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Yummy Banana Tahini Snack Cake

downtonabbeycooks · March 17, 2023 ·

slices of banana tahani snack cake

Is your family tired of banana bread and yet overly ripe bananas are begging for a new life? Banana and peanut butter is a classic flavour combo, but if you have family members with tree nut allergies, try this moist snack cake with a nutty flavour from sesame tahini. No … [Read more...] about Yummy Banana Tahini Snack Cake

Filed Under: Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Luncheon, Picnic, Snack, Sweets Tagged With: banana, banana cake, nut-free, snack cake

Mastering French Macarons

downtonabbeycooks · February 24, 2022 ·

French macarons are those French almond cookies that often are confused with English style "macaroons". I first discovered them on a trip to Paris back in 2009 when my companions took me to famed Ladurée.  I was so excited I bought a couple of boxes of mixed flavours on the day I … [Read more...] about Mastering French Macarons

Filed Under: Afternoon Tea, Cookies, Sweets Tagged With: easy way to make macarons, french macarons, how to make macarons

The Palmer House Brownie

downtonabbeycooks · January 29, 2022 ·

The Palmer House Hotel opened in Chicago in 1871.  Their kitchens created a delicious chocolate treat for the 1893 World Fair and came to be known as a brownie. Food historians agree that brownies are an American creation, and credit Fannie Farmer for the first published … [Read more...] about The Palmer House Brownie

Filed Under: Afternoon Tea, Celebration, Dessert, Gilded Age, Labor Day, Sweets Tagged With: history of the brownie, The Palmer House Brownie

Oatmeal Cookies Made Even Healthier with Dates

downtonabbeycooks · January 8, 2022 ·

Oatmeal cookies rule in our household, and they do rank second only to chocolate chips as the cookie of choice. While we love my classic version with raisins you can substitute with any dried fruit and for Brits their go-to is currants.  Dried apricots, cranberries, or … [Read more...] about Oatmeal Cookies Made Even Healthier with Dates

Filed Under: Cookies, Snack, Sweets

Pretty Little Empire Cookies

downtonabbeycooks · December 20, 2021 ·

An empire biscuit is one of the many Scottish desserts popular across the United Kingdom. Formally known as the German biscuit, the dessert is two cookies wrapped around a layer of jam or cream that binds the cookies together to form one solid treat. Traditionally, the biscuit … [Read more...] about Pretty Little Empire Cookies

Filed Under: Afternoon Tea, Christmas Desserts, Cookies, Sweets

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