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Traditional fruitcake studded with dates, figs, candied citron, pecans, and brandy-soaked fruits becomes a family heirloom recipe worth making.
A tall, airy Passover-friendly sponge cake studded with grated chocolate chips. Made with cake meal and potato starch instead of flour, this egg-leavened bundt cake rises on whipped whites alone.
A rich sour cream chocolate cake with a cocoa fudge filling marbled through the batter, creating "craters" as it bakes. Topped with chopped nuts and a dusting of powdered sugar. One pan, zero fuss.
Lavish Danish onion soup simmered with an entire bottle of dry champagne, Camembert cheese, and a silky port wine egg yolk liaison. Served over butter-fried bread. This is not your average onion soup.
Homemade dried apple jelly made with just four ingredients and no added pectin. Boil dried apple slices into a concentrated juice, sweeten with sugar and lemon, then cook to a gorgeous, spreadable set.
A traditional Dutch spice cake (gevulde speculaas) with a ground almond filling sandwiched between two layers of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg-spiced dough. Topped with whole toasted almonds.
Mini pecan pies bake in individual flan tins with a press-in shortbread crust and a golden syrup, brown sugar, and pecan filling. British-style hand-held tarts perfect for parties.
Linsensuppe mit Frankfurter, a hearty German lentil soup with bacon, leek, and sliced frankfurters thickened with a browned flour roux and finished with a splash of vinegar.
Quick oat bread made with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, and buttermilk. No yeast, no kneading, no rise time. A hearty no-yeast loaf with sesame seeds on top.
Red snapper soup with sauteed potatoes, shredded carrots, arborio rice, and fish broth. An Italian-style fish soup finished with parsley and red pepper flakes.
Beef stroganoff with a splash of Coca-Cola in the braise. The cola tenderizes the chuck and balances the sour cream gravy with caramel sweetness. Mid-century classic.
Two-layer apricot bars with a buttery shortbread base and a chewy brown sugar-apricot-nut topping, rolled in powdered sugar. Makes 75 bite-sized bars from one pan.
Traditional Jewish taiglach: little dough knots studded with raisins and nuts, boiled in honey syrup with ginger until golden and sticky. A Rosh Hashanah and holiday essential.
Apple cake with a cinnamon-nut streusel topping, chopped apples folded into a brown sugar batter with sour milk. A tender, spiced sheet cake for fall baking.
Best chocolate cake with fudge frosting: a one-bowl chocolate cake with unsweetened chocolate and buttermilk, finished with a boiled candy-style fudge frosting that sets glossy and dense.
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