Just Baking

Looking for something a little different to add to your Rosh Hashanah table this year? I developed this spin on a classic Tsimmes recipe for my dear friend Deborah. I chose foods that, to me, represented the symbolic elements celebrated at Rosh Hashanah:  “sweetness, roundness, and fullness.”
Shana Tovah! 
Roasted Plum Tsimmes with Honey-Apple Juice Reduction
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Of the countless versions of basic scone recipes out there, I tend to like cream scones, which I find stay fresh and moist a bit longer than the butter-based variety. Because scones are at their best eaten soon after they leave the oven, I like to bake these right before I serve them. Because they […]

Whenever I’m called on to bring a baked good to a gathering, my thoughts immediately turn to scones. They’re easy, delicious, extremely versatile, and quick to make. That combination of characteristics make them one of my favorite go-to recipes. This version, Lemon-Poppy, features the nutty flavor of poppyseeds rounding out the mild citrus of lemon zest. […]

Seized with a burning desire to tell everyone about what’s coming out of your oven these days? Now’s your chance! If you love to bake (cakes, cookies, pies, souffles, tarts, casseroles, quiches, roasts, vegetables, custards, breads, whatever goes into the oven!) and have some writing or blogging experience, why not consider joining the Just Baking team?   
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Several years ago, when I was in high school, I worked at a little gourmet deli in a very well-known town. We had a sandwich station, of course, and perhaps 8 or 10 barrels filled with different types of coffee beans that customers could grind themselves, and the owner/chef made all her own salads, sauces, and […]

In recent weeks I have made made Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Malted Whopper Drops, Chocolate Chunkers, Chunky Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chipsters, and now Spiced Oatmeal Raisin cookies. I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com and adapted it slightly. In my opinion, this is the perfect oatmeal raisin cookie. The recipe is very easy to prepare, the flavor […]

I never realized, silly me, that summer fruits have  their own dedicated pastry when it comes to turn them into desserts such as “tarte.” In my book, and until this summer, there were 2 kinds of pastries: puff and shortcrust, occasionally filo played the role of the third culprit. I had heard, seen, and even enjoyed “pâte […]

They say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. And in the case of The Husband, these Mini Cherry Cheesecakes will do him just fine. Sometimes it even gets a household chore or two done. Just sayin’. I don’t make them that often, because if I do, the entire batch will […]

For the first installment of At the Baker’s Bench (AtBB), I thought I’d start at the very beginning: the baker’s arsenal of essential tools. You might be surprised at some of the items you’ll find in this list, and at some of the items I’ve left out. The key word is essential, and some tools might […]

We make four different muffins at work, and they typically never change, day in and day out. When I was asked to replace two of them, I was more than happy to. I love a good lemon-flavored muffin. The only problem was that I have never found a good lemon-poppy muffin recipe. So, I took the recipe for the muffin batter […]