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Irish Coffee Cupcakes

Persimmon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan Crust and Whiskey-Caramel Topping

Crème Anglaise

Crème brûlée

Black Currant Tea Crème Brûlée

Lemon-Ginger Crème Brûlée

Crème fraîche

Crisps

Apple-Blackberry Crisp

Apple-Pear Crisp with Grappa-Soaked Raisins and Polenta Topping

Mixed Berry Crisp

Peach-Amaretti Crisp

Croquants

Cupcakes

Guinness-Gingerbread Cupcakes

Irish Coffee Cupcakes

Currants

Persimmon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Summer Pudding

Custard cups

Custards.
See also
Crème brûlée; Flans; Sabayon

baking

Chocolate Ganache Custard Tart

Chocolate Pots de Crème

Coconut Custard

Coffee-Caramel Custards

Crème Anglaise

water baths for

Cutting boards

D

Dates

Baked Apples with Ginger, Dates, and Walnuts

Brazil Nut, Date, and Fresh Ginger Tart

Date-Nut Torte

Kumquat Sticky Toffee Puddings

Ding, Almond

Doughs

Galette Dough

Pie Dough

Prebaked Tart Shell

Tarte Tatin Dough

E

Eggs

at room temperature

safety and

size of

whipping whites

Equipment

Espresso.
See
Coffee

F

Figs

Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse with Pear and Fig Chutney

