Saturday, October 24 — A Harvest of Autumn Flavors at PSU
A HARVEST OF AUTUMN — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
Young ginger, orchard apples and pears, pumpkin, chestnuts, sweet potato, hojicha, and bright seasonal citrus.
This week’s table feels like a walk through Oregon in October.
Young ginger, orchard-grown apples and pears, pumpkin, chestnuts, sweet potato, cranberries, fragrant teas, and bright seasonal citrus have all found their way into our kitchen.
As always, every cake, cream, filling, and confiture has been prepared from scratch in small batches.
YOUNG GINGER CHEESE MERINGUE MOUSSE PIE
Young ginger from our fellow PSU Farmers Market vendor Groundwork Organics takes center stage in this light and fragrant pie.
The young ginger is folded into a delicate cheese meringue mousse, then finished with zest from yuzu grown at our home and accompanied by softly fruity fig cream.
Creamy, refreshing, and gently spicy, it is a bright and elegant expression of autumn.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND — ORGANIC HONEYCRISP APPLE CHIBOUST
After such a wonderful response last week, our Organic Honeycrisp Apple Chiboust is returning.
The apple filling is slowly cooked for three hours to concentrate the fruit’s natural sweetness and autumn flavor. At the center is our house-made Pinot Noir grape confiture, adding a bright fruitiness to the rich apple filling and silky Chiboust cream.
Finished with a delicate caramelized top and crisp pastry, every bite brings together creamy, fruity, crisp, and brûléed textures.
EARL GREY SWISS ROLL WITH CITRUS
A fragrant Earl Grey Swiss roll filled with silky orange cream, fresh grapefruit, and house-made mandarin marmalade.
Floral tea and three expressions of citrus come together in a cake that is light, refreshing, and beautifully balanced.
SWEET POTATO & CHESTNUT MILLE CRÊPE
Delicate layers of crêpes are filled with creamy sweet potato and rich chestnut fillings.
Finished with whipped cream, chestnuts, and a light dusting of cocoa, this is pure autumn comfort in mille-crêpe form.
HŌJICHA TIRAMISU
Soft cake and silky mascarpone cream are layered with the deep, roasted aroma of hōjicha.
Earthy, fragrant, and gently sweet, this Japanese-inspired tiramisu is rich and comforting without feeling too heavy.
EARL GREY SHORTCAKE WITH ORGANIC BARTLETT PEAR & PUMPKIN CREAM
Fragrant Earl Grey shortcake layered with exceptionally ripe organic Bartlett pear and softly sweet pumpkin cream.
The floral notes of the tea, the juicy mellow pear, and the warm richness of pumpkin come together in a delicate celebration of the season.
NEWTOWN PIPPIN APPLE & CRANBERRY TORTE
A rustic autumn torte baked with Newtown Pippin apples from Pearl’s Place in Hood River and tart cranberries.
Finished with our house-made cranberry confiture, it is buttery, fruity, and wonderfully bright.
PUMPKIN, CHESTNUT & SALTED CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE
A rich and tender pound cake filled with pumpkin, chestnut, walnuts, and pieces of salted chocolate.
Each cake is generously covered with house-made chestnut icing and finished with more walnuts and chocolate. Moist, comforting, and made for a warm cup of coffee or tea.
SEASONAL TART COLLECTION
Our tart table will also be filled with a colorful selection of citrus, berries, matcha, chocolate, and seasonal fruit.
Each one is assembled by hand with crisp tart shells, house-made creams, curds, ganaches, and fruit fillings.
