PORTZELKY: MENNONITE NEW YEAR’S COOKIES

PORTZELKY MENNONITE NEW YEAR’S COOKIES

Photo mennonitegirlscancook.ca Well, it’s officially 2018! And why not start the new year with some good old-fashioned doughnuts? My grandma always called these New Year’s Küken (or “cookies”) but you may also know them as Portzelky. They are a German Mennonite favorite, always made for New Year’s Day. When I was a kid, these weren’t my favorite things … Read more

COCONUT PAVLOVA WITH PASSIONFRUIT + MANGO

Coconut pavlova with mango + passionfruit | Hello Victoria I have always been a fan of strange things. When I was a child, I wanted nothing more than to have red hair and green eyes, because they were uncommon and would make me look unique (brown + brown = boring to little Amy). When my mom would take me … Read more

DAMSON AND FRANGIPANE TART

Damson and frangipane tart recipe | Hello Victoria As I mentioned in the lemon tart recipe post, one of my favorite cookbooks is by the Bouchon Bakery. It contains a recipe for a plum tart that uses a wonderful pâte sucrée crust, and frangipane filling. I made it before as a thank-you for some plums I was gifted, … Read more

PASKA DOUGHNUTS: A MODERN TAKE ON UKRAINIAN EASTER BREAD

The bakery that I work at in London, is quite well known for its doughnuts. When I first tried one without any filling, just the doughnut, I could only think of one thing. PASKA DOUGHNUTS! They use lemon zest in the dough, and the combination of yeast and citrus just brought back memories of paska. It’s … Read more

LEMON SABAYON TART WITH PÂTE SUCRÉE CRUST

Lemon sabayon tart recipe | Hello Victoria A couple years back, I was in the cookbook section of my local library, looking for books on making pasta. Unfortunately, I hadn’t done my reconnaissance properly and didn’t realize the books I was looking for were at other branches. But while I was in there, another book caught … Read more

PERFECTING NORTHERN IRISH WHEATEN BREAD

Perfecting Northern Irish Wheaten Bread

Jump to Recipe Last year for Christmas, Richard and I spent a month traveling (side note – am I the only one who always tries to spell this traveling?) around the UK. We spent time in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales, and even drove through Scotland (albeit without stopping) while visiting his family! For some reason, one … Read more

NANAIMO BARS (A CANADIAN TRAYBAKE)

Nanaimo Bars recipe | Hello Victoria I’m starting to realize that I can’t do everything by hand. And I don’t mean that in the sense of handmade… but that sometimes, you just need machine power when baking. Case in point – these Nanaimo Bars. When I was studying pastry in Vancouver, our course had us doing almost everything … Read more