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Salty Toffee Pretzel Bars with Shortbread Crust
Salty toffee pretzel bars are here for your salty sweet cravings! These twisted tongue ticklers are crunchy, salty pretzels nestled in a pool of buttery caramel-like toffee, on top of a tender shortbread crust. You guys, these are the perfect snack bar: crunchy, creamy, salty, sweet, complex yet uncomplicated. Whip up a batch for your next potluck or cookie swap and surprise your friends and family with something different. These come together quickly. Just press a simple shortbread crust into a 9×13 pan. While that’s baking up golden brown, simmer the toffee ingredients on the stove until it reaches soft ball temperature. Finally, toss in a few cups of broken…
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Olive Oil Ricotta Cake with Fresh Cherries
The first time I made a ricotta cake, it was at the Italian bakery where I worked. We had a few standard recipes, but the owner and I liked to brainstorm new ideas for seasonal flavors. I would gather a few recipes and begin to test. This particular time, we liked the idea of candied oranges baked into the batter. After a few tries I found a pound cake-like cake with the sweet flavor of orange throughout. Fast forward a few years and I began craving that same dense, moist cake, but I couldn’t find the recipe. My mind was set on a ricotta cake, this time made with olive…
