Desserts can be tricky kitchen projects, but worth the effort. Here, you can find the temperature tips to help you bake sweet dessert goodness, every time.
At time of writing, baking season is well upon us (depending on how you bake, that could be ANY time of year, but it’s early December as I type), and cookies are on the mind. One of our perennial favorites is the chewy ginger cookie. Spiced and festive, they’re a perfect cookie for winter giving…
Who doesn’t love a good brownie? Fudgy, deeply chocolatey, with those tasty edge pieces…they are a culinary exclamation point in any kitchen. If you make them at home, they’re even better: you can control the ingredients and texture, not to mention the doneness. Brownies are almost always super moist, but that can make it hard…
Danishes are some of the tastiest pastries that you can eat. When they are made right, they are flaky, light, nuanced, delightful treats that would be worth standing in line for. But most of the Danishes we eat a pale shadow of the real thing: cloying, waxy, wan staples of hotel “continental breakfasts” and grocery…
The Holidays are a time for pies and one of our favorites is pecan. Pecan pie is rich and delicious, with contrasting flavors and textures. But if you’ve ever had the disappointment of baking one that didn’t set up right, you know it’s not always as easy as, well, pie. Try making it with our…
There’s something very homey about bread pudding. Is it the warm cinnamon? Is it the eggy custard? Who knows! But whatever the reason, a properly made bread pudding is a treat for any time. Serve it for breakfast, have a slice for an afternoon snack, or present it as a dessert that will make people…
The idea of making chocolate babka used to scare us, but then we made some—and found out just how delicious and easy it is to make at home. Though we love the mail-order loaves from classic bakeries in New York, with the right temperatures and a good recipe, we can make it at home for…