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Sweet Sesame Matzah Bars

Posted on April 1, 2013 by ButterSugarFlowers

You don’t have to be Jewish or even to have participated in a Passover seder to be familiar with matzah. Also spelled matzoh, mazto, or matza, it’s technically bread, despite its similarity to crackers (which I can’t help calling them). … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged almond paste, baking, baking with leftovers, cookie, dessert, jewish, kosher, kosher for passover, leftover matzah, leftover matzo, leftover matzoh, marzipan, matza, matzah, matzo, no-bake, orange zest, passover, passover dessert, recipe, sesame seeds, sweets, unleavened | 15 Comments

Oatmeal Raisin Hazelnut Pie: Fabulous and Filling

Posted on March 11, 2013 by ButterSugarFlowers

When I first decided to make an oatmeal-cookie-like pie crust, I couldn’t imagine a finer filling than creamy, plump raisins. What a better way to emulate the classic cookie that’d inspired me? But something was missing. For one, I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Pies, Tarts, Tortes & Cheesecakes, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged baking, breakfast, filberts, hazelnuts, oatmeal, oats, orange zest, pie, recipe, sweets | 20 Comments

Tart Mandarin Orange Cheesecake

Posted on February 21, 2013 by ButterSugarFlowers

One of my favorite things about winter is as simple as this: eating a mandarin orange. In the darkest days of the year, the little fruit comes into peak season like a timely gift. With a burst of vibrant color … Continue reading →

Posted in Pies, Tarts, Tortes & Cheesecakes, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged baked citrus, baked oranges, baking, cheesecake, citrus, cream cheese, creamy, dessert, embedded, graham cracker, graham crackers, mandarin orange, orange-embedded, orange-stuffed, oranges, recipe, satsuma, stuffed, sweets, vanilla | 20 Comments

Cranberry Quince Skillet Tart with Orange and Sweet Almond

Posted on December 13, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

I’ve come to think of quince as a sort of magical fruit. It starts out fuzzy like a peach, growing on a fragrant plant that’s apparently also cultivated for its flowers. A bowl of quince sitting on your counter will … Continue reading →

Posted in Pies, Tarts, Tortes & Cheesecakes, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged almond paste, baking, citrus, marzipan, orange, pie, quince, recipe, sweets, tart, tarte tatin, upside-down | 9 Comments

Cut-Out Turkeys: Hazelnut Brown Sugar Cookies

Posted on November 21, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

There’s something funny about decorating with turkeys for Thanksgiving, if you ask me. For one, they’re generally not too cute; plus, their very carcasses are the center of the momentous meal. But for some reason, I bought a turkey cookie … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged autumn, baking, brown sugar, cookie cutter, cookies, cut-out cookies, fall, filberts, holiday, holidays, recipe, sugar cookies, sweets, thanksgiving | 6 Comments

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Tag Archives: sweets

Oatmeal Raisin Hazelnut Pie: Fabulous and Filling

Tart Mandarin Orange Cheesecake

Cranberry Quince Skillet Tart with Orange and Sweet Almond

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