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Pistachio Brittle Cheesecake from Bon Appetit Desserts: The Cookbook for All Things Sweet and Wonderful

This was a gorgeous looking light and creamy cheesecake which tasted delicious. 4 stars only because it was lacking the pistachio flavor despite of 1 expensive cup used in the recipe. Next time I will... read more >

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Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours

By Kim Boyce, Quentin Bacon, Nancy Silverton, Amy Scattergood
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2010

Foolproof recipe! Even though it takes some time - mostly letting the dough rest and rise though - this is an easy recipe. Everybody loved these delicious homemade baguettes.

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This one's another winner! I used agave syrup instead of molasses and they turned out excellently!

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Spicy, sweet, crunchy, healthy - yummy! Mine yielded 9 instead of 8 and lots more streusel topping than needed.

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Excellent cookies - no one tasted the secret ingredient whole-wheat flour. I made only half a batch (i.e. 10 cookies) and they were gone within hours.

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Event though I have had great success with other recipes from this book I truly disliked these muffins.
They were incredibly dry and the persimmon pulp added to the strange taste. Will not make again!

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I used buttermilk instead of cream to reduce the calories and the waffles turned out to be delicious! A definite keeper!

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These were lovely! The hazelnuts paired incredibly well with the teff flour and keeping the skins on added an incredible taste and saved a lot of time.

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