121 au dan recipes

Applesauce nut bread with brown sugar, chopped nuts, cinnamon, and an unexpected pinch of dried mint. A tender, fragrant quick bread that slices like coffee cake.

Creamy apple almond crunch bread: quick bread with hidden cream cheese-apple filling, almond crunch top, and an apple jelly glaze. Coffee-shop loaf at home.

Moist cranberry banana bread with walnuts and an optional Grand Marnier cranberry syrup soaked into the top. Fresh cranberries are simmered first, then folded into a rich banana batter.

A no-bean Southern chili built on three cuts of beef, beer, and an avalanche of spices including cardamom, saffron, ginger, and a whole cinnamon stick. Bold, complex, simmered for hours.

Classic Italian fruit tart with a lemon-scented shortcrust, silky crema pasticcera, seasonal fresh fruit, and an apricot glaze. A pasticceria showpiece you can make at home.

Classic gugelhupf is a yeasted Austrian bundt cake studded with raisins, ground almonds, and lemon zest. Soft, slightly sweet, and built for coffee and an afternoon visit.

Three-ingredient cake mix cookies rolled in powdered sugar with whipped topping and an egg. Soft, puffy crinkle cookies from any flavor cake mix in just 20 minutes.

Paper bag apple pie: a vintage baking trick that wraps the whole pie in a brown paper bag during baking. Tender apples, golden streusel top, and an evenly browned crust without scorching.

Italian tiramisu cake with layers of sponge cake, mascarpone-Tia Maria filling stabilized with gelatin, and an espresso-amaretto topping dusted with cocoa. A make-ahead party dessert.

Bajan black bean soup from Barbados: dried black beans simmered with a ham hock, fragrant with allspice and lemon, finished with cream and an optional splash of dark rum. Caribbean comfort in a bowl.

Honey-sweetened date and banana cake with sunflower seeds, walnuts, and an optional coconut-honey topping. No refined sugar in this wholesome one-pan cake made with multi-blend flour.

Orange almond cookies with chopped almonds and orange zest in the dough, a thumbprint center filled with a whole blanched almond, and an egg wash for golden shine.

I would strongly suggest using libby’s pumpkin puree. Semi sweet chips make for a more savory cookie and an excellent addition to a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Rhubarb upside down cake with a cinnamon-butter base, light muscovado sugar, and an almond shortcake topping. Serve warm with fromage frais for a British-style spring dessert.

Orange cranberry bread: a festive holiday quick bread with cranberry-orange sauce, walnuts, and an apple jelly glaze. A fluted ring loaf that's stunning for gifting or brunch.

A traditional Norwegian fish soup from Bergen with homemade fish stock, halibut (or cod), carrots, parsnips, leeks, and an egg yolk-enriched broth. Topped with parsley and sour cream.