Whoever first thought to beat sugar and egg whites into pillowy peaks has our gratitude. So does author Annie Rigg for thinking to swirl in cocoa and cinnamon.
Chocolate-Dipped Molasses Cookies
Dec 06, 2011 by
Though the name doesn’t give it away, these subtly spiced cookies are vegan-friendly, though we sure as heck couldn’t tell it from their I’ll-have-just-one-more appeal. Shhhh.
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- 30 M
- 1 H
- 3
Black Pepper Cookies
Dec 06, 2011 by
It’s no surprise that a traditional Scandinavian cookie would be warming. Chalk it up to an inspired melding of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, black pepper, and cocoa.
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- 35 M
- 50 M
- 13
Stilton and Walnut Crackers
Nov 23, 2011 by
Perhaps the simplest precursor to a dinner party ever. Just make the savory shortbread dough, freeze it, slice it, and bake it at the very last second. You’re welcome.
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- 15 M
- 1 H, 10 M
- 6
Pumpkin Quick Bread
Nov 23, 2011 by
Home cook and storybook savant T. Susan Chang explains how she eventually came around to baking this quick, fragrant, subtly sweet loaf from a gourd of fairy tale proportions.
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- 20 M
- 2 H
- 16
Spiced Maple Pecan Pie with Star Anise
Nov 19, 2011 by
Here’s a nifty little trick. Reduce maple syrup until sticky, infuse it with spice, and rely on it to impart its ridiculously intense essence to pecan pie.
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- 30 M
- 4 H, 20 M
- 5
Drunken Pumpkin Bourbon Tart
Nov 14, 2011 by
Drunken pumpkin? Punken drumkin? Drumpin punkdrunk? This innocuous seeming slice boasts just a tad more, uh, character than your typical pumpkin pie.
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- 30 M
- 3 H
- 4
Sweet Pastry Dough
Nov 14, 2011 by
This all-butter, no-fuss pastry crust comes together with ease and flakiness thanks to a little well-worded hand-holding that caters to pastry-making virgins.
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- 15 M
- 15 M
- 3
Cinnamon Rolls
Nov 11, 2011 by
Time to change into your baggiest sweatpants. You know, the ones with the no-longer-elastic waistband. Call us realists.
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- 45 M
- 3 H, 15 M
- 17
Tarte Tatin
Oct 26, 2011 by
A tarte Tatin is nothing more than a tart turned upside down, nothing less than pastry perfection. Its name is French for “caramely apple goodness atop a buttery crust.”
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- 25 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 10
Applesauce Bread
Oct 14, 2011 by
Comfort finds us in unexpected ways. And thank goodness for that–or rather, thank goodness for this not-too-sweet, subtly apple-y quick bread.
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- 10 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 21
Doughnut Pudding
Sep 21, 2011 by
When life hands you too many doughnuts—yes, it’s possible—just make pudding. An easy-to-rationalize, drop-to-your-knees-it’s-that-good, doughnut pudding.
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- 5 M
- 1 H, 10 M
- 8
Chocolate Tart with Pine Nuts | Torta al Cioccolato con Pignoli
Sep 20, 2011 by
We don’t know much Italian, but we’re pretty certain this tart, with its molten filling and brownie crust, translates as “Oh, that’s so good!”
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- 40 M
- 3 H, 20 M
- 8
Crisp Peanut Butter Cookies
Sep 09, 2011 by
These uncannily crisp, seemingly shortbreadish cookies from San Francisco’s Miette are–and we mean this–unlike any you’ve ever encountered.
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- 20 M
- 50 M
- 18
Buttermilk Sandwich Loaf
Sep 08, 2011 by
A fast-rising home-baked white sandwich loaf that tastes–dare we say it?–better than mom’s. Way better. And just wait ’til you toast it.
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- 15 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 17
Zucchini Cake with Lemon and Poppyseed
Aug 07, 2011 by
A charmingly old-fashioned cake that puts to lovely use the abundance of late-summer zucchini languishing in your veggie bin or garden.
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- 15 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 12
Plum-Blueberry Upside-Down Cake
Aug 04, 2011 by
This purple-stained cake—er, what’s left of it—puts the ease back in pleasin’. Just old-fashioned goodness and the season’s most compelling fruits. Got milk?
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- 20 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 13
Peach and Crème Fraîche Pie
Jun 30, 2011 by
Whether you seek convention or innovation, you’ll find it in this haute yet humble peach pie, which draws on tradition yet still wields some surprises.
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- 30 M
- 2 H, 25 M
- 13
Pâte Sucrée
Jun 25, 2011 by
The name of this sweet and sturdy pie crust is French for “so much better than your silly American pastry dough.” Though we’ll let you be the judge of that.
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- 10 M
- 10 M
- 0
Cherry Clafouti
Jun 21, 2011 by
A simple, old-style French dessert that’s as easy to toss together as it is to tie a scarf.
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- 5 M
- 45 M
- 12