Spiced Tarte Tatin Tarts

Fruit | Pastry | Tarts

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Am I putting too many apple recipes on here? Too many 'chai spiced' things? Really, this is only the second chai spiced thing, but the last chai spiced thing was also apple with puff pastry, but it wasn't proper chai. But they're oh so different from each other, I promise. This is crisp and flaky and creamy and a bit crunchy and totally different from the spiced crab apple mini pies. 

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Vanilla Infused Milk Jam

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Milk....jam? Yeah, I know, I thought the same thing when I first heard of it. It's not jam. It originates from France, where they call it "confiture de lait", which literally translates to milk jam. But, once again, it's not jam.

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Italian Country Loaf with Rosemary, Garlic, and Lemon

Bread

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This bread really brought me back to one of my favourite places in the world, Tuscany. I've been there twice now and I'm in love. If you've followed me for a while, you may have read the post on Italy that I did after my trip there last summer. Smelling this bread as it came out of the oven conjured up images from that trip and the culture that I really envy.

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Tartine Country Loaf

Bread

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You thought we were done with bread, didn't you? Wrong-o, my friend. It was simply a little break to give you some time breathe, finish up the bread in your freezer, make your starter, and feel a hankering for some more homemade bread.

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Sourdough Starter

Bread

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There are lots of different ways to make and maintain your own sourdough starter. Some people swear by using pineapple juice, some people only use rye flour, the list goes on. As long as you have flour, water, and wild yeast, you've got yourself a starter.

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