Tag: Pies & Pastry

Fear Not: Gingersnap Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pumpkin Seeds

Fear Not: Gingersnap Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pumpkin Seeds

If I could eliminate one emotion. It would be fear. I’m not talking the “Don’t go down that dark alley” kind of fear where your Spidey senses are tingling for good reason. I’m talking the joy-crushing, “This not going to work” kind of fear. The 

Recipe: Perfect Elephant Ears (Palmiers)

Recipe: Perfect Elephant Ears (Palmiers)

These are elephant ears. Or palm ears. Or palmiers. Or French hearts, or butterflies or glasses. No matter what you call them, these sugar-laced puff pastry treats are one of my all time favourites. Like most things worthwhile, they are a labour of love. And 

Black Cherry and Raspberry Galette with Walnut Frangipane and Ginger

Black Cherry and Raspberry Galette with Walnut Frangipane and Ginger

Do you really need me to write out the instructions with a recipe title like that? Clearly I didn’t name the dish with Twitter in mind. Instead, I created this for my parents’ anniversary. When asked what he wanted for dessert, Dad requested a “red 

Rhubarb-Raspberry Galette with Frangipane

Rhubarb-Raspberry Galette with Frangipane

Rhubarb-Raspberry Galette with Frangipane Technically this is an original recipe. But like all dishes, its initial creative spark came from a patchwork of ideas. The pivotal concept, pairing rhubarb with raspberry, came via David Lebovitz, who posted a link to Lottie and Doof, who got 

Raspberry Peach Pie with Frangipane

Raspberry Peach Pie with Frangipane

While the daffodils have finally poked their heads through the earth, my freezer remains packed with containers of frozen fruit squirrelled away from last year’s harvest. They’re so precious to me, I save them for special occasions. Very special occasions. As along as the sooty, 

Forty Creek Whisky Pecan Pie

Forty Creek Whisky Pecan Pie

In our home, birthdays are about dessert. It doesn’t matter if the ingredients send me to six specialty shops, or if the results require a small team of architecture students to assemble. If you can dream it, I will make it. Providing you’re a family 

Raspberry Pie

Raspberry Pie

Raspberry pie is risky business. Jam-style diehards want theirs sweet, sweet, sweet, while people like me long for a slice that will pucker the palate. After all, the ice cream’s supposed to smooth things over. Right? If the filling isn’t stressful enough, then there’s the 

Recipe: Plum, Chocolate & Frangipane Pie

Recipe: Plum, Chocolate & Frangipane Pie

Had the pears held up I would likely be writing about broccoli or Swiss chard. Health food fans lament; pie lovers rejoice. On Saturday, with guests arriving and the clock ticking loudly in my ears, I tossed my dessert plans into the garbage along with 

Recipe: Plum Frangipane Tart

Recipe: Plum Frangipane Tart

Little Jack Horner’s got nothing on me. What’s he got? A corner, a thumb and a nursery rhyme no one understands. Me? I’ve got fresh plums and frangipane. That’s right. You heard me. Frangipane. I know. It sounds like a resort cocktail, but it’s really