The September 2009 Daring Bakers' Challenge has been chosen by Steph of a whisk and a spoon. Steph chose Vols-au-Vent, which we are pretty sure in French means, “After one bite we could die and go to heaven!”

Puff pastry (aka pâte feuilletée) is something most of us usually buy at the grocery store, but in order to be really daring, we should make our own at least once in awhile, right? Kitchens should be getting cooler in the northern hemisphere, and are hopefully still cool-ish in the southern hemisphere, so I’m hoping you will all join me in making homemade puff pastry from Michel Richard’s recipe, as it appears in the book Baking with Julia by Dorie Greenspan.

To download the recipe in .pdf format, click HERE

Hiya! This is Debyi from The Healthy Vegan Kitchen I am so excited to be your host for the September 2009 Daring Cooks challenge. It took almost a month to decide which recipe that I wanted to do. I wanted to choose something that could be easily adapted for our GF'ers and other Alternative Cooks, as well as still being tasty for everyone else. So, I finally decided on Indian Dosas from reFresh: Contemporary Vegan Recipes From the Award Winning Fresh Restaurants by Ruth Tal.

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August 2009 Daring Bakers' Challenge has been chosen by Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella and me, Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar. We have chosen the famous Dobos Torta, a Hungarian speciality.

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The August 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers' cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.

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Hi all, this is Olga from Las Cosas de Olga and Olga’s Recipes and I’m pleased to be your host at August Daring Cooks Challenge. I’ve chosen a delicious Spanish recipe, Rice with Mushrooms, Cuttlefish and Artichokes by José Andrés, one of the most important Spanish Chefs at the moment.

He trained under well-known Ferran Adria at his three Michelin star restaurant El Bulli. José Andrés lives now in Washington DC and he owns several restaurants in Washington DC area (El Jaleo, Zaytinya, Oyamel…). The recipe I bring you is from his US TV show Made in Spain. I hope you enjoy it. (Please note my tips (2) and (3) at the bottom for alternative cooking)

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The July 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Nicole of Sweet Tooth.

She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network.

I'm a huge fan of Gale Gand, I have tried a lot of her recipes and they are such a huge success. For July's challenge though I wanted to try something different and I wanted to do Gand’s version on my favorite store bought cookies which are the Pepperidge Farm Milano Cookies and the Mallows (Chocolate covered cookies). I've been wanting to try these recipes but just haven't have the chance to do so, or to be honest, haven’t have the courage to tackle homemade marshmallow, until now.

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Daring Cooks July 2009 Challenge: The Challenge: Skate, traditional flavors powdered (slightly altered)

Hosted by Sketchy of Sketchy's Kitchen

This is a dish from Grant Achatz, found in the Alinea cookbook - page 230. I picked a recipe that could be completed without having to order a bunch of specialized chemicals or powders. Just a little work and you can make this, the techniques are not very hard and only require a few tools.

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Daring Bakers June 2009 Challenge: Bakewell Tart…er…pudding

Recipe origins: Traditional (UK) Inspirations and References: Allan Davidson, Tamasin Day Lewis, Anton Edelmann, Jane Grigson, Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver

Hostess: Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict
Co-hostess: Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar

Bakewell tarts…er…puddings combine a number of dessert elements but still let you show off your area’s seasonal fruits. Like many regional dishes there’s no “one way” to make a Bakewell Tart…er…Pudding, but most of today’s versions fall within one of two types.

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Hi everyone! It's Jen from use real butter with your Daring Cooks June 2009 challenge.

Before I announce the recipe, I'd like to say way to go on your first month in the Daring Cooks, everyone! *wild applause*

Now that gorgeous Lis and beautiful Ivonne have gotten our feet wet with ricotta gnocchi, I thought it might be a good time for folks to try their hand at something that looks daunting, but is actually pretty straightforward. It's the first recipe I cut my culinary teeth on when I left home for college and the flexibility makes it a good candidate for the Daring Cooks:

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