So, one of the main reasons I started this blog was to challenge myself as a baker and pastry chef. As part of this quest I joined the Daring Bakers, an online group that hosts monthly challenges.
The 2010 March Daring Baker's challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings. She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on a recipe from Alain Ducasse's Cooking School in Paris.
The dessert consists of a pate sablee base topped with marmalade, whipped cream, orange segments and finished with an orange caramel sauce.
I started with my favorite pate sablee recipe from school substituting graham flour and almond meal. I also decided to use tangerines instead of oranges for a slightly different flavor.
The marmalade was amazing. I was never a big fan of orange marmalade, but I have been converted. Also, I added some finely chopped chocolate to the whipped cream. So good!!! I think the only issue I had with the dessert was the segmented fruit. It seemed a little disjointed but I have to admit it looked amazing.
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This is soo cute and it looks really good!
ReplyDeleteI am doing a 30 day food challenge on my blog for the month of august. I am looking for people to contribute recipes over that time. If you are interested please either leave a comment here or email me at boblyns at yahoo dot com
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Bobbie
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback! Bobbie, I'd love to be a part of the challenge. Please fill me in on the details. I have limited access to the internet but, I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
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