Meet Ron!

I first started following the work of Ron Mendoza, long before I started following the work of Ron Mendoza. It’s confusing, I know. But about 3 years ago, I started …

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Pear-rose pudding

200g        water 100g        verjus 100g        burbon 100g        pear williams 300g        sucrose 600g        pear puree 10 drops     almond extract 20 drops     rose extract 50g          lemon juice 5g            malic acid .5g           …

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Whipped Date

Whipped Date 2000g      dates skins and pits removed, from about 2400g medjool dates 200g        date condiment 5g            salt Place dates and date condiment in the bowl of a robot coupe. …

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Whipped Date

Whipped Date 2000g      dates skins and pits removed, from about 2400g medjool dates 200g        date condiment 5g            salt Place dates and date condiment in the bowl of a robot coupe. …

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Buttered Hickory Nuts

500g        hickory nuts or pecans 100g        butter diced in ½ inch cubes 10g          salt Place hickory nuts, butter, and salt on an unlined sheet pan. Cook at 325 for 5 …

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ricotta cheesecake

400g       cream cheese 600g       ricotta 200g       mascarpone 300g       sucrose 100g       blood orange juice 5g           blood orange zest 30g         cornstarch 3g           salt 5g           malic acid 5               eggs Place the blood orange …

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ricotta cheesecake

400g       cream cheese 600g       ricotta 200g       mascarpone 300g       sucrose 100g       blood orange juice 5g           blood orange zest 30g         cornstarch 3g           salt 5g           malic acid 5               eggs Place the blood orange …

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ricotta cheesecake

400g       cream cheese 600g       ricotta 200g       mascarpone 300g       sucrose 100g       blood orange juice 5g           blood orange zest 30g         cornstarch 3g           salt 5g           malic acid 5               eggs Place the blood orange …

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ricotta cheesecake

400g       cream cheese 600g       ricotta 200g       mascarpone 300g       sucrose 100g       blood orange juice 5g           blood orange zest 30g         cornstarch 3g           salt 5g           malic acid 5               eggs Place the blood orange …

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Cherry Poached Cherries

Cherry Poached Cherries 2000g      cherries stems removed, washed 2000g      water 2000g      cherry juice 1000g      sucrose 100g        cherry heering 20g          hibiscus 30g          malic acid 5g            morello cherry extract 5g            lemon zest …

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Puff pastry

700g       flour 900g       butter cold, cut in 1 inch cubes 20g         salt 350g       ice water strained of ice Place flour, butter, and salt in a large bowl, and toss until …

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Puff pastry

700g       flour 900g       butter cold, cut in 1 inch cubes 20g         salt 350g       ice water strained of ice Place flour, butter, and salt in a large bowl, and toss until …

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Pumpkin Pie Puree

1000g      roasted pumpkin 100g        steens cane syrup 300g        sweetened condensed milk 10g          cinnamon korinji 10g          ginger ground 3g            clove 2g            salt 1g            xanthan Place roasted pumpkin, steens, sweetened condensed milk, …

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Cherry Poached Cherries

Cherry Poached Cherries 2000g      cherries stems removed, washed 2000g      water 2000g      cherry juice 1000g      sucrose 100g        cherry heering 20g          hibiscus 30g          malic acid 5g            morello cherry extract 5g            lemon zest …

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Puff pastry

700g       flour 900g       butter cold, cut in 1 inch cubes 20g         salt 350g       ice water strained of ice Place flour, butter, and salt in a large bowl, and toss until …

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Puff pastry

700g       flour 900g       butter cold, cut in 1 inch cubes 20g         salt 350g       ice water strained of ice Place flour, butter, and salt in a large bowl, and toss until …

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Amaretto Cake

Amaretto Cake 400g       almond paste 140g       sucrose 50g         honey 225g       butter soft 6              eggs 50g         amaretto 90g         flour AP 5g            salt 100g       almond soaker Place almond paste, sucrose, and honey …

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Amaretto Cake

Amaretto Cake 400g       almond paste 140g       sucrose 50g         honey 225g       butter soft 6              eggs 50g         amaretto 90g         flour AP 5g            salt 100g       almond soaker Place almond paste, sucrose, and honey …

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Amaretto Cake

Amaretto Cake 400g       almond paste 140g       sucrose 50g         honey 225g       butter soft 6              eggs 50g         amaretto 90g         flour AP 5g            salt 100g       almond soaker Place almond paste, sucrose, and honey …

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Coffee Toffee

250g        sucrose 50g          glucose 250g        butter 50g          espresso freshly pulled 3g            salt Place the butter, sucrose, glucose, espresso, and salt in a shallow skillet. Place over medium heat, and cook …

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Amaretto Cake

Amaretto Cake 400g       almond paste 140g       sucrose 50g         honey 225g       butter soft 6              eggs 50g         amaretto 90g         flour AP 5g            salt 100g       almond soaker Place almond paste, sucrose, and honey …

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Hold For Service

Tuesday, Jan 7th, 2014 A comment on twitter regarding the last post about posset doubted the recipe’s authenticity due to the inclusion of 2 sheets of gelatin. I can understand …

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Creme Avec

200g      lemon juice 300g      buttermilk 1500g   cream 300g      sucrose 3g           lemon zest 10g        vanilla paste Nielsen massey 1g           almond extract Place the lemon juice and buttermilk in a medium sized …

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Creme Avec

200g      lemon juice 300g      buttermilk 1500g   cream 300g      sucrose 3g           lemon zest 10g        vanilla paste Nielsen massey 1g           almond extract Place the lemon juice and buttermilk in a medium sized …

