Happy New Year 2011

Been missing almost for a year. It wasn't that I haven't been baking. Just didn't have enough time to take photos and blog about the same.

I recently bought a book called 'Baking for all Occasions' by Flo Braker. Till now I thought as long as I could find the recipe online I dont need the books, but this book just proved me wrong. A recipe online is never what the original author intended, it usually changes from person to person, or rather cook to cook. And this book is a very very good one. I have tried almost 3 things from it in the short period that I have had it, and all of them have been brilliant. The open-faced galette was the best apple pie I ever tasted. Spritz cookies tasted good but since I was piping for the first time, I have to get used to the shapes. And finally the dish of the day, Congo Brownies. I was just intimidated by their look and the procedure, but they did come together in a cinch. The house smelled fragrant when they were baking and they taste awesome.


The recipe is already out there.