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Sweet Cravings by Kyra Bussanich - Recipes
Sweet Cravings by Kyra Bussanich - Recipes
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Contents
Preface vii
Bran(less) Muffins 15
Marionberry Crispler 31
Apple Crisp 32
Orange-Currant Scones 17
Conversation Starters
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Award-Winning Cupcakes
Childhood Revisited
SMores Tartlets 50
Eggnog Cupcakes 90
Linzer Bars 54
Lemon-Glazed Madeleines 56
Almond Biscotti 57
Champagne Cupcakes 95
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Apple Crisp
easy
When we were first on our own, my friend Kim and I often went back and forth to each
others apartment for dinner. She would always make the most delicious apple crisp for dessert. This is a gluten-free variation on her recipe. Feel free to assemble the apple filling up
to 2 days in advance and keep it chilled until youre ready to bake it. Dont make the topping
ahead of time, though, unless you plan to freeze the whole thing unbaked; the millet flour
and butter combination start tasting faintly Parmesany if combined but left unfrozen for
more than 2 hours.
6 large / 906 g tart apples (Pippin or
Granny Smith)
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I first met Brandy, aka Mrs. Alaska 2011, at the Gluten & Allergen Free Expo in Chicago. She
was the emcee for a baking seminar I was teaching and, as a nurse practitioner with celiac
disease, she was excited and knowledgeable about gluten-free lifestyles. When I found out
that she missed her hometown of Atlanta, I started thinking about desserts I could make to
give her a taste of home. They like things hot in Atlanta, so I tweaked my coconut macaroon
recipe by adding a little cayenne and the citrusy tang of lime zest for some of the sweet heat
that she was missing in Anchorage. Be sure to bake these until they are dark golden brown
on top: theyll still be moist and chewy inside, but the longer baking time ensures a crunchy
counterpoint. If you dont want the spicy kick, leave out the cayenne.
4 3/4 cups / 537 g desiccated
macaroon coconut (not sweetened flaked coconut)
2 cups / 454 g sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons /
10.5 g coconut flour
1 tablespoon / 10.5 g freshly grated
lime zest
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Preheat the oven to 350F. Line two large baking sheets with
parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the coconut, sugar, coconut
flour, lime zest, cayenne, and salt. In a separate bowl, mix
together the egg whites, honey, and vanilla. Make a well in
the coconut mixture and pour the egg white mix into the
center of the well. Stir together until thoroughly mixed.
Drop golf ballsized scoops of the coconut mixture close
together onto the baking sheets. Bake until dark golden
brown and set to the touch, 22 to 28 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheet, then peel off of the parchment
and store in an airtight container. You can make the dough
ahead of time and freeze unbaked on the baking sheet for
up to 2 weeks or freeze in an airtight container once theyve
been baked for a month (if they last that long).
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Cannolizelli
intermediate
When I was a child, our Christmas Day tradition was making cannoli. My dad grew up in
the Bronx and was enamored with Ferraros Cannoli, a landmark in Little Italy. He had
figured out a really great approximation of their recipe, so every year we would carefully stir
together the ricotta, confectioners sugar, spices, and rum, spoon the cannoli filling into
the crispy flour tortilla shells, and dust the whole thing with confectioners sugar. Then
we would pile the cannoli on paper plates and deliver them to our friends and neighbors.
Nowadays, I make cannoli in a gluten-free shell. Heres how.
Shells
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To make the shells, using a stand mixer with a whip attachment, whip the egg whites and sugar until very thick and
pale and fluffy. Then whip in the butter and vanilla. In a
small bowl, combine the flour, starch, and baking powder.
Sprinkle into the egg white mixture and blend well.
Drop by small spoonfuls onto a heated, greased Pizelle
iron. Close the lid and cook 30 to 45 seconds, until no more
steam is escaping and the shell is golden brown. Open the
lid and immediately shape the shells around a cannoli tube
form or a sanitized broom handle. Be careful because the
cannoli will be superhot coming off the iron. I use a fork and
then drape the shell around the cannoli form. Let the shells
cool on the form before sliding them off. Its helpful to have
4 or 5 cannoli forms so you can continue to bake while the
previous batch is cooling.
To make the filling, mix together the ricotta, confectioners sugar, cream, cinnamon, orange zest, rum, and vanilla
until well combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and pistachio nuts.
Right before serving, fill a pastry bag with the filling
(or use a zip-top bag with a corner snipped off) and gently
squeeze the filling into each end of the shells. If you fill
them too early, the shells will soften and may break. Dust
with confectioners sugar and serve.
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