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About 6 cups; 6 to 8 servings While this is technically a soup, it may also be used as a sort of fruit compote on oatmeal or atop yogurt and sprinkled…
A rich, golden layer cake made with eight egg yolks, yielding a tender crumb. Perfect with chocolate frosting.
About 24 cookies These cookies and Almond Krumkakes may be made into fortune cookies for a party. Print the fortunes on small strips of paper. Shaping the…
Sixteen 2-inch squares Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan and line with parchment paper so it extends over 2 sides.
15 servings An icebox “cake” is a no-bake dessert made from thin wafer cookies, such as graham crackers, whipped cream, and fruit. It’s about as easy as…
One 9-inch single-crust pie This is a pie for the hottest of summer days, when firing up the oven is the last thing you want to do.
8 servings A soft pudding with an old-fashioned flavor. Be sure to use very ripe, mushy persimmons. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Butter a shallow 3-quart…
One 8-inch round cake; 8 to 10 servings A deeply flavored cake needing only a light dusting of powdered sugar for garnish. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat…
Homemade applesauce made from fresh apples, simmered with cinnamon and sweetened to taste. Serve warm or cold, optionally with crème anglaise or vanilla…
A moist and spicy ginger cake made with fresh ginger and molasses, perfect for dessert or tea.
A moist carrot cake with walnuts, raisins, and sunflower seeds, designed for high-altitude baking. Not too sweet, it can be dusted with powdered sugar or…
About 20 tea cakes These buttery French tea cakes, something between a sponge cake and a butter cake in texture, are traditionally baked in scallop-shaped…
A rich, spiced chocolate cake with layers of bittersweet chocolate and warm spices like cinnamon, cayenne, and cardamom. Named after a friend who declared…
One 10-inch Bundt cake Please read About High-Altitude Cake Baking and About Butter Cakes. This recipe is for baking at 5,000 through 7,000 feet. At…
A fruity buckle dessert with a streusel topping, featuring peaches and blueberries in a tender cake-like batter.
10 to 12 servings The strudel can be formed, wrapped tightly in buttered foil, and frozen for up to 2 months before baking, but the pastry will not bake…
A classic apple pie with a buttery crust and spiced apple filling. Perfect for fall gatherings.
One 9 × 5-inch loaf; about 8 servings This beautiful pound cake is from cake maven Rose Levy Beranbaum. Have all ingredients at room temperature, about…
6 to 8 servings A cobbler is much like a deep-dish pie made with a rich biscuit dough and fruit. While neither tidy nor shapely, it is indisputably tasty…
6 servings A clafoutis, but with Armagnac-soaked prunes instead of fresh fruit. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly butter a 10-inch deep-dish pie pan or a…
About 1 pound; about 3 cups Serve candied ginger as a confection, unadorned or with one half dipped in chocolate, or as an ingredient in other candies or…
A refreshing gelatin dessert flavored with lemon or lime juice and zest, served with whipped cream or crème anglaise.
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