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Apple and Cinnamon Tart with Rose Apples

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Ever wonder how to bake an Apple and Cinnamon Tart with cute little roses? Its easier than you think!

This Apple and Cinnamon Tart reminds me of summer time, its like an apple pie but way lighter. Does that mean you can eat more of it? Hell Yeah! I think so. If you want a traditional apple pie, I can hook you up with one of those right here

This tart looks complicated with all the little roses, but its really not, just a little more time consuming than I normally spend on my baking, I am after all a pretty lazy baker, I love an easy recipe, who doesn’t? But for a bit of a change and a bit of a wowser kinda tart I recommend spending the time to make the roses.

Apple cinnamon tart

To make the roses I found it easier to work with the apple if I heated them in the microwave with a splash of water to soften them. It made it easier for me to bend the apple without it snapping. Just a little tip I found worked for me, you might not find it useful.

This tart is perfect with a huge serving of vanilla ice cream or some whipped cream, but the tarts pretty bloody good all on its lonesome as well. Its crunch and light all at the same time, you’ll keep going back for more, I can guarantee it.

Old Fashioned Apple Pie

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With winter fast approaching, the choice of fruit to choose from is a little less than it is in the summer months. But the good old fashioned apple is hard to pass up, especially when the idea of hot apple pie on a cold night are lingering in the back of my mind. The smell of apple and cinnamon cooking really does get the taste buds going. …

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Believing in a dream

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I have some very exciting news to let you in on. I’m publishing a baking book with the help of the amazing team at Random House NZ. Can you believe it? I can’t, Its been such a long road to get here.
I started the book about 4 or 5 years ago, long before I started the Blog. A baking book was something I felt like I had to do in my life time. So one day I simply started it, not knowing if I would finish it and not knowing if anyone would want to print.
I took it one step recipe at a time. My plan was to get to 100 recipes, slowly and surely the book began to take shape, the further I got into it, the more it began to excite me that I was actually doing it and it was really taking shape. It took me about 2 years to complete, a real labor of love. I didn’t tell anyone really what I was doing, except my family and a few close friends, in someway I guess I was embarrassed to let anyone in on my little secret. What if it was a huge flop and I didn’t finish it, what if I was just wasting my time and it would never see the light of day. So day in day out I plugged away in secret, distributing all the baked goods to neighbors and friends who remained unaware they were my taste testers. They really helped form the shape and the direction of the book and so I owe them a huge thank you.

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