June 27, 2010

Lemon Loaf

Mami is a cook, not a baker, so I learned to how bake solo. I learned from pans of ruined brownies (do not replace eggs with water), rock sugar instead of caramel (I stirred and stirred and stirred) and melted wax on my cookies and baking sheets (wax paper and parchment paper are two different animals).

I've had this recipe for ages and always mentally thank Mrs. Stark for sharing it with me. She even generously gave me her own loaf pans, which was such a relief because coming from a non-baking Asian household, no such pans existed in our kitchen. This Lemon Loaf was one of my first successful baking projects. At 12, it felt pretty good that Papi was a huge fan, and he still is.
Thanks Mrs. Stark.

Lemon Loaf
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June 20, 2010

Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti





Woke up early yesterday and instead of tidying up my messy apartment, I decided to make more of a mess and bake Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti. This recipe has been in my Bake This folder for ages and I'm very happy that baking trumped cleaning. They're delicious, crunchy and require only very basic ingredients. Love love love. I took them to Louesa's bridal shower much to Michelle's delight.

Thanks Joy the Baker
 
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