Category: Bakery
-
Old Fashioned Almond Macaroons
Photographed here with Strawberry and Rhubarb Compote Macaroons, not macarons! In the last 20 years, we have all been exposed to and eaten our fair share of the delicate French pastry macarons. Macaroons, on the other hand, have always been a mainstay of the sweet Pesach kitchen. They’re also an amazing gluten-free treat all year round. These…
-
Black & White Cookies
Makes 5-6 very large cookies The first recipe I ever wrote was for Black and Whites. Away from New York and feeling homesick, this was the food I craved more than anything. It was our first year living in Israel, and I searched far and wide for a Black and White cookie. I finally gave…
-
Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodles were my favourite cookie growing up. More than chocolate or vanilla, my very favourite sweet flavour is cinnamon. And these cookies—with their unique texture—were the ones I craved. Crisp on the outside with their crackly cinnamon-sugar coating and chewy on the inside, they get me every time. I’ve passed down the snickerdoodle obsession to…
-
Lemon Cake
This is my most asked-for cake recipe. Not only is it my favourite cake to make, it is also my favourite cake to eat. Almost anyone who has ever tasted it has asked for the recipe—because it’s just that good. And as a bonus, no mixer required! So what are you waiting for? Go bake!…
-
Delicious Challah
If you have some free time and want to take on a baking project, then this is it! Delicious Challah (I can’t come up with a better name yet). This is my second version of challah. Not that my original recipe, found here, isn’t amazing – it is. However, this one, if possible, is even…
-
Streusel Bars – Any Flavour
This is one of my favorite bakes. It comes together easily, as long as you have a food processor and feel free to be play around with mixing and matching flavors. I offer two versions, plum and Nutella. Once you have the principles for each, you can easily change the flavors. Try any flavor jam…
-
Homemade Bagels
I know it may feel ridiculous—almost silly—to make your own bagels at home, because truly, you can buy them. Or can you?That really depends on the answer to the next question: where do you live? If you’re in New York, London, or Montreal—cities with long and delicious bagel-making traditions (and yes, we can debate which…
-
Honey Cake: Tips & History
Tips for Better Honey Cakes: Honey cakes often have a tendency to fail, leaving us with the question of why, and more importantly, how can we prevent it? The “why” is sugar, and the “how” is all about respecting the sugar! The sugar content in a honey cake is exceptionally high, thanks to both the…
-
Sugar Cookies
These are my go-to sugar cookies that I’ve been making for years. When our kids were little, I would cut out the shapes of their ages from the dough. After they turned 9, it wasn’t quite as cute! For Jewish holidays, I still cut out shapes from the dough that are representative symbols like a…
-
Challah
This Challah recipe is perfect, and I can say that as it was gifted to me by master Chef Claude Ben Simon. It just works. I get a lot of questions about challah, what it is, and how to make it, and most importantly, how to get it right. Creating challah is a process that…