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Sep 10 by Anita 34 Comments

palmier family 1

Things have slowed down here a bit here lately on the site. The reasons are myriad: summer vacation distractions, working on sated magazine issue #2, but really there’s one main reason I haven’t been able to show up as often as I like. I’ll let Snickers help me make the announcement:

snickers big sister

Yes, there is going to be a new addition to the household, and of the non-furry kind, to be exact. There’s a little baby growing inside me (cue all the baker’s got a bun in her oven jokes), and if everything goes well, our family will have a brand-new member in January.

One of the things about being due in January is that when you find out you’re pregnant you realize you’ll be pregnant for the rest of the year. Which sounded amazingly daunting at the time but I’ve made it to the halfway point and now all of a sudden it seems like we barely have enough time left to get ready. Summer kind of slid by in this sweet, languid haze (one of the very best things about being pregnant is being able to say you want to take a nap without feeling guilty at all), and now fall is peeking through the trees and there’s projects galore and deadlines to meet, and I’m finally, really, showing, so there’s no forgetting every day now that yup, this baby’s getting bigger and bigger.

So I got on the train and it’s carrying me on to my destination, and every month’s a signpost reminding me of the old things I’m leaving behind and the new things that are awaiting me. Sometimes I’m walking through my neighborhood, or working in the kitchen, or just sitting with Mike and Snickers, and I think of how this will be the last year I’ll be this person, this not-mom doing all these things, and next year I’ll be an entirely different person. You usually don’t know when life-changing events will occur – you don’t know ahead of time when you’ll meet the person you’ll marry, or you’ll get the amazing job opportunity, or that unexpected phone call. But when you get pregnant, you know that nine months later, everything will change. Some days I think I’m ready. Some days I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing. But I can’t wait to see what happens when the train pulls into that station.

So apologies that I haven’t been able to post here as often, but I’m still here, and I’ll be here as much as I can. I’m so excited to be able to share this special news with all of you, and thanks for all your support and love.

vanilla raspberry palmiers 1

Vanilla Bean and Raspberry Palmiers

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  • 1 recipe Blitz Puff Pastry
  • 1 cup vanilla sugar
  • 1/4 cup freeze dried raspberries
  • 1 egg for egg wash
  • On a well-sugared surface, roll out the puff pastry to a square about 1/4" thick.
  • Run your finger down the middle of the long side of the dough, pressing to make an slight indentation. Brush the dough with egg wash and sprinkle with vanilla sugar.
  • Using this indentation as a guide, fold the right and left sides of the dough halfway to the center. Brush the top of the dough with egg wash and sprinkle with vanilla sugar.
  • Fold the right and left sides of the dough over again, so they almost meet in the middle. Brush the top of the dough with egg wash and sprinkle with vanilla sugar.
  • Fold the left half of the dough over on top of the right half and press down lightly. Wrap the dough in plastic and place in freezer for about 10 minutes until very firm.
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Remove dough from oven and slice into 1/4 inch pieces. Place about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for about 8-10 minutes, then remove from oven. Lower oven heat to about 350 degrees F.
  • Flip palmiers over carefully using a spatula, sprinkle with more of vanilla sugar. Sprinkle the freeze dried raspberries over the cookies. Return to the oven and bake for another 3-5 minutes until golden and the sugar has caramelized.
  • Let cool on wire racks before serving.

Filed Under: Cookies, Personal, Recipes Tagged With: baby, blitz puff, life, palmiers, pastry, raspberry

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Comments

  1. 1

    Laura Dembowski says

    Sep 10 at 10:36 am

    Congratulations on your pregnancy 🙂

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  2. 2

    Jessica says

    Sep 10 at 10:36 am

    Congratulations! I got a lot of cheezy baker jokes while I was pregnant this year, too.

    Reply
  3. 3

    sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and mor says

    Sep 10 at 10:49 am

    oh congratulations, what great news!

    Reply
  4. 4

    Collette says

    Sep 10 at 10:52 am

    Congratulations! And, to be truthful, even after you’re a mom there are going to be some days when you think, Yeah, I can do this and other days when you think what am I doing???? But it’s all a wonderful adventure. Enjoy!

    Reply
  5. 5

    kdiddy says

    Sep 10 at 10:57 am

    Congratulations!

    Reply
  6. 6

    ThisBakerGirlBlogs says

    Sep 10 at 11:17 am

    Aww congratulations!!! 😀

    Reply
  7. 7

    Jo says

    Sep 10 at 11:35 am

    Congratulation!!!! Well wishes to you and hubby!

