Madeleines are easy to whip up and the tropical sweetness of the persimmons is a good match for the light, spongy cookie.
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This is a fast cinnamon bun recipe, including cooking and cooling, it should take under an hour start to finish.
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Fall is the season of the small, dusky purple Italian prune plum, or sljiva. Dumplings made from pitted plums can be served with Turkish coffee -- or with plum brandy, otherwise known as sljivovica, or slivovitz.
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Classic Sour Cream Cinnamon And Nut Coffee Cake
Classic Sour Cream Cinnamon And Nut Coffee Cake
This recipe was given to me by my good friend Mariette Bronstein, a superb cook and baker. The memory of my first taste of this cake stayed with me for years.
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Pumpkin-Stuffed Roasted Apples
Pumpkin-Stuffed Roasted Apples
On a cold and rainy fall evening, what could be better than an autumn-spiced pumpkin puree? How about an autumn-spiced pumpkin puree stuffed inside a baked apple?
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Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits
Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits
These biscuits are made the classical way, a method whereby the butter and flour is rubbed into flakelike particles by hand. I'm sure you will agree that the extra effort is well worth the reward.
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Once you have mastered the technique, be adventurous and substitute sweet potatoes for the russets or vary the herbs and spices. To make gnocchi light and fluffy, use as little flour as possible, just so they hold together.
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Tortilla Chip Muffins With Honey Butter
Tortilla Chip Muffins With Honey Butter
These muffins use crushed corn tortilla chips instead of cornmeal. If you use barley flour as a wheat- and gluten-free alternative, double the amount of baking powder.
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Pizza With Plums, Onions, Gorgonzola And Pine Nuts
Pizza With Plums, Onions, Gorgonzola And Pine Nuts
You've had plum desserts and plum salads. Now give this unique plum pizza a try.
This recipe comes from Mango & Tomato and was the winner of Root Source Challenge: Plum.
The Golden Delicious contributes sweetness, so there's no need for sugar in the filling. The Winesap is tart; hence, no lemon juice. The Jonathan is both sweet and tart, for added depth of flavor. Taken together, this crisp is slightly tart.
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This cobbler is based on a recipe from The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market Cookbook, with added cornmeal to give the crust a nuttier flavor, and less sugar -- the fruit juices add most of the sweetness.
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An old-fashioned dessert with a modern-day crust.
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