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  • Better Chocolate Babka

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    Source: SmittenKitchen.com Adapted from the Chocolate Krantz Cakes in Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi So, each time I’ve made this, it’s been kind of a mess; it never looks like the pictures in the books or the pretties I’ve seen online. And each time it’s come out of the oven and […]

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  • Caramelized Onion and Pear Pizza with Roquefort Cheese

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    Ingredients 1 ball of pizza dough taken out of the freezer that morning 2 Tablespoons Caramelized Onion Jam ½ Bosc pear(firm but not rock hard), leave peal on, cored, sliced thinly horizontal but not paper thin 2 Tablespoons butter 1 Tablespoon brown sugar 3-4 ounces crumbled Roquefort (or other blue cheese if you choose) 2 […]

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  • Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream

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    Ingredients 175 grams dark chocolate (70% to 75% cacao), finely chopped 20 grams unsweetened cocoa powder 200 grams Cream 150 grams Sugar 400 grams Milk 50 grams Glucose syrup 5 egg yokes 100 grams Crème fraîche 10 grams Sea Salt 10 grams Cornstarch 25 grams Milk Instructions Make the caramel Place the cream in a […]

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  • Caramelized Apple Crisp Ice Cream

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    Ingredients For The Caramelized Apples 1 pound apples (3 large or 4 medium) 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons bourbon whiskey ½ cup packed light brown sugar (3 ½ ounces) ¾ teaspoon cinnamon For The Crumble ½ cup all-purpose flour (2 ½ ounces) ⅓ cup quick (baby)oats (1 ¼ ounces) ⅓ cup light brown sugar (3 […]

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  • Rosemary and Scamorza Potato Pie

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    Ingredients For the filling 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, very thinly sliced 2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh rosemary 3 cloves garlic, minced Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 8 oz. grated scamorza or mozzarella (about 2 cups) For the pie 2-1/2 lb. russet potatoes (about 6 medium), peeled and cut into […]

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  • Spicy Shredded Pork with Sweet Onion Jam and Burrata

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    Ingredients 1 ball pizza dough, thawed ½ to 1 cup shredded Slow-Cooked Sweet and Spicy Pork (page 212) ¼ cup Caramelized Onion Jam 1 Roma tomato, thinly sliced 1 medium ball burrata Instructions Preheat the oven to 550°F Shape the pizza crust Brush some of the fatty juices left over from the port over the […]

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  • Caramelized Onion Jam

    40 minutes
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    Ingredients ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more as needed 4 large sweet onions (such as Vidalia) or red onions or 2 to 3 leeks (cleaned, white part only), sliced very thinly Sea salt and fresh ground pepper ½ cup water 1 ½ tablespoon brown sugar Instructions In a medium saucepan, heat the oil […]

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  • Molasses Sandwich Cookies with Coffee Cream

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    Ingredients For the Cookies 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 Tbsp. finely ground coffee or espresso 1 ¾ tsp. baking soda 1 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon ½ tsp. ground ginger ½ tsp. kosher salt ¼ tsp. ground allspice ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted, cooled ½ cup (packed) dark brown sugar ¼ cup […]

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  • Filet of Beef Bourguignon

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    Author’s Notes I love to update classic recipes. Twenty years ago, I used to follow Julia Child’s wonderful beef bourguignon recipe, but stewing beef can take a very long time, so I decided to make a version based on quickly sautéed filets of beef. It cooks in a quarter of the time and I think […]

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  • Rum Raisin Ice Cream

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    Ingredients 1 batch of Basic Custard Base Ice Cream ⅔ cup rum 1 cup raisins Instructions Mix the rum and the raisins in a bowl. Cover and let sit for a minimum of four hours and preferably overnight. Prepare the basic custard base ice cream through step 4 “Chill” except complete step 5 “Strain” before […]

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