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ATAYEF | Stuffed Pancake Turnovers, a dessert specialty of the Levant

 

Atayef, Katayif, Qatayef

Although commonly labeled as Arabic pancakes, these feel more like British crumpets to me; a griddle cake stuffed with cheese, clotted cream or nuts and served as dessert.

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Anise and Mastic Flavored Fig Biscotti with Walnuts

 

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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Pretzel Cookies

 

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Citrus Fruit Marmalade Tart

 

The recipe comes from The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook; a crostata, rustic tart or pie, with bitter orange chocolate marmalade, almond pastry cream (frangipane) and seasonal citrus fruits.

 

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Pumpkin Almond Pound Cake Recipe

 

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Sholeh Zard | Persian Rice Pudding

 

Sholeh Zard is a centuries old golden rice pudding flavored with saffron and rose water.  Its fragrant taste and decorative garnishes used give this Persian recipe its distinct character.  One can get quite creative using toppings such as cinnamon, pistachio, almond, candied orange peel and edible miniature roses.

 

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Aghi Gesgoudz (Plit, Txvatsq) | Savory Armenian Cookie

 

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Spumoni Eclairs | French Pastry + Italian Ice Cream

 

This pate a choux recipe is adapted from Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Herme.  The eclair, an oblong shape pastry, is filled with ice cream rather than custard or whipped cream and glazed with chocolate covered rice crunch rather than icing or caramel.

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Gateau Amandine | Almond Pound Cake Recipe

 

A dense, sweet, fine-textured almond flavored pound cake that is soft on the inside and hard on the outside.

 

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Tiramisu | Tuscan Trifle Recipe

 

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Carrot-Cake Sandwich Cookies Recipe

 

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Creamy Meyer Lemon Crumb Bars Recipe

 

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