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Lemon poppy seed cake mixed right in the baking pan, no bowls needed. A one-pan, no-egg, no-dairy snacking cake with bright lemon zest and crunchy poppy seeds.
Moist lemon poppy seed muffins soaked with warm lemon syrup after baking. Oil-based batter with buttermilk creates tender crumb, lemon zest adds bright citrus punch.
Fresh ginger muffins: bakery-style buttermilk muffins packed with finely chopped fresh ginger candied with sugar, plus fragrant lemon zest. The classic Marion Cunningham recipe, with serious ginger bite.
Grape tartlets with almond crust, fresh seedless grape halves in shortcrust tartlet shells, glazed with apricot-sherry jam and toasted almonds. An elegant French patisserie-style dessert.
From-scratch blueberry pie with toasted walnuts in the filling, a buttery sweet pastry crust, and a cinnamon-walnut crumb topping. Lemon zest brightens every bite of this three-component pie that's worth the extra effort.
Fave dolci, Italian almond cookies shaped like fava beans with ground almonds, orange flower water, lemon zest, and cinnamon. A traditional Southern Italian sweet.
Cheesecake cookie bars with a whole wheat walnut crust and honey-sweetened cream cheese filling flavored with lemon, vanilla, and fresh nutmeg. Cut into squares.
A from-scratch blueberry lemon cobbler with a flaky buttermilk biscuit crust brushed golden and sprinkled with sugar. Lemon zest and warm spices make 3 pints of berries sing.
A rich, egg-laden yeast bread studded with raisins and scented with anise, lemon zest, and orange zest. Makes 4 fragrant loaves with a tender, golden crumb.
Wild blueberry cookies with fresh or frozen berries, lemon zest, and a soft drop-cookie dough. Tender, cakey, and bursting with real fruit in every bite.
Southwestern-style lemon poppy seed bundt cake made with buttermilk and glazed while warm for a moist, tangy crumb. A citrus-forward dessert finished with a lemon-soaked top.
Frankfurter Kranz: a traditional German ring cake with three rum-soaked sponge layers, a rich egg-yolk buttercream filling, and a crunchy almond praline crown. The classic Frankfurt coffee-table cake.
A surprising sweet-savory pie layering sautéed zucchini with caraway seeds and lemon zest beneath a rich, buttery lemon custard. The kind of old-fashioned garden pie that turns zucchini skeptics into believers.
Old-fashioned crab stew simmered low and slow in buttery milk with egg yolks and a splash of sherry. Garnished with lemon zest for a Lowcountry-inspired seafood supper.
Lemon poppy seed cookies with fresh lemon zest, ground coriander, and lemon extract baked low and slow at 300F. Tender, citrusy drop cookies with a subtle crunch from poppy seeds.
Lemony chicken thighs marinate in fresh lemon juice for 12 hours, then sauté golden and bake in lemon-thyme broth. Make-ahead picnic and potluck classic, served chilled.