    Reply
  8. 8

    Amélie says

    Sep 10 at 11:53 am

    Congratulations! That’s wonderful news. 🙂

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  9. 9

    Yen at GHOTH says

    Sep 10 at 12:26 pm

    Congratulations!! I am so excited for you and your family and your soon-to-be new addition 🙂

    Reply
  10. 10

    Aunt LoLo says

    Sep 10 at 12:44 pm

    Congratulations!!!! I just hit the halfway point (20 weeks!) yesterday in my pregnancy. (My third! 8-0 )

    Here’s to a chubby, tubby, rest of the year!

    Reply
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    Thip says

    Sep 10 at 1:11 pm

    Congrats!!!

    Reply
  12. 12

    Jennifer {bakeorbreak} says

    Sep 10 at 3:10 pm

    Congratulations!

    Reply
  13. 13

    Stacy says

    Sep 10 at 3:39 pm

    How exciting, congrats!!

    Reply
  14. 14

    Katie says

    Sep 10 at 5:11 pm

    Congrats to you and Mike! In my biased opinion (my birthday is January 6th), Capricorns are the best!

    Reply
  15. 15

    Caroline says

    Sep 10 at 8:12 pm

    Fantastic news, Anita-congrats to you and Mike. Best wishes and take care of yourself.

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    Aleksandra says

    Sep 10 at 10:52 pm

    My Congratulations to you!!! Everything will be ok and soon you’ll be a bigger happy family =)))))

    Reply
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    Y says

    Sep 11 at 4:22 am

    Awesome news! Congrats to the two of you!

    Reply
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    martina says

    Sep 11 at 4:33 am

    Congratulations!!! I’m a new mum … you don’t know really what you’re entering into until you get there (in a good way and in a bad way) but still you will fall in love with your child and you will never look back!! Enjoy this magical moment… Martina

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    Laura says

    Sep 11 at 5:55 am

    Congratulations!

    My kids are old enough to baby sit yours, but I remember well the pregnancies, how excited I was to meet the alien growing inside of me. Children change your life, but it is an amazing journey.

    Wishing you a great rest of the pregnancy, and can’t wait to hear the news!

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    Susy says

    Sep 11 at 11:21 am

    Yay! Congratulations! It’s going to be life changing for sure but definitely fun! On a selfish note, I’m looking forward to reading about all the cravings you’ll be baking! woo hoo! 🙂

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    Lauren says

    Sep 11 at 11:39 am

    Congratulations!!! I am also due in January with our second. We just found out it is a boy last week! His big sister will be very surprised when he comes out 🙂 Anyway parenthood is all about jumping in with both feet and figuring it out as you go. Research if you want but once your little baby arrives just take care of him/her and you will be fine 🙂 Good luck!!!

    Reply
  22. 22

    lauren says

    Sep 11 at 6:52 pm

    Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! I just gave birth a month ago and have been enjoying my time with our little girl.

    Reply
  23. 23

    arundati says

    Sep 11 at 7:42 pm

    many congratulations!

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  24. 24

    Kaya says

    Sep 12 at 4:08 pm

    Congratulations – what amazing news!

    Reply
  25. 25

    Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says

    Sep 12 at 4:14 pm

    Congratulations Anita! Take as many naps as you want now, without feeling guilty, it will be a rarity in the new year 😉

    Reply
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    Jen says

    Sep 13 at 11:42 am

    Congratulations!

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  27. 27

    Caroline says

    Sep 13 at 12:48 pm

    Congratulations!! What exciting news!!

    Reply
  28. 28

    Alice Z says

    Sep 15 at 7:05 pm

    Congratulations!

    Reply
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    Stephanie @ Macaroni and Cheesecake says

    Sep 15 at 8:16 pm

    Congratulations!!

    Reply
  30. 30

    Dini says

    Sep 17 at 12:04 am

    Congratulation and enjoy this time before you really get crazy with all other stuff 🙂

    Reply
  31. 31

    Pru @ Perfecting Pru says

    Sep 17 at 9:24 am

    Such wonderful news, congratulations to you both!

    xx

    Reply
  32. 32

    Jen Yu says

    Sep 17 at 12:04 pm

    YAY!!! So glad I don’t have to keep it a secret now 🙂 Love you guys! xoxo

    Reply
  33. 33

    Jen says

    Oct 9 at 6:59 pm

    Hey Anita! Congratulations! It’s been a while (we met at Omnivore when Dorie was here) and I’ve not had the chance to check in as often as I’d like. What great news! Congratulations again!!

    Reply
  34. 34

    Helen says

    Jan 6 at 1:23 am

    The little bee on Snicker’s shirt is so amazingly appropriate! 🙂

    Reply

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