2010 Top Flops and Top 10 Posts ~ I’m starting with the Top 10 posts as determined by most viewed. Then hit the jump for some fabulous baking flops.
2010 Top Flops and Posts that Pop
Author: Naomi
Mini Tarte Tatins
Mini Tarte Tatins ~ A classic French dessert scaled down and simplified for individual servings.
Well if you follow me you knew this couldn’t be too far behind after I minified the classic French potato side dish, Pommes Anna. Trade out the savory portion for some apples caramelized in sugar and butter and you have what you see here.
I love this dessert; it’s simple in flavor and technique. I haven’t made this in awhile and when I initially planned on making this I remembered why I hadn’t made it in a while. The last time a Tarte Tatin came out of the oven Matt wasn’t into it, in fact he wouldn’t even try it. Aside from being super picky he doesn’t like baked fruit in chunks and the presentation was less than appetizing to him.
Um, I won’t tell you what his description was, but here’s what a classic Tarte Tatin looks like – are you seeing it? Once he said it, I kind of agreed with him, so this time around I was determined to make a better looking Tarte Tatin.
Snowflake Sugar Cookies
Snowflake Sugar Cookies – Dress up your holiday cookie tray with some fun and colorful snowflake sugar cookies.
I don’t make sugar cookies often, in fact I usually only make them for certain holidays and sometimes for birthday requests. I love the beauty and creativity of them, but they are massively labor intensive and I’m not the most patient person for baking projects like this.
But to save myself a step, I skipped flooding the cookies for the simple design you see in the picture. The royal icing I used is from here. It’s easy to work with and has the perfect consistency for simple lines like the one you see on these snowflake cookies.
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