Cooking with Cassie

When we returned from Wyoming, Cass said that she was going to a wedding reception for a good friend and wanted to make treats as her gift.  We put our heads together and came up with miniature key lime pies -- well kinda.  We spent one morning practicing on our idea and ironing out the kinks.

  At first we were doing to make tiny pie crusts, but then decided to give phyllo a try.  After cutting them into squares, we took 4 layers and twisted them a bit before baking.

Once they had baked for awhile, we removed them and put the filling it, then continued to bake for a few minutes longer.  Practice session over, a few lessons learned and the next time I think we have it.  Yay!

Cassie's key lime filling is oh so delicious and it is hard not to pop these beauties into your mouth and tingle ones tastebuds.  Yum.

Here is our finished product before packing in containers to take to the reception.  A little lime zest does the necessary color burst and makes them a little fancier.  They are delicate and perfect for a wedding.

The second project for the reception is a triple chocolate truffle.  Oh goodness, but samples must be tried here.  And worn as well.  Only one way to clean it all up of course.

After cooling our two different layers of chocolate, we dipped them in yet another type and started decorating away.



Melted white chocolate:

Pistachio pieces:

And sea salt:

Fun and delicious.