A simple, step-by-step recipe for THE BEST moist and fluffy sourdough gingerbread cake made with sourdough discard. It’s so soft it will melt in your mouth! My secret ingredients include toasty brown butter, vanilla extract and luscious sour cream. I will go on record stating that Nigella Lawson’s gingerbread recipe,…
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These 6 ingredient pignoli cookies (Italian pine nut cookies) are soft, chewy and delicious. Made with almond paste, sugar and egg whites, my recipe is less sweet than most; it comes together in 30 minutes or less. To me, there’s nothing more nostalgic than creating Italian bakery classics at home….
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These sweet and crunchy anise biscotti will transport you to Italy in just one bite! I love that you can make these cookies in advance to enjoy anytime, anywhere (they freeze beautifully). When you think of biscotti, the crunchy, twice-baked Italian cookies destined for dunking, what flavor comes to mind…
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A simple, delicious recipe for homemade butternut squash ravioli from scratch! The roasted butternut squash filling and assembled ravioli can be made in advance. It’s way better than store-bought! Are you making fresh homemade ravioli yet? In this post, I’ll walk you through a recipe variation with sweet butternut squash…
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No pizza stone? No problem! Learn how to make THE BEST sourdough pizza crust with bubbly, active sourdough starter in a rectangular baking pan instead. Tips shared for make-ahead options, plus a quick “no-cook” pizza sauce” recipe that takes 1 minute to make! When I first started with sourdough pizza,…
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