6 Challenging Recipes to Master

Some of the most challenging recipes turn out some of the most delicious dishes, especially when expert bakers unleash their skills.

Are you an expert? This is where your baking prowess can shine.

1. The Art of Tiramisu

Tiramisu frequently makes it onto lists of the most challenging recipes, but many experienced bakers will tell you: It’s not hard, it’s just time-consuming.

Many, many steps are involved with creating this delicious, creamy dessert. You can’t simply whip it up. A lot of chilling is involved, and skipping these steps is not optional if you want to love the finished product. If you’re ready to get hands-on, try your hand at tiramisu.

2. Light, Fluffy Meringue

Like tiramisu, meringue has a reputation for difficulty, but as long as you follow some basic rules, you shouldn’t have too much trouble. First, make sure your equipment is spotlessly clean. If you have grease on the beaters or in the bowl, the fat will make it harder to achieve the right consistency.

Also, make sure you use the finest sugar possible and add it only after the egg whites have been whipped until they form soft peaks. Adding sugar too early won’t give you the desired result.

3. A Beautiful Baked Alaska

Now here is where the challenging recipes increase in difficulty. Baked Alaska is an ice cream cake that’s baked in the oven and then set on fire, all without the ice cream melting. Sound challenging enough for you?

4. Puff Pastry

Puff pastry is another hands-on recipe that takes quick work and even faster thinking. It’s where expert pastry chefs excel and where many inexperienced bakers fail, but it’s possible to master this recipe. The key is in the butter. The butter must be cold, but still malleable. Pounding the butter until it’s pliable is the secret.

5. Savory Soufflés

Creating a scrumptious soufflé is difficult, but not impossible. It comes down to how you treat the egg whites. Over or under-beating leads to a collapsed dish — a true failure. But just the right amount of hand beating creates an airy, towering finished product — success!

6. Marvelous Macarons

The macaron is a delicate French sandwich cookie that’s unmatched in taste and appearance. Two key factors contribute to the success of a macaron-making session: how you fold the dry mixture into the egg whites and the accuracy of your oven’s baking temperature.

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