Characters That Cook fest Pastry Che

 

Characters Who Cook

 

Hi! I’m Carmen, the pastry chef for Greetings and Felicitations. I batten down the ship here at the shop whenever Felicity goes off with Logan or Arlo or Dawn to investigate clues. What? Yes, I do think it is unusual how Felicity keeps getting caught up in solving cases. I think at some point she just leaned into it.

 

Honestly, I don’t mind running things when she’s gone. I have a great deal of latitude with what I do here. I bake daily specials according to whatever strikes me that day, and the customers love to come in and see what’s new. And I’ve done a cookbook for the shop. I’m actually working on a second one right now. In a minute, I have to get on the computer, so I can do a virtual cooking session with a YouTuber Felicity met in Japan. Even though she’s caught up in solving a murder case there, she’s still finding time to work on the business!

 

Check out one of the recipes I’m about to make for the cook-along!

 

Ginger Miso Shortbread Cookies

 

1 c. butter, softened

⅔ c. granulated sugar

2 teaspoon orange extract

4 Tbsp. miso paste

2 tsp. powdered ginger

2½ c. all-purpose flour

 

Place the butter, sugar, orange extract, and ginger in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium high speed until the butter mixture is light and fluffy. Add the miso and beat until incorporated. Add the flour and mix on low speed until combined.

 

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough evenly in half, and shape each one into a rectangular block (appx. 2” wide, 1” thick, and however long it ends up being). Wrap each block in cling wrap and chill for at least an hour.

 

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

 

Unwrap one block of dough. Cut it into ½” thick slices. Repeat with second block. Place the slices onto the baking sheets, with 1” spacing. Use a toothpick to poke two rows of six holes on each cookie. Transfer the baking sheets to the oven and bake for 15-17 minutes, or until the cookies turn golden brown around the bottom edges. (The tops will be pale.) Transfer the baking sheets to a cooking rack and let sit for 10 minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.