inthekitchen maple sugar pie
The symbol of French-Canadian baking, maple sugar pie has become a universal favourite in Manitoba regardless of one’ s heritage. A single bite of this silken custard sparks visions of gathering Maple sap and sugar shacks smoking in eastern Canada’ s wooded forests. For pure Canadiana on a fork, Resto Gare’ s tried and true recipe, past down from generations is a must and an easy crowd pleaser.
Photography by David Lipnowski, Ian McCausland, Steve Salnikowski, chronic creative thimble cookies
If a single cookie can be evocative of nostalgia, it is the longtime favourite thimble. Grandma’ s shortbread style cookies, coated in nuts and topped with a thumbprint of jam are, for many, a Christmas favourite appearing on festive sweet trays. Classic sweet shop, Lilac Bakery draws from“ mom’ s” no fail repertoire to keep the traditions alive.
lemon tart
A traditional French inspired lemon tart, with a creamy dreamy lemon curd filling satisfies the sweet tooth with its zippy, sour leanings. Its shallow crumbly cookie-like crust means a delicate peck of pucker is delivered in each slice. Chef Norm Pastorin’ s recipe, from Cornerstone, celebrates citrus’ s brightness, using enough lemon juice for a balanced tart tart.
chocolate oblivion
Luxurious, dense and sinfully delicious, chocolate cake is an easy crowd pleaser. Make it a celiac-friendly, flourless chocolate oblivion and everyone can partake. In fact, chef David Hyde’ s cocoa-rich cake spreading joy at Café Carlo will have them forget all other chocolate cakes out there.
cream puffs
Known for their light airy choux pastry and rich creamy filling are beloved around the world. Drizzled with melted chocolate on top, they make for a fancy dessert that is quite simple to make. Bistro Dansk’ s recipe for a crisp outer shell that gives way to a soft custardy interior makes them irresistible – a timeless festive treat. ciao! / dec / jan / two thousand twenty-five 31