Fig Jam

Fresh Fig and Raspberry Tart with Honey

Fresh Mint Sherbet with Figs Roasted in Chartreuse and Honey

Financiers

Blackberry-Brown Butter Financiers

Green Tea Financiers

Five-Spice Cookie Cups

Flans

Butterscotch Flan

Orange-Cardamom Flan

Flo’s Chocolate Snaps

Flour

Food mills

Food processors

Frangipane

Apple-Frangipane Galette

Nectarine-Frangipane Galette

Fruitcake, Chocolate-Cherry

G

Galettes

Apple-Frangipane Galette

Galette Dough

Nectarine-Frangipane Galette

Ganache

Chocolate Ganache

Chocolate Ganache Custard Tart

Gâteau Victoire

Gelatin

Gelato

Chocolate Gelato

making

Gelée, Champagne, with Kumquats, Grapefruits, and Blood Oranges

Ginger

Brazil Nut, Date, and Fresh Ginger Tart

Candied Ginger

Fresh Ginger Cake

Gingersnaps

Guinness-Gingerbread Cupcakes

Lemon-Ginger Crème Brûlée

Nectarine-Raspberry Upside-Down Gingerbread

Nonfat Gingersnaps

Orange Upside-Down Gingerbread

Pineapple-Ginger Marmalade

White Chocolate-Ginger Ice Cream with Chocolate Covered Peanuts

Granita, Grape

Grapefruit

Champagne Gelée with Kumquats, Grapefruits, and Blood Oranges

Pink Grapefruit-Champagne Sorbet Cocktail

Grapes

Concord Grape Pie

Grape Granita

Peanut, Butter, and Jelly Linzertorte

Wine Grape Sorbet

Graters

Guinness-Gingerbread Cupcakes

H

Hazelnuts

Croquants

Marjolaine

Minty Brownies

Robert’s Absolute Best Brownies

toasting

Honey

Fresh Fig and Raspberry Tart with Honey

Frozen Nougat

I

Ice cream.
See also
Gelato

Anise-Orange Ice Cream Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce

Butterscotch-Pecan Ice Cream

Caramel Ice Cream

Kiwifruit, Pineapple, and Toasted Coconut Baked Alaska

making

Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream

No-Machine Chocolate-Banana Ice Cream

Toasted Coconut Ice Cream

Vanilla Ice Cream

White Chocolate-Ginger Ice Cream with Chocolate Covered Peanuts

Ice cream machines

Irish cream liqueur

Irish Coffee Cupcakes

No-Machine Chocolate-Banana Ice Cream

J

Jams

Fig Jam

Plum-Strawberry Jam

Tomato Jam

wrinkle test for

Juicers

K

Kirsch Syrup

Kitchen torches

Kiwifruit

Kiwifruit, Pineapple, and Toasted Coconut Baked Alaska

Kiwifruit Sorbet

Pavlova

Tropical Fruit Soup with Coconut Sherbet and Meringue

Knives

Kumquats

Champagne Gelée with Kumquats, Grapefruits, and Blood Oranges

Kumquat Sticky Toffee Puddings

L

Ladles

Lemons

Citrus Pastry Cream

Freestyle Lemon Tartlets with White Chocolate Sauce

Lemon Curd

Lemon-Ginger Crème Brûlée

Lemon Quaresimali Cookies

Lemon Semifreddo

Lemon Syrup

Meyer Lemon Sorbet

Soft-Candied Citrus Peel

Super-Lemony Soufflés

Tangy Lemon Frozen Yogurt

Limes

Citrus Pastry Cream

Lime-Marshmallow Pie

Margarita Sorbet with Salted Peanut Crisps

Soft-Candied Citrus Peel

Linzertorte, Peanut, Butter, and Jelly

M

Macaroons, Chocolate-Dipped Coconut

Mangoes

Coconut and Tropical Fruit Trifle

Mango, Blackberry, and Almond Cobbler

Mango Sauce

Pavlova

Strawberry-Mango Sorbet

Tropical Fruit Soup with Coconut Sherbet and Meringue

varieties of

Maple syrup

Maple-Walnut Pear Cake

Maple-Walnut Sauce

Margarita Sorbet with Salted Peanut Crisps

Marjolaine

Marmalade

Easy Marmalade Tart

Pineapple-Ginger Marmalade

Quince Marmalade

Seville Orange Marmalade

wrinkle test for

Mascarpone-Peach Semifreddo

Measuring spoons and cups

Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Meyer Lemon Sorbet

Milk

Mint

Fresh Mint Sherbet with Figs Roasted in Chartreuse and Honey

Minty Brownies

Mixers

Mixing bowls

Molasses

Mousse

Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse with Pear and Fig Chutney

