Salt Fat Acid Heat: Sweets

Each month I’m highlighting a different non-Ina cookbook – these can be old favorites, classics I need to try, or new books I’m excited about. I’ll make at least one recipe from each chapter of the book to get an overall flavor of each. For the month of September, the book is Samin Nosrat’s Salt Fat Acid Heat. I hope you’ll cook along with me! The book is available for purchase here.

Note: some recipes may be available online, but I only share links if they explicitly state it’s reprinted with permission from the author or publisher!

Apple and Frangipane Tart

I hit a little bump with Samin’s Apple and Frangipane Tart. After making the dough and frangipane, slicing the apples, arranging them in a pattern, and folding over the edges I was pretty happy with how things were looking. But during an early turn in the baking process, I brush my arm against the wall of the oven, recoiled in pain, and dragged my glove across the side of the tart – after all the work I wasn’t too happy. Luckily, while it wasn’t visually perfect, it tasted so unbelievably good! The slightly sweet tart crust is slathered with mouthwatering frangipane (a sweet almond cream) and thinly sliced apples then cooked until the tart is crisp, the apples tender, and the frangipane set. While I didn’t get a photo of it topped with a little whipped cream, I’d highly recommend the addition.

Book: Salt Fat Acid Heat, page 397
Rating: 5/5 
How Easy Is That: Intermediate
Store-Bought Is Fine: heavy cream
Pricey Ingredients: —

Version of the recipe on CiaoSamin.com

Lori’s Chocolate Midnight Cake

Chocolate cake is never my first choice, but, like Samin, Lori’s Chocolate Midnight Cake has won over my heart – well at least shares a place with Beatty’s Chocolate Cake! This easy olive oil cake is perfectly moist and if you’re a fan of whoopie pies, this is essentially a giant version! Like Ina, Samin uses freshly brewed coffee to bring out the chocolate flavor – great minds! The 8-inch cake is finished with layers of vanilla cream, before being sliced and devoured.

Book: Salt Fat Acid Heat, page 410
Rating: 5/5 
How Easy Is That: Easy
Store-Bought Is Fine: light corn syrup
Pricey Ingredients: —

Recipe not online.