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Chocolate and Coffee Buche de Noel — Nick Malgieri

One chocolate roll layer (see below) COFFEE BUTTERCREAM2 tablespoons dark rum1 tablespoon instant espresso powder 4 large egg whites1 cup sugar1 pound unsalted butter, softened2 teaspoons vanilla extract MARZIPAN8 ounces almond paste2…
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Butter Rosettes — Nick Malgieri

These are fragile and buttery and easy to pipe because the dough is rather firm. The dough is also fine for putting through a cookie press if you have one.…
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Sicilian Fig Bars — Nick Malgieri

Although fig bars are standard American fare, fig-filled cookies are also very traditional in Sicily, where they are called cucidati. I’ve decided to merge the two and make a fig…
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Lattice-Topped Apple Tart — Nick Malgieri

1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup light brown sugar3 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 teaspoon ground cinnamon2 tablespoons cold unsalted butterFinishing2 tablespoons sugarOne 10-inch unbaked tart crust, edges untrimmed, and a square of dough…
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Chocolate Pecan Bourbon Cake — Nick Malgieri

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into 1/4-inch pieces1/2 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off)Pinch of salt5 large eggs3 tablespoons best-quality Bourbon1/2 cup…
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Breton Apple Pie — Nick Malgieri

2 1/2 pounds Golden Delicious apples, peeled, halved, cored, and each half cut into 6 wedges1/2 cup sugar1 tablespoon lemon juice1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon BRETON DOUGH 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted…
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Kyra’s Hot Milk Sponge Cake — Nick Malgieri

4 tablespoons unsalted butter1/2 cup whole milk1 1/2 cups bleached all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off)2 teaspoons baking powder3 large eggs, at room temperature1/4 teaspoon salt1…