Cream Puffs In Venice . Like many, I embarked on a (futile) attempt to book reservations at the infamous The French Laundry. While I was unsuccessful, I ended up at Bouchon Bistro, another of Keller’s restaurants.
My family and I had a lovely lunch and were thrilled to find the bakery next door. We were going to visit relatives in the afternoon and decided we’d bring some pastries.
I stepped into Bouchon Bakery and was immediately smitten. I don’t remember now if we brought cookies or a combination of cookies and tarts, but it was all delicious. I haven’t been back to a Bouchon Bakery since (much to my chagrin), but I was so excited when, during the summer, I found out that Keller would be releasing a baking book based on the delicious creations at his bakery. Plus the book was scheduled to be published on my birthday so if that’s not a sign then I don’t know what is . I was very impressed by the detailed instructions but you will need to have some baking equipment handy, most important being a kitchen scale. While I am a huge supporter of using a kitchen scale for precision in baking, I sometimes feel that it can be a deterrent for folks who might be a bit intimated to start baking.
I’m not going to sugar coat it, you will need a kitchen scale to maximize what you get out of this book. But it’s totally worth it.
I tried several recipes, the first one being Bacon Cheddar Scones, which were incredible. They were a bit of work and having to freeze them before baking brought out the impatient child in me. Believe me, though, it was worth it. Golden, slightly puffy, strong flavour with a fluffy interior, it was very hard not to eat all of these by myself. As I flipped through the book, I came across a recipe for Banana Muffins and as luck would have it I had some ripe bananas and cr.
The recipe did not disappoint. As I like to say, there’s always room for one more cookbook on my shelf and I can’t imagine a better one to take that spot. Whether you’re an avid baker, a Keller fan or looking for a beautiful book give you the urge to bake, Bouchon Bakery is worth it. Bacon Cheddar Scones. Makes 1. 2 Scones.
We incorporated another flavorful fat in the form of cheddar cheese, as well as chives for their oniony note and vivid color. No surprise that this is our most popular scone. Leftover scones, traditional or savory, can be frozen, then pulverized and used as a crunchy topping for other foods.
For instance, the bacon cheddar scone would be great on Corn Muffins. And don’t think of these only as a breakfast treat: they are terrific for dinner.
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I could make a meal of a good salad and a couple of these scones. Place the all- purpose flour in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
Sift in the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar and mix on the lowest setting for about 1. Add the salt and mix to combine.
Stop the mixer, add the butter, and, on the lowest setting (to keep the flour from flying out of the bowl), pulse to begin incorporating the butter. Increase the speed to low and mix for about 3 minutes to break up the butter and incorporate it into the dry mixture.
If any large pieces of butter remain, stop the mixer, break them up by hand, and mix until just incorporated. With the mixer running, slowly pour in the cream. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and paddle and pulse again to combine. Add the bacon, the 1. Mound the dough on the work surface and, using the heel of your hand or a pastry scraper, push it together. Place the dough between two pieces of plastic wrap and, using your hands, press it into a 7- by- 9- inch block, smoothing the top. Press the sides of your hands against the sides of the dough to straighten them.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 2 hours, until firm. Cut the block of dough lengthwise in half and then cut each half crosswise into 6 rectangles (7. Arrange them on the prepared sheet pan, leaving space between them. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until frozen solid, at least 2 hours, but preferably overnight.
Line a sheet pan with a Silpat or parchment paper. Arrange the frozen scones 1 inch apart on the sheet pan. Brush the tops with cream and sprinkle with the remaining 3. H cup cheese and black pepper. Bake for 2. 4 to 2.
Set the sheet on a cooling rack and cool completely. The scones are best the day they are baked, but they can be stored in a covered container for 1 day. Excerpted from Bouchon Bakery by Thomas Keller and Sebastien Rouxel (Artisan Books) with permission from the publisher. Photographs by Deborah Jones.
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Jesus Camp - Top Documentary Films. The feverish spectacle of a summer camp for evangelical Christian kids is the focus of Jesus Camp, a fascinating if sometimes alarming documentary. Some of the kids emerge as likable and bright, and eager to continue their work as pint- sized preachers; elsewhere, the visions of children speaking in tongues and falling to the floor in ecstasy are more troubling. Even more arresting is the vision of a generation of children home- schooled to believe that the Bible is science, or Fischer's certainty that America's flawed system of democracy will someday be replaced by a theocracy.
Bush is presented to the children, who react by laying their hands on the figure as though in a religious procession.)Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady maintain neutrality about all this, maybe too much so (they throw in some interviews with radio host Mike Papantonio to provide a liberal- Christian viewpoint) and one would like to know more about the grown- ups presented here. Power broker Haggard is the creepiest person in the film, an insincere smooth talker whose advice to one of the young would- be campgoers comes across as entirely cynical. Time will tell whether the film's Christian soldiers will be marching onward.