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Rustic Tomato Tart
This tomato pie is inpired by bakery cold pizzas that truly highlight tomatoes. For a strong tomato flavour, cover the crust with a spread made from roasted shallots, tomato paste, red wine and garlic for a true concentration of flavour. For the crust, make a simple shortcrust pastry in the food processor with plenty of Parmesan cheese. For the topping, use heirloom tomatoes (which have less water and are more flavourful), and bake to perfection. Be sure to salt the tomatoes beforehand to keep the water from soaking through the dough.
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Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Tart
To satisfy a craving, turn to this comforting twist on a classic ham and cheese sandwich. This flaky tart is loaded with smoked ham, cheese and a creamy béchamel sauce made with brown butter for added depth of flavour. And don’t forget the crispy, flaky puff pastry crust! For a complete meal, serve with roasted tomato and squash soup.
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No-Knead Cheese Curd Flatbreads
This cheese flatbread that can be dipped in sour cream is the perfect appetizer to enjoy with friends. It’s also the perfect bread for getting into bread-making, given that it requires no kneading. To avoid this step, a technique of pouring boiling water over the flour is used, which allows the starch to develop. Then add the rest of the flour and the yeast so that the dough rises. In most cheese breads, chunks of cheese aren’t visible because they melt when baked. That issue is solved by using cheese curds, which don’t melt. Simply pan-fry them in a skillet for a few minutes, allowing you to stretch happy hour a little further.
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Spicy Olive Ciabatta
This ciabatta recipe has a poolish dough base, which can be compared to a sourdough starter, giving a nice structure to the dough. The poolish is made of a mixture of flour, water and yeast that must double in volume before adding more flour and water. Just stretch and fold the dough, which becomes smooth and elastic, over itself three times until it becomes beautifully shiny, soft and dense. The ciabatta tastes great plain, but don’t hesitate to add the bold, punchy flavour of olive and chilies. It’s a dream sandwich bread!
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Flaky Honey-Orange Scones with Burnt Honey Butter
This recipe is halfway between a scone and a croissant. The dough is made with yeast, thin slices of butter and buttermilk. Create layers of flour and butter that bake up wonderfully flaky by rolling and folding the dough over itself. To go with the scones, make a caramelized honey butter, whose texture is similar to soft caramel as it cools. This is a very straightforward recipe that’s perfect for brunch.
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Giant Apricot, Passion Fruit and Pistachio Brioche
The flavours of apricots, passion fruit and pistachios come together in this giant brioche. Instead of making several small brioches, roll the fragrant olive oil-based dough in a cast iron skillet. Brush it with a passion fruit and apricot jam glaze and then sprinkle with chopped pistachios. You can prepare the brioche the night before and bake it fresh in the morning, just in time for brunch. It will be a hit at the table.
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Dubai-Style Chocolate and Pistachio Brownies
On social media, Dubai chocolate, which combines chocolate with pistachio cream and kataifi dough (a phyllo dough in thin filaments that becomes crispy once cooked), is going viral. We were inspired by this unique confectionery to make brownies. With a layer of brownie that’s both rich and fudgy and a layer of crunchy pistachios, this indulgent recipe hits all the right notes.
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Catherine Lépine-Lafrance’s Pink Lemonade Raspberry Jam
For this recipe, courtesy of confectioner Catherine Lépine-Lafrance, inspiration was drawn from pink lemonade to create a raspberry and citrus jam. You’ll need to plan ahead when making it, given that the fruit mixture needs to be refrigerated for over 24 hours before cooking.