Rose Levy Beranbaum shares her recipe for easy, tender, flaky, cream cheese pie pastry. You’re welcome.
Creamy Onion Tart
Mar 20, 2012 by
This tart wooed and wowed us with its sophistication, simplicity, and sturdiness. And unlike that other round eggy thing in a crust, this certainly won’t call into question anyone’s manhood.
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Pate Brisee
Feb 29, 2012 by
Grandmothers tend to know a thing or three about pastry. Flakey, tender, buttery pastry. Witness this world-renowned chef’s recipe from his trusted grand-mère.
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- 15 M
- 2 H
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Basic White Cake
Feb 20, 2012 by
We beg to differ with the name of this fetching creation, as it’s far too easy to mistake “basic” for “blah.” Far more fitting, we think, is “best white cake.”
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Valentine’s Sugar Cookies
Feb 10, 2012 by
Sure, you could say it with flowers. Although if novelty is what you’re after, a bouquet isn’t exactly the answer. These sweet little somethings, on the other hand….
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Monster Chocolate M&M Cookies
Feb 03, 2012 by
These chocolatey sensations–with their crisp edges and chewy centers–are monstrous in size as well as their lineup of kooky ingredients.
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- 20 M
- 1 H
- 11
Satsuma Orange Cake
Jan 20, 2012 by
Looks like an upside-down cake. Tastes like an upside-down cake. Yet this citrusy, sticky sweet dessert couldn’t be more right-side up.
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- 30 M
- 1 H, 30 M
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Flaky Croissants
Jan 19, 2012 by
You’ll be glad you didn’t just run to the corner bakery when there’s an obscenely buttery, flaky, made-from-scratch croissant before you. Trust us.
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- 45 M
- 3 H
- 55
Blood Orange Marmalade
Jan 13, 2012 by
Find yourself a little melancholy at the impending end of citrus season? Extend the ephemeral with these puckery–and perfect–preserves.
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- 45 M
- 1 H, 30 M
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Ultra-Thin Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Jan 10, 2012 by
A theatrical departure from the norm, these diaphanous beauties shatter dramatically as they deliver untold caramelized, bittersweet chocolate goodness.
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Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake
Dec 23, 2011 by
The true beauty of this Bundt depends on your perspective. Does it lie in its stunning silhouette? Its intensely chocolatey chocolatiness? Or its lazy day ease? You tell us.
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- 1 H, 30 M
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Chocolate Babka
Dec 16, 2011 by
Babkalicious! Best babka ever! Holy Cow! Holy Babka! Those are just some of the responses we’re hearing ’bout this indulgent loaf of buttery, chocolatey, Jewishy goodness.
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- 4 H
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Christmas Tree of Cookies
Dec 08, 2011 by
Holiday diet tactic #142: This stunning cookie tree. (Sort of makes it harder to scarf down a half batch of cookies when doing so would demolish the Christmas tree, eh?)
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Bûche de Noël
Dec 08, 2011 by
We’ve no clue why the French felt compelled to roll chocolate cake with ganache in the likeness of a log. But with a taste like this, who the heck cares?
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- 45 M
- 2 H, 45 M
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Hanukkah Cookies
Dec 07, 2011 by
These spectacular–and, we swear, simple–cookie creations can be yours with your favorite roll-out cookie recipe, our royal icing, and these handy how-tos.
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Sugar Christmas Snow Cookies
Dec 06, 2011 by
What exactly is a snow cookie? It’s a delicate, melt-in-your-mouth moment of loveliness, and it’s as easy to roll and bake and decorate as it is to admire–and devour.
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Gingerbread Men Cookies
Dec 06, 2011 by
The cutest, sweetest, happiest gingerbread people ever, right? They also happen to be the fastest, cheapest, unfussiest gingerbread cookies we’ve encountered.
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Quentin’s Grandma’s Rugelach
Dec 06, 2011 by
“Transcendent” is how the author describes these rugelach. We’d like to add “flaky,” “tender,” and “perfect” to the list of apt adjectives.
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- 40 M
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