
Random Acts of Pastry
Our adventures in combining sugar, flour, and kindness.

Random Act of Pastry #8 Cherry Clafoutis: Getting back into the mix(er)
After a rush of new orders and a serious equiptment breakdown, we’re back to baking for the community. This week, we make a Cherry Clafoutis.

Random Act of Pastry #7: Caramel is not my friend
As with many good intentions, life sometimes gets in the way. The Week Seven project experienced a bit of a delay due to production needs

Random Act of Pastry #6: Life is a Lot Like Puff Pastry Dough
Small things done well make all the difference. Baking is a process of doing a series of small things over time, then making time for other things to happen. Dough rises at the rate that it rises, and it chills according to the same schedule. Like so many other things, baking is a series of actions with a bunch of waiting in between.

Random Acts of Pastry #5: Adventures with Pastry Cream
Historically, I’ve always been a bit nervous about pastry. For some reason, pastry seemed to be an esoteric process involving a combination of exacting science,

Random Acts of Pastry #5. Strawberry Lemonade Brownies or what to do with the leftover fruit?
As it is in life, all rules are made to be modified. Planning for this week’s bake involved thinking of ways to use the surplus

Random Acts of Pastry #4. Crotin Au Chocolat and the challenges of systems
The next baking adventure happened a bit backwards. We came up with the recipe before we know where it was going. The recipe itself was

Random Acts of Pastry #3 What Comes From Our First Efforts
What started as a simple idea has, like all things, taken a few twists and turns. Soon after the delivery of the cookies, I heard

Random Acts of Pastry #2. The Story of Peanut Butter Cookies: How this all started.
I have a long-standing and positive relationship with the Community Kitchen of Keene. They have helped me get the cracker business started and supported our

Random Acts of Pastry #1: About the Start of the Project.
Here’s what the Random Acts of Pastry project is about.