Tag: pastries
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Lamination Love
My first foray into baking was making croissants. I think Tartine Bakery in San Francisco does the best ham & cheese croissant I’ve ever tasted and they were generous to create a recipe book for me to use. Making laminated dough is an involved process, but for some reason I love it. And it’s so…
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In the Beginning
It’s May 2020, and I just finished remodeling my kitchen. Quarantine is in place, creating the perfect conditions for a growing baking obsession. Croissants from Tartine Bakery’s cookbook were my first foray into pastry. Pretty soon I branched out to other forms, and then desserts. While excited that baking combined my love of food with…