today in the test kitchen, by shelley lance / cookbook coauthor

This was our last official day testing recipes for The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook.  There is still much work to be done on the book, but the testing phase is mostly over.  With the help of  our Bread and Pastry Production Manager, Gwen LeBlanc, we successfully sailed through the English Muffin recipe!  Photos above- cutting portions of the dough. Photo below- the finished muffins:

It makes me happy to have a paper bag full of English Muffins sitting on my desk to take home, split, and toast for breakfast tomorrow.

We also finished all our cherry recipes today, including a simple, rustic cherry crostata and an amazing cherry Pinot Noir hand pie that tastes like a super fabulous jam filled  “pop tart!”

Julie, Beth and I feasted on cherry pastries and toasted each other with glasses of sparkling red wine!  Thanks a million for all your hard work testing recipes, Julie and Beth!!

 

June 7th, 2011

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