The Chicago Style deep dish pizza crust is a high fat / low hydration dough. This gives the crust a flaky texture that browns easily and repels the moist fillings, keeping the crust crisp.
A rillette is made from meat, (usually pork or game), that is slowly cooked in fat or a flavored liquid, and then pounded into a paste using some or all of the cooking liquid. The resulting paste is then placed in a jar or ramekin and capped with fat, which allows the meat to cure and the flavors to meld.
This European style brown bread is hearty, complex of flavor, and most importantly, delicious. If you need a mid day "pick me up," this bread will give you a surprising boost of energy and sustain you between meals.
This "reconstructed" berry pie is a simple play on a traditional favorite. I love macerated berries in the summer time, and who doesn't like a good berry pie? This dessert takes half the work and a third of the time as a normal berry pie, and by rethinking its structure, it allows you to keep your berries moist and macerated in a delicious simple syrup while keeping your crust crisp and flaky.
In a previous video recipe I demonstrated how to make amazing hamburger brioche buns. But the dough used in that recipe isn't limited to just hamburger buns, it also makes a great loaf of bread.
If you're looking for the best brioche bun recipe ever, you've found it. I don't mean to put you off by hyperbole, but this really is an excellent, versatile bun recipe that will absolutely take your hamburger game to the next level.
There are few things in this world more enjoyable then a fresh doughnut, served piping hot. Unfortunately, most people rarely experience this pleasure since hot, fresh doughnuts can be difficult to come by
That is unless you make your own.
Don't let the name fool you; this isn't your standard, soulless, supermarket variety of white bread. This recipe will yield you 2 loaves of real white bread that works great for toast, sandwiches or stuffing. It's also a great base recipe to which you can add any number of flavors to take your bread to the next level.
If you've ever eaten dinner at Stella, you probably recognize the picture above. Our chocolate truffles have turned into an "accidental" signature dish. Brought out to every table as the check is presented, this truffle recipe itself is solid if not simple; why mess with a good thing?
This recipe is a great way to use your left over salmon scrap after you butcher a side down into fillets. The salmon is pureed in a food processor with a flavored cream and then baked in a terrine mold. The finished product is a slice-able yet spreadable pâté that works great as an appetizer or canape.
This is a great savory scone recipe that is simple and quick to make. The addition of the caramelized onions adds depth of flavor, making these scones perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack. No matter what time of day you choose to serve them, it is highly recommended that you accompany these scones with a strong cup of coffee.
Simple Raspberry Coulis recipe that can be used as a universal dessert sauce.
A flavorful, French style gnocchi that is made from a savory pâte à choux base instead of the traditional potato, egg and flour mixture.
This recipe is scaled to yield 10, 4" hamburger brioche buns scaled to 100 grams a piece. This is a good size bun when working with 4 ounce/113 gram hamburger patties formed to a 3.75"/9.5 cm diameter.
For detailed instructions, please review our original recipe here. You can also watch our video demonstration.
This recipe is scaled to yield 19, 3 inch / 7.6 centimeter hamburger brioche buns scaled to 55 grams a piece. This is a good size bun when working with 2 ounce / 56 gram hamburger patties formed to a 2.75" / 7 centimeter diameter.
To scale this recipe, simply change the yield number from 19 to however many slider buns you want, and hit "change."
With only five ingredients, this flourless cake is super easy to prepare and will make your toes curl with satisfaction as the decadent cake yields to your spoon and the chocolate slowly coats your tongue as it melts.
This is our "coffee and doughnuts" dessert that we serve at Stella. It's a simple pate a choux base that is fried to order, tossed in a cinnamon-sugar mix, and served with a buttered mocha emulsion. This recipe can also be used for churros by simply fitting your pastry bag with a star tip. See attached recipe for "buttered mocha emulsion."
This dessert sauce is a nothing more then a super rich mocha that's emulsified with butter for some extra flavor and sheen. It's served with our cinnamon sugar beignets to complete our "coffee & doughnuts" dessert.
When I originally posted this recipe on Free Culinary School, it was a throw away post. I never thought that simple, braised chicken thighs would ever garner so much attention. It turned out to be my most re-created recipe and most commented post.
This Black Berry Preserve recipe was originally developed as a garnish for a summer pork chop dish. It has a nice savory touch and isn't overly sweet. Use this black berry preserve for pork, duck, seared foie gras and game such as elk.
