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Basic Recipes

There are recipes that are fundamentals, basic recipes that are components of a larger recipe but are a whole recipe in themselves.

For example, Frangipane (a.k.a. almond cream) which is used in the Apricot Tart, the Strawberry Danish Braid, and other recipes. Instead of adding the detailed recipe for frangipane to each of the posts that use it, we have a whole post dedicated to it, with step-by-step images and tips for making it.

Pie crusts are in this category as well, such as the Italian sweet crust we use for the Fig Tart and The Best Ricotta Pie.

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  • Purple bowl with almond cream being lifted with a silver spoon. Grey and white surface and background.
    Frangipane Recipe (almond cream)
  • Hands lining a metal tart pan with pie crust. White surface. Top view.
    Pâte Sucrée (Sweet Shortcrust Pastry)
  • Slice of cheesecake on white plate with fork, beige background, image with text
    Freezer Baking & Desserts (a make-ahead guide)
  • Partial view of unbaked pie crust with crimped edges on a white linen and table
    How to Make Flaky Pie Crust (with videos)
  • Pricking chocolate tart dough in pie tins with fork on white marble surface.
    Chocolate Tart Crust
  • Top view of round plain vanilla cake on white paper, whole vanilla beans, two cut slices.
    Vanilla Butter Cake

Pie crust

  • Partial view of unbaked pie crust with crimped edges on a white linen and table
    How to Make Flaky Pie Crust (with videos)
  • Hand dusting flour onto round of pie dough, rolling pin, pink bowl on a white surface
    Perfect Shortcrust Pastry (Pâte Brisée)
  • White surface with hands holding a graham cracker pie pan. Top view.
    Graham Cracker Pie Crust
  • Pricking chocolate tart dough in pie tins with fork on white marble surface.
    Chocolate Tart Crust

Toppings

  • A white napkin with a white bowl of strawberry sauce being spooned. Fresh scattered strawberries.
    Strawberry Sauce (topping)
  • Spooning caramel sauce from a mason jar on a wooden board. White background.
    Caramel Sauce
  • Bowl with cherry topping with syrup. Close up image.
    Cherry Topping (or sauce)
  • Close up image of powdered sugar glaze being drizzled on a loaf cake.
    Powdered Sugar Glaze

More recipes

  • Crème Anglaise Recipe (Custard Sauce)
  • White Chocolate Buttercream
  • Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting
  • Shortbread Crust (for bars & squares)
  • French Crepes Recipe (thin pancakes)
  • How to Peel Peaches
  • Blueberry Compote
  • Homemade Lemon Curd
  • Turkey Gravy (from scratch)
  • Gingerbread Spice Mix
  • Sweet Potato Puree
  • Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix
  • Apple Pie Spice (3-minute recipe)
  • Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
  • Strawberry Puree (for multiple uses)
  • Blueberry Sauce (topping)
  • Homemade Corn Tortillas
  • How to Make Brown Butter
  • How to Make Pumpkin Puree
  • Best Homemade Applesauce (sweetened & unsweetened)
  • Strawberry Glaze or Icing (for cake, donuts)
  • Mixed Berry Compote
  • Strawberry Compote Recipe
  • Peach Pie Filling (for pies, crumbles and dump cakes)
  • Italian Pie Crust (pasta frolla recipe)
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Vintage Cakes

  • Cut glazed lemon loaf cake on a white paper on a wooden surface.
    Lemon Pound Cake

  • White plate with two slices of lemon poppy seed cake, a silver fork, grey background.
    Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

  • Slice of vanilla dulce de leche cake on a white plate. More cake in the background.
    Dulce de Leche Cream Cake

  • Cake server with slice being pulled out of glazed chocolate bundt cake, white background.
    Chocolate Bundt Cake

  • Whitish background and plate with eaten slice of jam covered cheesecake with a silver fork.
    Sour Cream Cheesecake

  • Squares of vanilla cake with chocolate chips on parchment paper.
    Chocolate Chip Cake

Vintage Cookies

  • Several stacked alfajores on a grey wire rack.
    Alfajores Recipe (Argentinian alfajores de maicena)

  • Several oatmeal cookies heaped together on grey surface, color dotted white linen in background.
    Easy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

  • White marbled surface with decorated and plain holiday cut out cookies.
    Sour Cream Cut-Out Cookies

  • Bitten snowball cookie on a wire rack with whole ones in the background.
    Snowballs (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

  • Close up of gingersnap crackled cookies on white surface
    Gingersnap Cookies (one-bowl recipe)

  • Close up of glazed strawberry jam thumbprint cookies on a wire rack.
    Strawberry Jam Cookies (thumbprints)

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