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Twisted matcha tea buns (and a cinnamon version)

November 23, 2020 by Ariel Leave a Comment

I havent had good quality matcha to cook with in ages.

Call it pure laziness on my end, I just hadn’t taken the time to shop around for a decently priced alternative since my last matcha plug stopped shipping to Canada.  Luckily, the universe has been on my side and clearly heard my prayers because the Canadian company Yupik contacted me on Instagram, about a month ago, to send me some of their delicious matcha tea along with other goodies.

May I say that I’ve been happily surprised with the quality of organic products that was sent to me and their matcha is no exception!

If you’re ever shopping on Yupik.com, make sure to use the code: ARIEL12 at checkout for a nice discount.

Now, this recipe for matcha twisted buns is a nice twist (pun intended) on the classic and oh so delicious cinnamon buns but because when they are baked in a giant muffin pans, they come out with a crunchy exterior and a nice soft interior.  The brightness of the matcha, when you cut right through, is not only pleasing to the eyes but also so bursting with flavours.

Along with these gorgeous green buns, I’ve added the recipe for the classic cinnamon version (but still twisted) and baked in a regular rectangle oven dish.  You’ll noticed that both recipes are slightly different in execution than what you might be used to but, this minor extra step makes such a difference in the potency of your preferred flavours, in the end.

Obviously, both baking methods can be used for either one of the fillings, it only depends on the final texture you prefer.  As mentioned above, baking them in individual portions in giant muffin pans makes the outside crunchier while baking them in the classic rectangle oven dish will make keep them more hydrated and chewy.

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Filed Under: Bread, Brioche, Buns, Recipes, Sweets Tagged With: advanced, baking, bread, cinnamon buns, dessert, matcha buns, recipe, sunday baking project, sweet, twisted buns, Yupik

Choux au craquelin

October 29, 2020 by Ariel 2 Comments

The result of my second stream on Twitch!
Oh my, oh my… this is what heaven is made of; pastry cream, pâte à choux, sugar and vanilla aroma.

I sincerely hope you get to try this super fun to make French pastry which translate to cream puff crack buns if I may borrow the title from chef John (food wishes).  It was so fun trying this recipe for the first time, last night, surrounded by so many of you.

Pastry cream and choux pastry dough was something I was familiar with but the craquelin part on top was new to me.  Let me just say that it adds such a fun and crunchy dimension to the regular pâte à choux.  Definitely something I’ll be making again for my friends and family once we can gather again… like in the good old days.

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Filed Under: Buns, Donuts & Fritters, Recipes, Sweets Tagged With: choux au craquelin, choux pastry, cream puffed crack buns, delicacy, dessert, french pastry, pastry cream, pâte à choux, vanilla

Sourdough maple sticky buns

February 11, 2018 by Ariel 4 Comments

If you’re nursing a sourdough starter, there’s always this one day where you have too much of it and, before feeding it, you have to discard some.  Since I don’t like thinking I’ve been “wasting” all this precious flour and water, this recipe is a delicious way to use your discarded starter.

There’s only one word to describe these… AMAZEBALLS.  They are drenched in maple and brown sugar and the bread texture is soft and elastic.  I really hope you’ll get a chance to try this recipe because it’s absolutely delicious and really easy to do.

Definitely one of those sweet treat worth cheating on your diet.

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Filed Under: Bread, Buns, Popular Diets, Recipes, Sourdough, Sweets, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: active dried yeast, brown sugar, coconut oil, desert, maple, maple syrup, sourdough, sticky buns, sweet, unfed sourdough

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