Culinarty

Ingredients (yield: 20 cookies)

• • 100 g/ 3.5 oz. creamy unsalted butter
• • 6 heaping Tbsp flour
• • 12 Tbsp old-fashioned oats
• • 1 medium egg
• • 1 tsp Bourbon vanilla extract
• • 4 Tbsp brown sugar
• • 4 Tbsp sultanas
• • 4 heaping Tbsp Nutella
• • 4 Tbsp of coarsely chopped organic walnuts
• • 50 g/1.75 oz. organic dark chocolate (72% cocoa) – coarsely chopped
• • 1 tsp baking powder
• • 2/3 tsp salt

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This recipe is my contribution to Nutriferia’s CHOCOLATE DESSERTS Roundup. Don’t forget to participate until 9 May. Even if I’m more of a savoury gal I sometimes crave something sweet and that usually implies chocolate :). Read all »

Ingredients

• • 100 g/ 3.5 oz crumbled plain vanilla biscuits/cookies
• • 7 Tbsp/ ½ cup of coarsely chopped walnuts + 4 Tbsp – to spoon into the tartelettes once they’re baked
• • 200 g/ 7 oz bleached all-purpose flour
• • 1 tsp Bourbon vanilla extract
• • 4 Tbsp white sugar
• • 5 g/ 0.2 oz baking powder
• • The juice of half an orange
• • 1 medium egg
• • 1 tsp fleur de sel
• • 150 g/ 5.3 oz unsalted butter – icy cold
• • 8 Tbsp orange jam
• • Your favourite vanilla cream with added grated mango

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As you might have noticed, I am in a crêpe phase that just won’t go away. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anywhere near complaining about this and I’m determined to enjoy it until the last drop, or shall I say crêpe :). Besides, I have a feeling I’m not the only one addicted to these thin layers of melting joy.

The dessert that I’m about to introduce you to has been one of my favourites ever since I was a child. Come to think about it, these layers are my mac ‘n’ cheese of desserts. If you’re looking for that sort of dish, I can assure you that you won’t be sorry. Easy to make and really good at making you ask for a refill. You can even cook them in the microwave oven.

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