Starting and ending my day
with a little somethin somethin sweet
is one way I find loveliness in the "everyday."
Speaking of sweet and lovely:
P e n n y ' s P a s t r i e s
is a yummy new biz
which recently blew into the Windy City.
Penny!
Pastry chef and owner Penny
trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris,
earned a master's in Gastronomy,
then returned to the US with a mission:
Customize pastry
for folks with allergies and restrictions
who thought they had to skip dessert.
From vegan to gluten-free to diabetic,
Penny's Pastries
focuses on alternative baking.
The other day we chatted in Chicago,
ummmm...can i just say if you have a sweet tooth it's never a bad
idea to make friends with a pastry chef...
As a baker and lover of pastry,
I HAD TO KNOW...you're going to wow me
without BUTTER and EGGS?
SWEET MOTHER, HOWWWWWW?
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"First off, I say don't say you 'can't.'
It's that you just 'won't.'
And I can guarantee when
you make the switch, you'll feel much better!"
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Of course she's right.
I sampled delicious cakes
(carrot, chocolate, and lemon)
and wanted MORE!
Confession: I like cleaning
with lemon products and washing my hair with coconut ones,
but as far as eating the stuff,
I don't do lemon or coconut. I just don't.
However, this cake made me weak in the knees, and it's possible
I may even be gay for it.
Also would never have guessed
these treats were created without
animal products.
No issues with butter or eggs here,
I sampled delicious cakes
(carrot, chocolate, and lemon)
and wanted MORE!
Confession: I like cleaning
with lemon products and washing my hair with coconut ones,
but as far as eating the stuff,
I don't do lemon or coconut. I just don't.
However, this cake made me weak in the knees, and it's possible
I may even be gay for it.
Also would never have guessed
these treats were created without
animal products.
No issues with butter or eggs here,
but plenty of others have them so I wanted
to know more about "alternative baking."
to know more about "alternative baking."
"It's a nicer way of saying baking for people
with allergies...I learned about substitutes in baking
as far as milk, baking soda, flour...you know the
'chemical reaction' type of stuff. But when it
comes to dairy, meat, things you can't just
snap your fingers and make, I had to learn.
I bake in different styles."
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See, she's a stylish baker as well.
Also she's cute and does musical theatre
so paired with the pastry thing I'm thinkin
marriage proposals are a daily occurrence.
Penny says it's gratifying to bake sweets
for customers with diabetes or allergies
who assumed baked goods were off limits.
"I think people automatically assume
they can't eat it anymore.
So when I tell them I can provide for
them what they want, they think i'm a
magician or someone sent from heaven."
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I can confirm. Heavenly.
Yep.
PENNY FROM HEAVEN.
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No, I'm not buttering up Penny to score more cake.
Come on, now.
After all...she also bakes brownies.
Penny bakes traditional treats for
those who prefer them and can
do 2-day shipping--just contact her at her site.If you visit
you can see what the chef is up to,
grab one of her recipes, and learn more about
alternative baking magic.
A Burning Question:
Just me being curious: your sentiments toward butter are....?
