Sweet and savory pies, like apple, shepherd, pancakes and crumpets
Savory and sweet pies, pan-baked
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Continue ReadingCrepes, wait, are those the really thin pancakes? OMG, I love those! We all know the American pancakes, and maybe you’ve even tried the Dutch ones. But having crepes (or “craypes”, as Ricky Bobby calls them) in your repertoire means you can up your game. You have breakfast, lunch (or dinner), and now also dessert completely covered. This is a simple recipe for tasty crepes or “really thin pancakes”.
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Continue ReadingFire and Water UPDATE – Since I first tried this recipe, I took another look at improving it. I wasn’t too pleased with the color of the bun: a direct result of unbleached flour, making it grey more than white. I replaced the unbleached AP flour with bleached flour. Not…
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Continue ReadingThis wonderful, elegant, smooth, silky and tart-instead-of-sweet pie is a beautiful addition to the desert table or perfect company for an afternoon tea. This pie is one of my brother’s favorites. I come from a family that has always baked and cooked, but my brother took it to another level.…
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Continue ReadingThe breakfast of champions: preferably in a thick stack, with syrup As you know, your Orange Baker is Dutch. We pride ourselves on having amazing sweet and savory pancakes. On my trips to the USA, and even more so, when I moved here, I got introduced to the American-style pancakes.…
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Thin, frying-pan baked pancakes, that can be made either sweet or savory. Pancakes. The children’s treat in the Netherlands, and the cornerstone of a good Sunday breakfast in the U.S. of A. It is technically not baking, but it involves a doughy batter, and it has cake in the name.…