Tuesdays with Dorie, The Daring Bakers, and a photo of Daisy

Also known as “Da Bug.”  Guarding her loot – a pair of my husband’s socks!

I’m out of town checking in on my auntie, and didn’t get a chance to make the cherry-fudge brownie torte, but take a look at the TWD blogroll to see the results other bakers had with it.  And be sure pop in on Short + Rose by April for the recipe.

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.

This month, the Daring Bakers made macarons, a first for me.  Because I’m a macaron neophyte, I stuck with vanilla macarons.  Where I had fun was with the filling:  lemon curd, one of my favorites!  I am not a big fan of buttercream, and I’m tired of chocolate at the moment (you’ll see why in a couple days – a post that involves over 2 pounds of chocolate!).

Most of my macarons had “feet,” which made me happy.  I took one lousy blurred photo before I left, but I have the macarons and filling stashed in the freezer (frozen separately).  We will see how well the little meringues thaw! I’ll re-take photos and post again.

Be sure to check out the Daring Bakers blogroll!