Whiskeyed's Reviews
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Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe
By Joanne Chang, Christie Matheson
Chronicle Books - 2010
Heart-Healthy Dried Fruit Scones : page 50
I made these merely to use up some ingredients in my kitchen. While they were ok, I found the large combination of dried fruits a bit confusing to the palate as there were too many flavours in the scone. Also, they were more like a muffin top than a scone; however, since it was lower in fat, I didn't mind, but if you are hoping for a true flaky, buttery scone, this won't do it for you.
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Homemade Pop-Tarts : page 88
I held out making this recipe because I thought it would be labour intensive -- wrong! I was amazed at how easy it was to prepare the Pate Brisee I (there are 2 Pate Brisee recipes in the book). I would just recommend using a high quality jam. These are not overly sweet, although I drizzled the icing on the pop tarts rather than completely covering them. I suspect they would freeze well and they could be brought out for special breakfasts on an as needed basis.
They were flaky, delicious, and much better than the cardboard version that inspired them!
Since the Pate Brisee recipe was so simple, I ended up making a second batch and used it for pie dough. It did shrink more than my favourite crust (I did chill to reduce shrinking), but given it's simplicity, I will consider using it again.
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