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Danish Pastry guinea pigs needed
Dervacumen:
Keep the comments coming, and thanks!
A few things about the pics above.
The last picture was the cherry/cheese/almond paste pastry before adding the icing and almonds. The first and second pictures were the apricot/cheese/almond paste after I added the icing and almonds. The two varieties looked essentially the same before I added the icing/almonds.
Interesting that there's a preference for the unglazed over those with the glazing/almonds. This is the type of feedback I crave.
I do agree, the almonds and glazing confuse the presentation significantly. At least in picture form. In person they seem more inviting.
I think I'll try a few with varying degrees of icing/almonds and solicit feedback.
yotsuya, you're in. Gotta love the luv. :cheers:
yotsuya:
Yay! I'd be happy to PayPal the $12 for shipping, if you need me to. Just let me know.
Dervacumen:
--- Quote from: crashwg on February 15, 2012, 12:56:53 pm ---Apple and pastry cream sounds tasty.
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I made some apple filling and totally spaced on using it for this round. It's insanely flavorful. When I took the first bite my mouth and brain exploded. I can't even explain what I felt, other than it piques the senses in a very good way.
I'm concerned about the pastry creme making it through the mail. The problem is this. If I ship with the creme just applied, it's going to go all over the place in the shipping container. If I ship with the pastry/creme wrapped with plastic it really softens the dough, to the point that it doesn't have the right texture. Maybe this is a good chance to try shipping with a small bit of info on how to crisp the pastry back up in the oven?
Dervacumen:
A few have offered to help with shipping costs. I honestly didn't consider this when I made my offer for free pastry. I still expect this to be free - including shipping, because my payment is the feedback on the whole process, from arrival condition to taste, texture, presentation, etc. I want brutally honest info, and for that I'm willing to pay a pretty penny. If this is to go live and command the premium I expect, it has to be I-can't-stop-picking-at-it good.
I asked my wife about this issue this morning. She said, "If they're offering, sure. Why would you turn it away?" I told her that wasn't the deal when I put the call out, and she understood. Maybe if you all like these you'll give me a shout out when I go live. For now, it's all free, all the time. For feedback, and a lot of questions to follow. :)
Dervacumen:
Someone teach me how to respond to multiple posts in my post, please? So may things to respond to and I don't want to post individually. Is there a quicker easy way other than opening up several posts, cutting snippets and adding them in to my post?
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