Frozen Caramel Mousse with Sherry-Glazed Pears, Chocolate, and Salted Almonds

N

Nectarines

Nectarine-Berry Cobbler with Fluffy Biscuits

Nectarine-Cherry Cobbler

Nectarine-Frangipane Galette

Nectarine-Raspberry Upside-Down Gingerbread

White Nectarine Sorbet with Blackberries in Five-Spice Cookie Cups

Nocino

Nougat, Frozen

Nutmeg

Nuts.
See also individual nuts

O

Oats

Cranzac Cookies

Oil

Oranges

Anise-Orange Ice Cream Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce

Blood Orange Sorbet Surprise

Candied Orange Peel

Champagne Gelée with Kumquats, Grapefruits, and Blood Oranges

Frozen Sabayon with Blood Orange Soup

Orange-Almond Bread Pudding

Orange-Bay Leaf Rice Pudding

Orange Caramel Sauce

Orange-Cardamom Flan

Orange-Poppy Seed Sandwich Cookies

Orange Pound Cake

Orange-Rhubarb Sauce

Orange Upside-Down Gingerbread

Pineapple-Ginger Marmalade

Ricotta Cheesecake with Orange and Aniseed

Sangria Sorbet

Sesame-Orange Almond Tuiles

Seville Orange Marmalade

Soft-Candied Citrus Peel

Vin d’Orange

P

Panna Cotta, Buttermilk, with Blueberry Compote

Parchment paper

Passion fruit

Passion Fruit Pound Cake

Passion Fruit-Tangerine Sorbet

Pavlova

Tropical Fruit Soup with Coconut Sherbet and Meringue

Pastry brushes

Pastry Cream

Caramel Pastry Cream

Pastry scrapers

Pâte à Choux Puffs

Anise-Orange Ice Cream Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce

Pavé, Chocolate

Pavlova

Peaches

Peach-Amaretti Crisp

Peaches in Red Wine

Peach-Mascarpone Semifreddo

Peanuts

Banana Cake with Mocha Frosting and Salted Candied Peanuts

Margarita Sorbet with Salted Peanut Crisps

Peanut, Butter, and Jelly Linzertorte

Peanut Butter Cookies

White Chocolate-Ginger Ice Cream with Chocolate Covered Peanuts

Pears

Apple-Pear Crisp with Grappa-Soaked Raisins and Polenta Topping

Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse with Pear and Fig Chutney

Frozen Caramel Mousse with Sherry-Glazed Pears, Chocolate, and Salted Almonds

Maple-Walnut Pear Cake

Pear Tart with Brown Butter, Rum, and Pecans

Very Spicy Baked Pears with Caramel

Pecans

Apple-Pear Crisp with Grappa-Soaked Raisins and Polenta Topping

Banana Cake with Mocha Frosting and Salted Candied Peanuts

Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread

Butterscotch-Pecan Ice Cream

Chocolate-Cherry Fruitcake

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Minty Brownies

Pear Tart with Brown Butter, Rum, and Pecans

Pecan-Butterscotch Tuiles

Persimmon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan Crust and Whiskey-Caramel Topping

Robert’s Absolute Best Brownies

Spiced Candied Pecans

toasting

Persimmon Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Pie plates

Pies

Banana Butterscotch Cream Pie

Butternut Squash Pie

Concord Grape Pie

Lime-Marshmallow Pie

Mixed Berry Pie

Pie Dough

Pie weights

Pineapple

Coconut and Tropical Fruit Trifle

Kiwifruit, Pineapple, and Toasted Coconut Baked Alaska

Pavlova

Pineapple-Ginger Marmalade

Pineapple, Rhubarb, and Raspberry Cobbler

Pineapple Sorbet

Tropical Fruit Soup with Coconut Sherbet and Meringue

Pistachios

Frozen Nougat

Pistachio, Almond, and Dried Cherry Bark

Pistachio-Cardamom Cake

Plums

Plum-Blueberry Upside-Down Cake

Plum-Marzipan Tart

Plum-Raspberry Compote

Plum-Strawberry Jam

Spiced Plum Streusel Cake with Toffee Glaze

Polenta

Apple-Pear Crisp with Grappa-Soaked Raisins and Polenta Topping

Easy Marmalade Tart

Polenta Cake with Olive Oil and Rosemary

Rosemary Cookies with Tomato Jam

Pots de Crème, Chocolate

Pound cakes

Orange Pound Cake

Passion Fruit Pound Cake

Praline Cream

Profiteroles, Anise-Orange Ice Cream, with Chocolate Sauce

Puddings

Coconut Tapioca Pudding

Creamy Rice Pudding

Kumquat Sticky Toffee Puddings

Orange-Almond Bread Pudding

Orange-Bay Leaf Rice Pudding

Summer Pudding

Puff Pastry, Whole Wheat

Puffs, Pâte à Choux

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan Crust and Whiskey-Caramel Topping

Q

Quaresimali Cookies, Lemon

Quinces

Apple-Quince Tarte Tatin

Easy Marmalade Tart

poaching

Quince Marmalade

Quince Paste

R

Racines Cake

Raisins

Apple-Pear Crisp with Grappa-Soaked Raisins and Polenta Topping

Creamy Rice Pudding

Ricotta Cheesecake with Orange and Aniseed

Ramekins

Raspberries

Berries Romanoff with Frozen Sour Cream

Fresh Fig and Raspberry Tart with Honey

measuring

Nectarine-Berry Cobbler with Fluffy Biscuits

Nectarine-Raspberry Upside-Down Gingerbread

Pineapple, Rhubarb, and Raspberry Cobbler

Plum-Raspberry Compote