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[amand_r]

Coming out of retirement to bake for Easter!

Bavarian Peaches and Strawberry financiers will be available. The peaches as pictured are too big. I am going to make them about 1/3 the size of that--bite sized! I will also mix and match. Five bucks a dozen of whatever.

Anyone interested?

eta: jfc, people! okay! I'll start backing, and

Comments

[opium_and_tea]

I'm definitely going to want a dozen of each!

Also, looking through that page, can you share the recipes for the diamants au chocolat and cran-blueberry shortbreads?

[amand_r]

oKAY, SO.

I got the recipes from the french. here's the diamants au chocolat:

http://touche2saveurs.over-blog.com/article-diamants-au-chocolat-56986706.html

and the shortbread:

http://touche2saveurs.over-blog.com/article-shortbread-very-delicious-65738193.html

the translator over at google translate served me well, but I did it by hand!

[opium_and_tea]

Thanks! My French is passable so with the help of a translator I think I should be able to manage. It all looks so yummy! I seriously can't wait til you make those peaches!

[amand_r]

I can give you the rough equivs in measurements, if you need them

Shortbread

1 1/2 c flour
4.78 tbsp (less than 1/2 cup) semolina
7.75 TBSP salted butter, very cold
1.4 c brown sugar
blueberry chips--wing it!

diamants

2 cups sifted flour
13.38 tbsp softened butter
1/2 cup caster sugar (superfine--just put regular granulated sugar in the food processor for a while)
1 tbsp vanilla sugar
pinch of salt
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1 egg yolk
sucre de noisette for rolling. (I toasted and ground hazelnuts, then mixed them with sugar--2 tbsp ground hazelnuts for every 1/2 c sugar)

[opium_and_tea]

You are all sorts of awesome, bb!

[amand_r]

i JUST REMEMBER BEING PISSED ABOUT HAVING TO DO THE CONVERSIONS ONLINE. Because you know, 50 grams of flour and 50 grams of butter aren't the same in tbsp. BASTARDS!