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Lime Meringue Bars — Bake-Ahead Batches

Lime Meringue Bars — Bake-Ahead Batches

Light and airy meringue is the stuff of dreams. Made of just egg whites and sugar, it magically transforms into something that’s so much more than the sum of its parts.

French meringue is the simplest to make. The egg whites are simply whipped while sugar is gradually added. This meringue needs to be baked. Swiss meringue starts with sugar and egg whites gently heated in a double boiler until…

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Upside-Down Orange-Almond Cake — Bake-Ahead Batches

Upside-Down Orange-Almond Cake — Bake-Ahead Batches

This is my very favorite gluten-free cake base. I use it all the time. I’ve made it into lovely layer cakes, Boston cream pie, perfect petit fours and every upside-down fruit cake that you can imagine. The key to its perfect tender, buttery crumb is almond flour — my secret weapon for gluten-free baking.

Almond flour is made from ground, blanched almonds, while almond meal is made from whole…

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Cranberry Ginger Sticky Buns — Bake-Ahead Batches

Cranberry Ginger Sticky Buns — Bake-Ahead Batches

I used to be afraid of yeasted recipes. When I was kid, I was desperate to bake with yeast. I wanted to enjoy the pillow-soft texture that you can get only from warm-from-the-oven, freshly baked, homemade treats. But I could never make my breads rise. There were a few likely explanations. First of all, since yeasted baking projects were an infrequent occurrence in our house, chances were that…

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Apple Fritters — Bake-Ahead Batches

Apple Fritters — Bake-Ahead Batches

During my junior year of high school I spent my Saturdays behind the counter of a local doughnut shop. It wasn’t a glamorous job, but I was happy surrounded by fried dough. The regulars were kind. The tips were adequate. And I was content with all the iced coffee I could guzzle during my six-hour shift.

While I rarely indulged in a doughnut during work hours, I often brought treats home for my…

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Browned-Butter Pound Cake — Bake-Ahead Batches

Browned-Butter Pound Cake — Bake-Ahead Batches

The pound cake is the underdog of the dessert world. It’s not flashy. It’s old-fashioned. It’s simple. But I implore you to take a closer look. If you give it a chance, the pound cake will never disappoint.

First of all, the ingredient list is short. You probably have all the ingredients to make a pound cake right now. That means that no cake craving need ever go unanswered. Second, the method…

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Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies — Bake-Ahead Batches

Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies — Bake-Ahead Batches

When I’m working on a new recipe, I always start on paper. I write down the skeleton of my recipe, then go to the kitchen to try it out. When I initially sketched out these Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies, I instinctively included Dutch-process cocoa powder. Would you like to know why?

There are two basic types of cocoa powder: Dutch-process cocoa powder and natural cocoa powder. Dutch-process…

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Compost Cookies — Bake-Ahead Batches

Compost Cookies — Bake-Ahead Batches

The compost cookie has nothing to do with garbage. It’s a butter-and-brown sugar cookie loaded with bits of candy and snack food. It sounds strange but it tastes divine. Invented by Christina Tosi, the sugar genius behind Momofuku Milk Bar, the cookie has become an Internet sensation. It’s no wonder. It’s a brilliant idea and a truly decadent dessert.

But what if you want to put your own spin…

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