Monthly Archives: June 2008

Daring Bakers – Danish braid with red gooseberry preserve

Posted on June 29, 2008 by lindakovacevic

Even though I started making the dough for the Danish braid on Friday, I ony had time to actually shape and bake the braid today. Time flies when you have two pre-schoolers 😉 I liked the prospect of making laminated … Continue reading →

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Nectarine muffins with hazelnut topping

Posted on June 17, 2008 by lindakovacevic

My parents were visiting yesterday morning, usually I make something a little more elaborate than muffins but we had a busy weekend so I had to make something quick. Nectarine muffins seemed like the perfect thing to make, there were … Continue reading →

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Cake with marzipan pod and white chocolate truffle peas

Posted on June 13, 2008 by lindakovacevic

I made this cake for friends of ours who just had a baby son. Instead of using ‘blauw met witte muisjes‘ (blue and white anise seed sprinkles) I wanted to make something with a pea in the pod theme even … Continue reading →

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Éclairs with lavender white chocolate mousse

Posted on June 9, 2008 by lindakovacevic

Wanted to use the little purple lavender sugar lumps that are on top of the éclairs ever since I bought them whilst on vacation in Denmark. But I just couldn’t think of anything suitable until I thought about the choux … Continue reading →

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Cookies with pink and white anise seed sprinkles

Posted on June 2, 2008 by lindakovacevic

In the Netherlands we have a tradition to serve something called ‘beschuit met muisjes‘ when a child is born. ‘Beschuit‘ is similar to rusks and ‘muisjes‘ are sugar coated anise seed sprinkles. The sprinkles are called ‘muisjes’ (little mice), the … Continue reading →

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