Nutella Banana Bread

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I love making quick breads and this one is to die for! The combination of banana and Nutella is the best! Also, I’m using brown butter for this recipe which gives a nice extra kick of flavor to this bread. This is perfect for your morning coffee or just like a snack. Easy to make and you don’t need a lot of ingredients.

Also, I want to let you know that I made it to the next round for the #greatestbaker competition. Right now I am in third place but I have to be #1 of my group for next Thursday. You can vote for me daily (free vote) or you can donate money to No Kid Hungry and make a hero vote for me which will get me gain more votes. Here is the link to vote: Sandra Widick | Greatest Baker

If you want to watch how I made this recipe, don’t forget to visit me on Instagram @pastry_tales

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Dulce De Leche Ice Cream

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June is here and Summer is just around the corner. We all love ice cream and one flavor that you should try is Dulce De Leche. If you have visited my blog before, you know that I enjoy using this milk-based caramel for different treats and today I’m incorporating my dulce de leche into my ice cream cream custard.

To prepare your homemade dulce de leche you just need a can of sweetened condensed milk, the oven method is super easy to follow.

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Conchas (Mexican Sweet Bread)

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Since I moved to California I enjoy visiting latin/hispanic mini markets. There is one kinda close to where I live and they have a small “panaderia” section where they sell fresh bread everyday. I love sweets so I discovered these beautiful sweet breads called “conchas”. They are soft, have a nice vanilla flavour and they are topped with a crunchy and crumbly topping which can be chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, etc.

This sweet bread goes perfect with a nice cup of coffee or hot chocolate.

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Don’t forget to keep voting for me everyday for #thegreatestbaker competition Sandra Widick | Greatest Baker

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S’mores Cake

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Hello friends! I am back with a new recipe that is perfect for Summer (or anytime). This cake does not have flour, just graham crackers! Yes, you can make a cake without flour!

Graham cracker cake, homemade marshmallow filling and milk chocolate frosting.

Let’s start with the recipe and don’t forget to keep voting for me for #thegreatestbaker. You can vote DAILY for free or make a donation to No Kid Hungry and I get a HERO VOTE! Here is the link, you have to have a Facebook account to be able to vote: Sandra Widick | Greatest Baker

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Baking Competition

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Hi guys! I was invited to participate in this baking competition hosted by Bake From Scratch Magazine. I am not really a person who participates in baking competitions but this time I thought why not?

If you like my blog or my Instagram page or my recipes, go to this link and give me your vote. Right now I’m in third place so hopefully I make it to the second round. You can vote once a day for free. There is the option of HERO VOTE but you have to pay for that so don’t worry about that part. Use your free vote! You have to login with Facebook.

Here is the Link:

Sandra Widick | Greatest Baker

I’ll be back with a new recipe super soon!

Sandra.

Easy Orange Muffins

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Muffins are a must to have in my house. They are perfect for breakfast, coffee or like a snack. My favorite muffins are orange flavored ones.

This recipe is awesome, I’ve been make these for years and they always come out great. You can make them in a jumbo muffin pan (like I do) or a regular one.

You can add chocolate chips, dried fruit or nuts. Remember to always use fresh squeeze orange juice and zest!

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Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! It has been so crazy hot here in Northern California that I decided to use my Kitchen Aid Ice Cream attachment to make homemade ice cream. I haven’t used it for about 5 years I think.

This ice cream is made with Abuelita chocolate tablets which is the most popular chocolate tablet in Mexico. I love to use it for hot chocolate and now I’m adding it to ice cream and omg the result is amazing! This recipe is my first homemade ice cream recipe for the blog, so stay tuned for more because I’ll be making more during Summer season.

Let’s start with the recipe and if you want to watch how I made this ice cream, visit me on Instagram.

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Alfajor Cake

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An alfajor is one of the most popular cookies in South America. The cookie part is soft like a shortbread cookie and the filling is dulce de leche. 

For Mother’s Day I wanted to make something that reminds me of my mom. She used to make alfajores all the time so I created this alfajor cake which is the perfect treat to celebrate Mother’s Day. 

This alfajor has five big cookie layers and the filling is a delicious “manjar de olla” which is made with sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk. This “manjar de olla” is the Peruvian version of dulce de leche. 

The difference between dulce de leche, arequipe ,cajeta or manjar  is just how each country prefers to create their milk based caramel. 

Let’s start with the recipe and if you want to watch how I made this alfajor cake, visit me on Instagram @pastry_tales

Yield one 7 inch layer cake 

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Brownie Alfajores

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Yes, you read that right : “Brownie Alfajores”, sounds weird, right? but you should trust me in this one. We know that alfajor cookies have 2 parts : shortbread cookies and dulce de leche filling which is a milk-based caramel BUT today I was craving brownies and I saw a lonely can of dulce de leche calling my name. I got a bit crazy and went ahead with my idea.

I baked a big batch of brownies (my recipe is super easy and never disappoints). Then, I used a round cookie cutter with a good height to cut circles, I put them in the fridge to chill, cut them in half and then filled them with dulce de leche. They are incredible! Super delicious!

Let’s start with the recipe and if you want to watch my videos of how I made them, visit me on Instagram @pastry_tales

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