Almond Biscotti (Mandelbrodt)
Twice-baked almond biscotti from my grandmother's handwritten recipe journal, made with olive oil and whole almonds.
Category
Desserts
22 recipes
Applesauce
A grandmother's-kitchen staple, cooked with the skins on so none of the goodness is lost and the sauce turns a lovely pink.
Baked Apples with Raisins and Walnuts
Granny Smith apples stuffed with spiced raisins and walnuts, drizzled with honey and baked until tender.
Cantaloupe and Watermelon Salad
Melon balls bathed in their own blended juice and garnished with mint, the simplest summer dessert.
Chocolate Mousse
A French chocolate mousse built on a crème anglaise base, lightened with whipped cream and served with raspberries.
Chocolate Soufflé
The top of my family's dessert list: a puffed, crisp-topped chocolate soufflé on a roux-and-milk base, dusted with confectioners' sugar.
Dark Chocolate Covered Walnuts and Seeds
Lightly roasted walnuts or mixed seeds coated in 70% dark chocolate; simple, and it far outweighs any commercial candy bar.
Flan
Classic crème caramel: a cinnamon-scented egg custard baked in a water bath over a layer of caramel.
Floating Island
A microwave-quick meringue island set afloat on homemade crème anglaise, crowned with raspberries and caramelized almond clusters.
Frederic's Almond Crisps
Lacy orange-scented almond cookies that bake in minutes and can be draped into curved tuiles while warm.
Going Away Goodies for Ivy
A bon voyage goodie bag of two travel-worthy treats: chocolate-streaked walnut meringues and twice-baked olive oil almond biscotti.
Grand Marnier Soufflé
A classic French dessert soufflé built on a roux-thickened orange custard, lightened with meringue and puffed golden in twenty minutes.
Lemon Tart (Tarte au Citron)
A traditional French tarte au citron with a blind-baked sweet pastry shell and a bright stovetop lemon custard, inspired by the lemons of Menton.
Linzer Valentine Cookies Without the Butter
Heart-shaped Linzer sandwich cookies made with almond butter and nut meal instead of butter, filled with jam and edged in dark chocolate.
Meringue Walnut Chocolate Cookies
Grandmother Anna's walnut meringues, updated with streaks of melted dark chocolate and less sugar.
Nut-Free Chocolate Biscotti
Double-chocolate twice-baked biscotti created for a nut-free event, with cocoa, chocolate chips and chopped bittersweet chocolate.
Poached Peaches with Silken Raspberry Strawberry Purée
Peaches gently poached in lightly sweetened water, peeled and topped with a silky raspberry-strawberry purée and fresh mint.
Pumpkin Custard
A gently spiced pumpkin custard sweetened with maple syrup and baked in a water bath; not so different from what the Pilgrims cooked in the ashes.
Pumpkin Spice Cake
A quick one-bowl pumpkin loaf sweetened mostly with maple syrup, warm with ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Valentine Heart-Shaped Cookies
A flourless, almond-butter-and-hazelnut riff on my Austrian grandmother's linzer cookies, sandwiched with raspberry jam for Valentine's Day.
Watermelon Salad with Watermelon Purée
Watermelon balls floating in a pool of fresh watermelon purée, a two-ingredient summer dessert children love.
Yellow and White Peach Salad with Berries
Sweet white and tangy yellow peaches sliced into slim wedges and tossed with raspberries and blueberries; a French-summer dessert in three steps.