Granola Energy Bars

Well, it's January and in my house we are all thinking we should eat better.  Granola Energy Bars from Dorie Greenspan's Baking Chez Moi, are a perfect addition to our "snack" selection.  I made these over the weekend and I followed the recipe except substituted the brown rice syrup for agave.



The flavor was very good.  The texture was good, but my bars did not really stick together well.  I will try the brown rice syrup to see if it makes a difference.  To see the other versions at Tuesdays with Dorie, click here.

the Rugelach that won over France

Well, it's time for holiday baking...I love it!  This past weekend I finally got around to narrowing down my cookie selection, sables and Rugelach are always on my list.  I have used Dorie Greenspan's sable recipe for years, but not her Rugelach recipe.  In Baking Chez Moi, the Rugelach recipe seemed way too fussy, but I think Rugelach is a little fussy.  A lot of steps, a lot of ingredients, a lot of time, but worth it.

I actually made the dough for this recipe on Sunday and knew I wouldn't be making these little gems until Tuesday Night.


I wasn't really sure of the filling either.  I usually use jam, nuts and cinnamon.  I grabbed the jam from the fridge, then realized, it wasn't needed in the recipe.  Whoops!


The dough was easy to make, and easy to work with.  I didn't think the dough would really hold up to the rolling, filling and baking, but it did!

Delicious!  To see the other versions of this delicate little sweet, click here.

TWD/ Baking with Julia: Blueberry Nectarine Pie

Let me start by saying, I could have eaten the filling and forgotten about the pie.  So YUMMY!!!  OK, I cheated a little with my pie, I made mine in these cute jars.  These 2 cuties went in the oven and the other 2 went to the freezer.  You won't see the fully baked pies...they were gobbled up.

The recipe can be found in Dorie Greenspan's Baking with Julia.  If you don't have the book, buy one.  For the recipe go see That Skinny Chick Can Bake, http://thatskinnychickcanbake.blogspot.com/2012/07/blueberry-nectarine-piebaking-with-julia.html or Manchegos Kitchen, http://manchegoskitchen.typepad.com/manchegos-kitchen/2012/07/twd-baking-with-julia-summer-fruit-pie.html

To see other versions, go to http://tuesdayswithdorie.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/lyl-blueberry-nectarine-pie/