Norway is weird when it comes to naming desserts, but this one sure feels like a success! Usually made for parties, and especially around Easter, Suksessterte or quite literally Success Tart, is a classic Norwegian dessert. While the crust is made from a meringue-like mix of nuts, powdered sugar and egg whites, the topping is a vibrant yellow custard. Eggs are the main ingredient, which tells us one thing: tons of science happening right here!
How can you make something as basic as apple pie exciting enough to impress people? Let science show you! Start off being undecisive where you can’t decide if you want flaky delicious pie crust, or if you want crunchy crumble. That’s when you use both! Continue reading
Fall is here. FALL IS HERE! Let’s all wear chunky sweaters, scarves and everything in burgundy. And let’s all be super basic and drink pumpkin spice lattes because fuck it. They’re delicious and WE ALL KNOW IT.
When in Lisbon, one does as any tourist does and one visits the Pastéis de Belém bakery for a lovely delicious little custard tart. Sure you can buy them anywhere else, but we’ve tried others and the one at the bakery in Belém – with the long line of tourists in front – is definitely the yummiest. (They sell like a million a day, so don’t expect to find much love and care inside these pastries.)
Pro tip: Notice that you’re supposed to line up in two lines, while all the tourists line up in one line. Queue up there and get some old tourist lady really angry at you for cutting in line. Point annoyingly at the signs that say that you should line up in two lines. Then have that lady push in behind you so that she can get in front again. Fun times!
Apple pancakes sounded like a good idea. Kind of like an apple cake, but from a pan! Great ideas sadly don’t always end in great products. No one ever tells you that making apple pancakes can get super messy. I will hereby give you the cold hard truth: making apple pancakes is messy. Continue reading
Boterkoek can be roughly translated to butter cake (or LITERALLY butter cookie) and the name doesn’t lie! Not even in the name of science! Except that it does lie, it is not a cookie. There is definitely butter in it, though. It is also definitely delicious. You’ll make it and then it will be eaten before you notice that it was ready. Continue reading
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