving the recipe, I messed up the filling amount and only stuck 1/2 the amount of cinnamon and pecans inside the rolls.

Either way, these were good, but not quite as amazing as I expected. Don't get me wrong, I will eat them all and cry myself to sleep. However, I thought the caramel would be caramelier. All my butter sort of just ran out of the pan when I inverted. Maybe I should have let them sit for a minute. 

And you can't deny that they are pretty darn cute.

TWD: Hungarian Shortbread

Ohmygod so much butter. This recipe has 1 pound of butter in it. That's a bit intimidating. Maybe we shouldn't think about it. It's so delicious and simple.

I baked the bottom layer for an initial 15 minutes per the advice of others and used raspberry jam. So delicious.

French Fridays: Coconut Friands

Coconut friands, you were pretty delicious. I love all that coconut taste. And you were so small that I ate a lot of you. I'm not sure that I think of you as more that a mini muffin, but we can call you "friand" to make us both feel elevated.