Gesine Golden Egg Demo from Raymond Prado on Vimeo.
LIBRARY JOURNAL
August 15, 2009
Bullock-Prado, Gesine. Confections of a Closet Master Baker: One Woman's Sweet Journey from Unhappy Hollywood Executive to Contented Country Baker. Broadway. Sept. 2009. c.240p. illus. ISBN 978-0-7679-3268-4. $24. COOKERY
Bullock-Prado chronicles her career change from schmoozing Hollywood production company executive to running a bakery in Montpelier, VT. Living in the shadow of her famous older sister, Sandy, and working with "fame-hungry bores," Bullock-Prado eventually discovered that sugar, butter, and flour could help make her happier. And so she secretly began to bake, eventually opening her own bakery in the Green Mountain State. Between hilarious descriptions of a childhood virtually free of sugar and junk food and biting contempt for the shine of Hollywood, Bullock-Prado writes touchingly of the death of her mother and her relationship with her father. Recipes are a blend of her heritage—German and American—and include German classics such as Mandelhoernchen (almond cookies), American standards, and her own creations—Golden Eggs, a kind of baked doughnut, and Starry Starry Nights, a deep bittersweet chocolate cookie. VERDICT Memoir lovers will find this a lighthearted, entertaining read filled with humor and acerbic wit; foodies will enjoy the insider's view of running a bakery. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/09; a pick at BEA's Librarian's Book Shout and Share program.—Ed.]—Pauline Baughman, Multnomah Cty. Lib., Portland, OR
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Please post more demos. :)
Just watching the cake being dipped into the butter made my night!
Oh this is such a wonderful website! So glad I found this. You are wonderful Gesine. I do not watch television and rely on the internet so this is a plus when it comes to cooking wonderful things in the kitchen. Bravo!
Rosie
I smell the makings of a TV show! Good filming Mr. Prado.
Goodness, got myself into all kinds of baking trouble - mini-muffins turned out beautifully, mini tarts were a 3 out of 4 success, and the mini bundts didn't want to come out at first, but turned out gorgeous! Problem is an uneven baking oven ... just can't have too much in it ...
Absolutely stunningly springy cake!
Great video Gesine and Ray! The Golden Eggs were one of our favorites. We noticed that you put your muffin tins and bundt form onto a cookie sheet with parchment. What is the purpose of this? Can this be done as well in a conventional oven? Are there advantages for a baker to have a convection oven? Looking forward to the book coming out. Lots of luck with the renovation!
Mary & Christina
Very fun to watch and they look delicious too. Is it possible to get the Gesine Confectionary t-shirt anymore? I love owls and I love pastry!
mary and christina! the sheetpan and parchment are for convenience. The sheetpan helps when taking the molds out of oven without denting the pastries. The parchment just keeps the sheetpan clean in the even the batter decides to explode. You can always do it with or without, with or without convection. Just follow the rule of 325 for convection and 350 for conventional and you'll be golden!
So glad I watched this, otherwise I probably would have stopped creaming too early! Going to get my 3yo into the kitchen to help me with these this afternoon.
I made your golden egg cake. And, I have the mini decorative bundt pan. My little cakes stuck to the pan &$^($*)(^&!!!! I'm throwing that pan away!! But, the cake crumbs were very good.
I have been looking for a good vanilla cake recipe for years. I had begun to think there was no such thing until I watched your tutorial. I had no idea it was my technique that was the problem. I made vanilla cupcakes with chocolate icing last night using your vanilla cake recipe. They are devine. I finally have my recipe! Thank you.
P.S. Is it just a little weird that I got all giddy and excited over the fluffy whiteness of the creamed eggs & sugar?
I just bought two egg shaped baking pans on ebay because of this recipe. I love the book so far (just started reading it) and can't wait to make these.
I can totally relate to the high paying job that just leaves you empty after a hard day's work. Can't wait to finish the book. Thank you for the inspiration.
I made them this morning and they were great! I did have to make some adjustments, though. I don't have the fancy egg shaped mold, so I used regular muffin tins. I made a half batch and got about 16 Golden Not-Eggs. Because the batter rises so much, I only filled the muffin tins about half way. They rose to the top. I'll post a picture later.
I made these scrumptious treats this morning. Absolutely amazing! My husband liked them even better than the similar 'doughnut muffins' at our local cafe. They turned out light and moist. I'm very happy to finally figure out my convection oven. Just a tiny bit of difficulty getting them out of the pan (tried mini muffins, regular size and a separate 8x8 pan with blueberries and spread some melted butter and cinnamon sugar on top). So wonderful to see the video! I'm determined to cook my way through the book. Thanks so very much for sharing :)
Love the energy and direction from your loss! Fantastic! i just lost my 2 partnered businesses =( to some underhandedness, and most of my savings...so, i've never been one for low energy - but i just lost the possibility of a house, and a great BiG kitchen, with an ability to make spare time to do what i love and hoped for my next step in life...back to the drawing board..oooof!!!
OK!...now back tothe music in your video - it was perfect - i love that type of music, but have never been able to find it or name it - what was the name of the song on your video(top right corner) and what kind of music would u call it!
darekwilson2@hotmail.com
lol..I'm so glad I found your blog! Cool video:) luv it..I'll be on your blog alot..please post more tutorials:)
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