More catching up to do! The first recipe for June was Chocolate-Cherry Brownies, found on pages 322-323 of
Baking Chez Moi. Though I do have a
favorite brownie recipe, I am certainly willing to try new recipes, especially when in a cookbook written by Dorie! And this recipe certainly did not disappoint! Truly, if you use good quality bittersweet chocolate and tart dried cherries that have been soaked in port wine until nice and plump, you cannot go wrong! Mmmm. I love tart cherries and when paired with bittersweet chocolate, it is just divine. These brownies are a one-bowl recipe, which makes them quick to both make and clean up! Oh, and they will quickly disappear as well!
See the nice crackly top? That is an important brownie element for me - the nice crackle top before the moist and chocolatey inside. Mmmm. Kinda makes me want to bake these again... Good thing they are so easy!
Our second June recipe was Strawberry Shortcakes, Franco-American Style, on pages 338-340 of
Baking Chez Moi. Instead of using a biscuit, Dorie uses round ladyfingers. They are nice and light and crunchy and elevate the dessert to something elegant!
In addition to the ladyfinger substitution, Dorie also recommended using roasted strawberries in lieu of traditional macerated or plain strawberries. This recipe can be found on page 458 of the book, and essentially involves mixing sliced strawberries with sugar, cloves, olive oil and thick balsamic vinegar and then roasting them in the oven until nice and soft. I used the roasted strawberries in the middle of my shortcakes, but only for the adults. I figured the kiddos were better off with typical plain strawberries. The roasted strawberries provided a nice fancy taste to the dessert. It was like a surprise with each bite as I don't generally associate those flavors with strawberry shortcake, but it was so good!
This is definitely a dessert to be eaten as soon as it is made. I am not sure how the ladyfingers would last, maybe okay in an airtight container for a day or so? But you might as well just eat it up at once. Strawberry shortcakes are too good to be left around!
My summer baking is way off schedule, but I'm catching up, slowly but surely! Hope you've been enjoying whatever summer treats come your way!!
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