The lordly Kugelhopf Deluxe is a magnificent and airy yeast cake. Studded with brandy-soaked golden raisins and shingled with sliced almonds, this traditional Alsatian pastry is cousin to the brioches of France, the dense stollens of Germany and Italy’s chewy panettones. But why “Deluxe?” In the NYT’s recent profile on the cheesecake baking Nuns of New [...]
KUGELHOPF DELUXE Recipe (Notes: 1. Be sure to have the butter at room temperature or it will be difficult to work into the already mixed dough. 2. If using a stand mixer, always use a low speed, careful not to over mix. 3. The dough needs a warm environment to rise properly; allow extra time [...]
ALL RECIPES, Breads, Sullivan Family Recipes
From the Sullivan family cookbook Forks Up! comes my sister-in-law Malinda Sullivan’s recipe for Irish Soda Bread. As my mother, Mary Pat, wrote in Forks Up! “It is amazing how many variations of this bread there are — almost one per Irishman.” In keeping with this world-view we substituted dried raspberries for the raisins only [...]
ALL RECIPES, Breads, Breakfast
I met Truvia when she was just a baby. She made her debut on Rockefeller Plaza in the summer of 2008, just before our first House Beautiful Kitchen of the Year. She was just as sweet as can be from the very start. There was a darling nursery set up for her, all surrounded by [...]
Appetizers, Breads, East Hampton, Famous Chefs
This recipe for Mozzarella Brioche came via a somewhat circuitous route. With the recent publication of the Craig Claiborne bio The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat: Craig Claiborne and the American Food Renaissance, I’ve been itching to tell the story of retrieving a set of massive antique Edwardian dining chairs for a friend [...]
Appetizers, Breads, Main Dishes
I am very happy to report that SpecD's recipe for the original, authentic Majestic Kugelhopf Surprise stands the test of time. And now you can get a behind the scenes look in this video of How to Make Kugelhopf Surprise. One of the first recipes posted on Spectacularly Delicious in 2009, Kugelhopf Surprise has been a reliable [...]
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