Bake from Scratch

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Bake from Scratch • NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2021 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 6

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

Hot from the Oven

Macarons for a Cause • MEET SHROBANA SENGUPTA, 17 YEARS OLD AND A MACARON-BAKING QUEEN. FIND OUT HOW THIS SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, TEEN USES HER ONLINE MACARON BUSINESS, MERAKI-X, TO HELP MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

Vanilla • A LOOK AT THE UBIQUITOUS INGREDIENT, FROM THE POD TO THE EXTRACT

White Biscotti • OUR EDITORIAL ASSISTANT ALEX KOLAR SHARES HER MEMORIES OF A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS COOKIE AND THE WOMAN BEHIND IT

The Measure of Her Power • WE TALK WITH JACKIE KAI ELLIS, FOUNDER OF BEAUCOUP BAKERY & CAFÉ AND CELEBRATED AUTHOR OF THE MEASURE OF MY POWERS, ABOUT FINDING LOVE AND LIGHT THROUGH BAKING

Holiday Bread Ahead • CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH DIVINELY FLUFFY GIBASSIER AND YEASTED WAFFLES STUDDED WITH BELGIAN PEARL SUGAR

Panetonne • MASTER THE CLASSIC ITALIAN YULETIDE DELICACY WITH OUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE AND LIQUEUR-SOAKED RECIPE

4 Ways with Red Velvet • A CLASSIC SOUTHERN STAPLE GETS REIMAGINED IN DELICIOUS CREAM CHEESE-SWIRLED BROWNIES, STUFFED COOKIES, SWEET ROLLS, AND A LAYER CAKE WITH A HOLIDAY CHEESECAKE TWIST

A Movable Feast • THANKSGIVING IS A HOLIDAY DEVOTED TO GATHERING, REUNITING FAR-FLUNG FAMILY AND FRIENDS OVER ONE SPECTACULAR MEAL. EACH OF THESE RECIPES, FROM A SAVORY TARTE TATIN TO A GOOEY TURTLE PIE, WAS DESIGNED TO TRAVEL WITH EASE SO YOU CAN BRING A PIECE OF THE FEAST TO YOUR DESTINATION.

Cookie + Cake Swap • TAKING CLASSIC HOLIDAY DESSERTS FROM THE COOKIE PLATE TO THE CAKE STAND

Baking for Hanukkah • HANUKKAH (THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 28 THROUGH THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 6 THIS YEAR) IS A JEWISH CELEBRATION RICH IN HISTORY, EXEMPLIFIED BY THE BEAUTIFUL BAKED GOODS ENJOYED DURING THE EIGHT DAYS OF FESTIVITIES. FROM CLASSICS LIKE SUFGANIYOT TO GELT THUMBPRINTS, HERE ARE FOUR RECIPES THAT PAY HOMAGE TO ONE OF THE SWEETEST JEWISH HOLIDAYS.

Sarah Bernhardt Cookies • THE STORY BEHIND THE ELEGANT DANISH COOKIE AND ITS STAR NAMESAKE

Panetonne Bread Pudding • GIVE THE CLASSIC HOLIDAY LOAF THE RICH BREAD PUDDING TREATMENT

Trish’s Holiday Tips • FROM PERFECTLY CRISP PUFF PASTRY TO PAN PREP, OUR BAKING AND PASTRY EDITOR HAS THE ANSWERS TO YOUR BURNING BAKING QUESTIONS