1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet; roast them until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool completely. Leave oven on. 2. Thickly ...

Growing up, my favorite sweet holiday treats were my mother’s Linzer tortes. Based on a dough enriched with ground roasted nuts and scented with sweet spices, then simply filled with luscious ...

Who would've thought that the Linzer torte is the oldest recorded recipe in the world? It doesn’t have the appearance, or ingredients, of a particularly aged dish, yet the first written recipe for it ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Generously butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Line it with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the 2 long sides. 2. In a food processor, pulse the nuts until ...

I was obsessed with jam tarts as a child. They were a treat, with essentially only two main elements – jam and pastry – and, much to my mother’s distain, I actually favoured the store-bought versions.

Whizz the flour, butter and sugar in a food processor, then add the egg yolks. Whizz a bit more, than turn out the pastry to an unfloured work surface and bring it together with your hands. Wrap it in ...

THE DAYMichelle Polzine received the first bound copy of her book, “Baking at the 20th Century Cafe” (Artisan), she celebrated by donning a purple 1930s ballgown to sit at her dining room table and ...

1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1/2 cup dark muscovado sugar 1 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground mace 1/2 ...

The Austrian linzer torte is said to date to the 1600s. We've reimagined it for 16:00 office snacking as a buttery hazelnut shortbread cookie sandwiched with raspberry jam. Credit: China Squirrel ...