The moka pot is an important symbol of Italian coffee culture. It is found in 90 percent of Italian households, and is the standard way of making coffee at home in Southern Europe. More than 300 million Bialetti Moka Expresses have been sold since its launch and it has become a design icon.
Authorthe Sunday Baker
Originally from Maine, I started baking at Two Fat Cats Bakery in Portland before moving to Europe. I’ve lived in Barcelona, Madrid, and now I find myself in the middle of London’s Bermondsey Beer Mile.
Hindbaersnitter Raspberry Slices, or Alexandertorte
I had a hard time deciding which name to give this recipe. In the end I chose the Danish name because I decorated mine with freeze-dried
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Aargauer Rüeblitorte: Swiss Carrot Cake
Carrot cake has a long history in the context of baking and pastry. Carrot cake as we know it has evolved from carrot puddings made since
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Toscakaka: Swedish Caramel-Almond Cake
Tosca cake is a rich sponge cake topped with crunchy, buttery almond caramel. The cake is partially baked, then covered with brown-butter toasted almond caramel sauce,
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Tarte au Citron: French Lemon Tart
Tarte au citron is a classic of French cuisine. You can find lemon tarts everywhere in France, from the elegantly designed displays of elite pâtisseries to
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Quatre-Quarts: French Pound Cake
Quatre-quarts, meaning four quarters, is a French pound cake from Brittany so named for the equal proportions of four ingredients: butter, sugar, eggs and flour. This
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5 Essential Resources to Learn to Bake Great Bread at Home
The last couple years I have been learning how to bake sourdough bread. I think it’s magical that you can start with such humble ingredients to make something so complex. I have loved baking for as long as I can remember, but I have always focused on sweets. I was comfortable with recipes that start by creaming butter and sugar; but yeast (or worse, levain) intimidated me.