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Shaved Apple Galette

Apple Galette 2 eggs 200g sucrose 2 tahitian vanilla beans, split, seeds scraped from the pod 100g butter melted 115g milk 65g flour all purpose 10g baking powder 800g apples granny …

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Culinary Schools

Thursday, Apr 10th, 2014 The topic of culinary school has come up lately here in Blackbirds pastry department as we get to know the newer members of our team, Krystle …

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Italian Jam Tart

325g         butter at room temp 225g         sucrose 5g           vanilla paste 1g           almond extract 300g         ap flour 100g         buckwheat flour 5g           salt 500g       jam housemade 100g       sliced …

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Italian Jam Tart

325g         butter at room temp 225g         sucrose 5g           vanilla paste 1g           almond extract 300g         ap flour 100g         buckwheat flour 5g           salt 500g       jam housemade 100g       sliced …

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Almond Cake Crumbs

Almond Cake 400g       almond paste 140g       sucrose 50g         honey 225g       butter 65-70 degrees 6              eggs room temperature 50g         amaretto 90g         flour AP 5g            salt 100g       almond soaker Place almond paste, …

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Almond Cake Crumbs

Almond Cake 400g       almond paste 140g       sucrose 50g         honey 225g       butter 65-70 degrees 6              eggs room temperature 50g         amaretto 90g         flour AP 5g            salt 100g       almond soaker Place almond paste, …

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Shaved Apple Galette

Apple Galette 2 eggs 200g sucrose 2 tahitian vanilla beans, split, seeds scraped from the pod 100g butter melted 115g milk 65g flour all purpose 10g baking powder 800g apples granny …

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Shaved Apple Galette

Apple Galette 2 eggs 200g sucrose 2 tahitian vanilla beans, split, seeds scraped from the pod 100g butter melted 115g milk 65g flour all purpose 10g baking powder 800g apples granny …

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Chocolate Mousse

Thursday, Dec 4th, 2014 I have a theory. It goes something like this. Chocolate goes with everything. Not in the cultish chocolate-is-better-than-fill-in-the-blank kind of way. I believe with the high …

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Italian Jam Tart

325g         butter at room temp 225g         sucrose 5g           vanilla paste 1g           almond extract 300g         ap flour 100g         buckwheat flour 5g           salt 500g       jam housemade 100g       sliced …

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Mr. Darcy’s Crumpets

Friday, Nov 14th, 2014 I’d firmly say I’m the type of gal that doesn’t stray, but when it comes to cuisine I am often tempted to wander. Last September, a …

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Coconut Haystacks

Thursday, Jul 10th, 2014 Sitting high above the countertops on a shelf many of can only reach on tip toes, we keep larger containers of dry goods we access on …

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Waffling

Wednesday, Mar 5th, 2014 It took a brunch baby shower at Avec and the guests request for an off-menu item to be served for me to see it. As I …

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Culinary Schools

Thursday, Apr 10th, 2014 The topic of culinary school has come up lately here in Blackbirds pastry department as we get to know the newer members of our team, Krystle …

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Danish

Thursday, Jul 18th, 2013 It wasn’t development on a new dessert that brought Danish into our pastry department. It wasn’t a desire to explore the limitations of lamination, a lesson in classic technique …

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Danish

Thursday, Jul 18th, 2013 It wasn’t development on a new dessert that brought Danish into our pastry department. It wasn’t a desire to explore the limitations of lamination, a lesson in classic technique …

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Mille Feuille

Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2014 One of the most striking desserts I’ve had this year came from a place I had only considered for their decadent burger, a good beer and …

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Coconut Haystacks

Thursday, Jul 10th, 2014 Sitting high above the countertops on a shelf many of can only reach on tip toes, we keep larger containers of dry goods we access on …

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Coconut Haystacks

Thursday, Jul 10th, 2014 Sitting high above the countertops on a shelf many of can only reach on tip toes, we keep larger containers of dry goods we access on …

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Burnt Vanilla

Vanilla skelletons (pods that have been previously emptied of their seeds) Place vanilla skelletons in a single layer on a half sheet pan. Place in a 325 degree oven and …

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Craqueline

340g         butter cold 400g         brown sugar 400g         flour ap 30g           cocoa powder 10g           salt Place the butter, brown sugar, flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a kitchen aid bowl. Paddle on low …

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Craqueline

340g         butter cold 400g         brown sugar 400g         flour ap 30g           cocoa powder 10g           salt Place the butter, brown sugar, flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a kitchen aid bowl. Paddle on low …

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chocolate purse- assembly

Chocolate Purse Batter chilled Chocolate sesame truffles Melted butter Brick pastry Lay a single piece of brick pastry on a work surface and brush with melted butter. Using a 2 oz …

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Rum Bling

Rum Bling 100g         rum 400g         sucrose 100g         isomalt 10g           salt Place sucrose, isomalt, rum, and salt in a medium small pot. Place over medium high heat, and cook to a …

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Chocolate Cremeux, Pipeable

Chocolate cremeux 300g         cream 4sheets        gelatin soaked in ice water 450g         chocolate guanaja, melted 5g              salt 300g         whites 100g         sucrose Place cream in a small pot and bring to a …

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Chocolate Cremeux, Pipeable

Chocolate cremeux 300g         cream 4sheets        gelatin soaked in ice water 450g         chocolate guanaja, melted 5g              salt 300g         whites 100g         sucrose Place cream in a small pot and bring to a …

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