Fruit of choice today is something I do not eaten very often, although you can consider these very local and typically Maltese. I saw them at the supermarket last week, and thought that maybe I could discover the prickly pear a little more than the local “Bajtra” or Prickly Pear liqueur that is custom to Malta. Read more to see how I got on! Continue reading Prickly Pear Popsicles with a Honey Touch
I don’t think I have had these in a while, and seeing I had a batch of Crème Patissière in the fridge, I wanted to try my hand at Mille-Feuille or ‘Tompouce’. A tompoes or tompouce is a quite popular pastry in the Netherlands and Belgium, and available at our local bakery stores or bakery section at the supermarket. It is the local version of the … Continue reading Mille-Feuille with Strawberries
In Malta, strawberry season announces that winter is officially over. Our strawberry season is quite early in the year, from November up to end of April. This is because it is too hot in summer to properly grow this delicious, red fruit, or any fruit for that matter (aside from watermelon). By May, they are so sweet naturally, that you hardly need to add any … Continue reading Fresh Strawberry Mini Tarts
Creme patissiere is basically a delicious, sweet, creamy vanilla cream which has been thickened with starch. It is a very important component for many desserts, e.g. vanilla or chocolate pudding, the filling for eclairs or profiteroles. It is also used to fill up millefeuille (puff pastry with crème patissière and jam or fruit) and functions as a basis for many fruit tarts and other pastries. … Continue reading Crème Patissière
Easy soft egg cake biscuits with cinnamon and apple – easy peasy ready in just 25 minutes Continue reading Apple & Cinnamon Egg Cake Biscuits
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