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      Sesame-and-Green Onion Knots

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      In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together 2 cups (254 grams) flour, sugar, 1 tablespoon (9 grams) salt, and yeast by hand.In a medium saucepan, heat milk, 1⁄2 cup (120 grams) water, and butter over medium heat until an instant-read thermometer registers 120°F (49°C) to 130°F (54°C). Add hot milk mixture to flour mixture; using the paddle attachment, beat at medium speed until combined. Add 1 egg (50 grams), beating until combined. With mixer on low speed, gradually add 2 cups (254 grams) flour, beating just until a shaggy dough comes together and stopping to scrape sides of bowl.Switch to the dough hook attachment. Beat at low speed until a soft, smooth, somewhat sticky dough forms, 20 to 23 minutes; add up to remaining 1⁄4 cup (32 grams) flour, 1 tablespoon (8 grams) at a time, if dough is too sticky. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and shape into a smooth round.Lightly oil a large bowl. Place dough in bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place (75°F/24°C) until doubled in size, 40 minutes to 1 hour.Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with baking spray with flour.Punch down dough, and let stand for 5 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into an 18×12-inch rectangle, one long side facing you.In a small bowl, stir together green onion, sesame oil, garlic, and remaining 1⁄4 teaspoon salt.Using a pastry brush, brush melted butter onto dough. Sprinkle green onion mixture evenly onto bottom half of dough, leaving a 1⁄2-inch border along bottom long side. Fold top half down, lightly pressing to adhere. Trim 1⁄8 to 1⁄4 inch off short sides of dough; cut crosswise into 12 strips (about 1½ inches wide each).Leaving 1⁄2 inch intact at folded end, cut 1 dough strip into 3 strands. Loosely braid strands, pinching end to adhere. Carefully tuck loose end of braid under to create a knot. Place in a prepared muffin cup. Repeat with remaining dough strips. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place (75°F/24°C) until puffed, 30 to 45 minutes.Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).In another small bowl, whisk together remaining 1 egg (50 grams) and remaining 1 tablespoon (15 grams) water. Using a pastry brush, gently brush egg wash onto rolls; sprinkle with sesame seeds.Bake until golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted in center registers at least 190°F (88°C), about 20 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days. LEGGI TUTTO

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      Black Pepper-and-Rosemary Angel Biscuits

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      In a small bowl, stir together warm buttermilk and yeast. Let stand until mixture is foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups (250 grams) flour and sugar. Add yeast mixture, and stir until just combined. Let stand for 5 minutes.Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.In a large bowl, whisk together 3 teaspoons (3 grams) rosemary, kosher salt, baking powder, 1½ teaspoons (4.5 grams) pepper, baking soda, and remaining 2½ cups (313 grams) flour. Add cold butter, tossing to coat. Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut in cold butter until pieces are smaller than peas and mixture is crumbly. Stir in yeast mixture. Using your hands, knead dough in bowl until dough just comes together.Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface; press or roll into a 1-inch-thick disk. Fold dough in half; press or roll into a 1-inch-thick disk. Using a 2½-inch round cutter dipped in flour, cut dough without twisting cutter, and place about 1½ inches apart on prepared pan. Reroll scraps once by pushing scraps together, folding in half, and pressing or rolling to 1-inch thickness. Discard remaining scraps. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place (75°F/24°C) until puffed, about 15 minutes.Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).In another small bowl, whisk together sea salt, remaining 1 teaspoon (1 gram) rosemary, and remaining 1 teaspoon (3 grams) pepper. In a third small bowl, whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon (15 grams) water. Brush egg wash onto biscuits; sprinkle with sea salt mixture. 8. Bake until golden brown, 10 to 14 minutes. Let cool on pan for 5 minutes. Serve warm. LEGGI TUTTO

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      5 Recipes You Should Be Baking to Celebrate the Lunar New Year

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      February 10 kicks off the Lunar New Year, a 15-day-long celebration of the beginning of the new year in the traditional Chinese calendar. For those who celebrate, the very light takes on a bright red hue. For these 15 days in China and all other countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year, the cheery glow of red lanterns illuminate the roads, with red paper pasted over windowpanes and doorways for good measure. At night, fireworks shout across the horizon in rapid succession and burst in dazzling, rhythmic fashion—an unsurpassed spectacle considering the Chinese invented fireworks. At the close, thousands of lanterns are lit and sent to the sky, with hopes and dreams scrolled on the paper that will soon be consumed by the growing internal flame. 
      But perhaps the quietest tradition is the most important: the reunion dinner, held on Lunar New Year’s Eve. The entire extended family gathers around the dinner table to dine on an multicourse meal made up of dumplings, rice cakes, and more. Food plays an integral part in welcoming the new year, and there is much to feast on. Start this new year, the Year of the Dragon, in sweet fashion with our five home baker-friendly recipes featured in our January/February 2020 issue. 

      Walnut Cookies (hup toh soh)
      A common treat found in pastry shops in China year-round, during Chinese New Year, home bakers often make hup toh soh as a crunchy treat to welcome visitors and family to their home. Supposedly, the original walnut cookies contained no walnuts in the dough. The “walnut” in the name might have been used to refer to the cookie’s crunchy texture, or its wrinkly, golden appearance. 

      Pineapple Buns (bolo bao)
      Instantly recognizable with its crosshatch design on top, pineapple buns are a treasure to have come out of Hong Kong bakeries in the 20th century. Contrary to what its name would have you think, no pineapple is used in making these buns. Instead, the title refers to its similarity in appearance between the crispy top and a pineapple’s bumpy exterior. The base bun is made of a milk bread dough—sweet and fantastically fluffy.

