jewish baking

Irish Cream Brownie Hamantashen

Every year after the holidays, I think things are going to quiet down on the baking front… but then there are fresh, bright, citrusy delights to make in January… then […]

Chocolate

Blonde Chocolate Coconut Macaroons

Don’t let the Mainschewitz Passover Industrial Complex ruin your Passover. Homemade coconut macaroons can be yours so quickly and easily that you’ll never look back. I was never enamored by […]

Cookies & Small Treats

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 10: Pistachio Nutella Halva Hamantashen

So this is it– the culmination of 10 days and […]

Holidays

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 9: Cheddar Jalapeño Knishentashen

Here’s where I’m at in my life right now: I […]

Chocolate

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 8: Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Hamantashen

You know what’s been missing from “10 Days of Hamantashen”? […]

Cookies & Small Treats

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 7: Confetti Cheesecake Hamantashen

Is there ever an age when one no longer gets […]

Chocolate

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 6: Double Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Hamantashen

I’ve been on something of a coconut bender lately, so […]

Chocolate

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 5: Mexican Chocolate Hamantashen

This hamantashen flavor is brought to you by the letters […]

Holidays

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 4: Za’atar Feta Knishentashen

They say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. In […]

Chocolate

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 3: Ugly-Delicious S’mores Hamantashen

Italians have a cookie called brutti ma buoni, which means […]

Cookies & Small Treats

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 2: Cinnamon Dulce de Leche

I used to think March was such a blah month. […]

Breads & Doughs

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 1: Oreo Hamantashen

This is momentous. I’ve been planning 10 Days of Hamantashen for a couple of years, and I’m over the moon at finally getting together and writing up that many dough […]

Cookies & Small Treats

Black Sesame Coconut Rugelach Spirals

I’ve always been one to dabble in different cultures. I was born in Israel, raised in California, studied in Boston and Paris, and I travel as much as I possibly […]

Cakes

Deb’s Mom’s Apple Cake

I’ve been living in Tel Aviv for 3 months now, which in and of itself, blows my mind, but more importantly at the moment, I’m about to celebrate my first […]

Cookies & Small Treats

Pop Tart Hamantashen

My whole life, I’ve more or less been a creature of habit when it comes to hamantashen. I grew up eating apricot-filled ones, which I will happily gobble up to […]

Breads & Doughs

Chocolate-Halva Babka

As much as I love contemporary baking like layer cakes, cupcakes, and pastries, there are few baked goods that conjure childhood nostalgia like babka. Aside from my mom’s birthday cakes shaped in […]

Cakes

Apple Orange Rye Honey Cake

We interrupt this regularly scheduled Italian Desserts blog post to wish you a Belated Shana Tova! If you celebrate the Jewish High Holy Days, I hope your Jewish New Year is off […]

Cookies & Small Treats