Cheryl E Zollman, Recipe Tester

Few things would be lovelier to receive at the holidays than a loaf of this traditional sweet yeast bread studded with fruit and nuts.

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• 1 H
• 5 H, 30 M
• 4

If you’ve been thinking you’re done with pumpkin everything, you’re going to want to hold off on judging until you experience this pumpkin pound cake.

• (2)
• 45 M
• 2 H
• 8

Essentially fancy-sounding blobs of pastry with grated cheese, these chichi French lovelies impress everyone yet barely take any effort.

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• 30 M
• 1 H
• 2

Rich, velvety, and very, very smooth. That’s this vegan no-bake fudge cake that makes magic from a short list of everyday ingredients.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 30 M
• 2

These fancy-sounding desserts are essentially creamy custards that come together with very little time or effort from half-and-half, brown sugar, pumpkin, eggs, and warm spices. So good you’re gonna want them year round.

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• 25 M
• 4 H, 30 M
• 0

We’ve never met a rugelach that we haven’t liked. Although there are some we adore more than others. This falls into the latter category.

• (1)
• 1 H
• 3 H
• 4

Unexpected, easy, eye-catching, and impressive as heck. That’s what we think of this lovely autumnal juxtaposition of tastes and textures that’s gonna upend the way you think about salads.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 0

Baker extraordinaire Rose Levy Beranbaum shared her fudge brownie recipe. Let the love affair commence.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 0

Pickle juice-brined pork chops. Yes, you read that correctly. And yes, we know what you’re thinking. Why didn’t we think of brining pork chops in dill pickle juice? It’s easy, ingenious, and, natch, delicious.

• (1)
• 15 M
• 3 H, 30 M
• 4

An easier yet no less elegant riff on the classic chicken Marbella. Ideal for the Jewish high holidays yet ecumenical enough for Sunday suppers everywhere.

• (2)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 12

There’s cornbread. And then there’s cornbread enhanced with bacon, corn, and good ol’ bacon drippings. Just as God intended.

• (9)
• 35 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 34