      Coconut Almond Rice Cake (nian gao)
      For Chinese New Year, a number of rituals ensure luck and fortune: wearing red, not cleaning, burning fake money and coins, and, most deliciously, eating nian gao. This traditionally steamed sticky rice cake is almost 2,000 years old, first coming to prominence around AD 200. The cake’s potential luck is due to being a homonym, with nian gao sounding similar to the Chinese characters for “higher year,” meaning you’ll have a bountiful year by eating a slice of this iconic rice cake. Of course, consuming cake is always lucky in our book. Click here for our recipe!

      Sweet Egg Tarts (dan tan)
      Hailing from the city of Guangzhou in the 1920s, the Chinese variation of the egg tart features a crisp, crumbly shortcrust made with lard and a luminous, egg-rich custard. Once the dish came to Hong Kong, it transformed again, getting a tender cookie-like pâte sucrée crust but keeping the reflective custard. Though a relatively new addition to the Lunar New Year feasting, the egg tart is one more sweet way to celebrate the new year. 

      Barbecue Pork Buns (char siu bao)
      A Cantonese and dim sum classic, this bao is special because it is steamed rather than baked, making it both fluffy and sturdy. Once steamed, the dough will form a chewy skin while staying snowy white and gently heating a tender filling of barbecue-style pork (or char siu). Pork is symbolic during the Chinese New Year, standing for strength, wealth, and blessings. Click here for our version of this dum sum classic. LEGGI TUTTO

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      8 Sensational Small-Batch Bakes

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      Whether you’re enjoying a solo cozy night in or celebrating a special occasion with a few friends, small-batch bakes are perfect for baking for a smaller crowd. From savory breads to dark chocolate cakes, these eight scaled-down recipes are sure to satisfy in their perfect portions.

      Cakey on the outside and filled with a mouthwatering center of molten dark chocolate, these lava cakes are the ultimate romantic dessert for two—just in time for Valentine’s Day.

      To share with a smaller crowd, we scaled down our Four-Cheese Pull-Apart Milk Bread to produce two mini-loaves. This recipe is a savory twist on Japanese milk bread, with a quartet of melted mozzarella, provolone, fontina, and cream cheese stuffed between buttery pull-apart layers. 

      In a 1997 episode of Julia Child’s Baking with Julia, Nancy Silverton baked a brioche tart that was so good it made Julia cry. In our take on this groundbreaking dessert, we filled a pillowy brioche “crust” with velvety cream cheese custard and swirled it with fruit preserves. Finished off with crunchy pearl sugar, this stunner might just make you shed a tear, too.

      There’s something so nostalgic about yellow cake with chocolate frosting, and sometimes, there’s just nothing better! These mini cakes will add a pop of color and sweetness to any celebration. 

      We’ve scaled down our Carrot Cake Cheesecake Bars from a large rectangle pan to fit in a smaller square pan for those occasions when you want the classic carrot, pecan, and spiced flavor of carrot cake but need a recipe for a slightly smaller crowd.

      For these Coffee Tres Leches Cakes, luscious mini pound cakes get soaked in the classic trinity of milks, with shots of espresso and coffee liqueur added in for good measure. Topped with meringue and a sticky coffee syrup drizzle, this cake offers custard-like texture with oodles of coffee flavor.

      Seamlessly blending sweet and savory ingredients, this Small-Batch Fig and Onion Focaccia is perfect for dipping in your favorite olive oil, serving alongside pasta, or eating on its own.

      Cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie fans, this Black Cocoa Cookies and Cream Cake is for you! Rich black cocoa mixes with espresso powder for a delightful chocolate kick, and a creamy cookie-filled frosting sweetly finishes it. Find the Nordic Ware Charlotte Cake Pan and our book, Another Bundt Collection, in our store here! LEGGI TUTTO

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      Origin of a Classic: Semlor

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      Photography by Joann Pai / Styling by Linda Lomelino With a more-than-700-year history, the almond-and-cream-filled buns most commonly known today as semlor have been through many changes. Like king cake in parts of the United States, semlor are enjoyed between the Christian holidays of Christmas and Ash Wednesday, though, traditionally, they’re meant to be served […] LEGGI TUTTO

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      9 Best Breads for Your Thanksgiving Table

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      The most important step to your best “Bakes-giving”? The bread basket, of course! From warm rolls to blissful browned butter biscuits and everything in between, these nine breads will take center stage at your holiday table! 1. Sage Browned Butter Biscuits These aren’t your average buttermilk biscuits. This Sage Browned Butter Biscuits recipe is the […] LEGGI TUTTO

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      Baking School In-Depth: Hungarian Coffee Cake

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      The origin of Hungarian coffee cake is a true masterpiece called aranygaluska, which translates as “golden dumpling.” The recipe can be traced back to the 1880s in Hungarian literature. By the mid-20th century, it began popping up as Hungarian and Hungarian Jewish immigrant bakers and home cooks migrated and introduced it to the US. In […] LEGGI TUTTO

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      Mincemeat Wreath

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      The history of mincemeat itself is as rich as this fruit-filled bread. Mincemeat was first created as a method of preserving meat, but around the 19th century, the meat was left out, and eventually, it became the fruity mixture known today. The history of mince wreaths and pies can be traced back to the Crusades, […] LEGGI TUTTO