Cranberry Crackle Tart from Baking Chez Moi

The Tuesdays with Dorie online baking group is baking its way through Dorie Greenspan's latest book, Baking Chez Moi.  This is the second recipe.

First you make the crust.  This is the first time I have ever mixed a pie crust in the food processor.  I also had never rolled out pastry between sheets of parchment paper.  Both techniques worked well.  The crust got a bit too brown although I pulled it out of the oven before the full time given in the recipe.

The cooled crust is covered with jam.  I used raspberry jam.  Then you whip egg whites with sugar, fold in cranberries, and bake.   My tart is not exactly beautiful, but it is delicious.  The combination of the sweet meringue and tart cranberries is so good.

Palets des Dames, Lille Style, from Baking Chez Moi

The Tuesdays with Dorie online baking group is starting on Dorie Greenspan's newest book, Baking Chez Moi.  The first selection is Palets des Dames, Lille Style, a soft round vanilla cookie.

The dough is very soft, so you chill it before baking.  My first batch came out nicely rounded.  After icing the cookies with a mixture of confectioners' sugar, milk and lemon juice I decorated them with edible flower petals.