For me, it’s just not Passover unless we have macaroons.That’s macaroons, with two oo’s, the ones made with coconut, not to be confused with macarons, the French confection, with one o, which are typically made with ground almonds, powdered sugar and egg whites. In fact, I love macaroons so much that I dressed up as a chocolate one several [...]
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My Passover Faux Pas (Shmura Matzoh Crunch)
Posted in Confections and Candies, Passover, tagged Almonds, Caramel, Chocolate, Matzoh, Passover, Shmura on April 22, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Everyday at 5 pm, in the week leading up to Passover this year, the doorbell would ring. When I opened the door, there would be a flat square box of matzoh left on the front porch. By the end of the week, I had a stack of about 6 boxes. Various Jewish organizations around our [...]
Marble Matzoh Crunch
Posted in Passover, tagged Caramel, Chocolate, Crunch, Matzoh, Passover on April 4, 2010 | 8 Comments »
This week in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge I am scheduled to bake Stollen. However, it’s Passover this week and I’m not eating bread. So in honour of this holiday I offer my favourite Passover treat, “Marble Matzoh Crunch.” The original recipe comes from Montreal baker extraordinaire Marcy Goldman. Her cookbook “Better Baking.com“ is one of my go [...]
