Baking

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day - Pumpernickel

One of the best things I've found in Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day is the sheet diversity of formulas that seem to adapt well to the mix, refrigerate, and bake methods. After so much success with their master recipe, I was ready to try a completely different kind of bread. This time of the year we're all about homemade corned beef. What goes better with it than a deep, rich pumpernickel?

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Wine Pairing Duo: Stilton Walnut Biscotti and Herbed Sables

I had a terrific opportunity recently to attend a wine pairing party, and the only requirement the hosts had was for each of us to bring something that could be paired with food. Not wanting to arrive with the same thing as everyone else, I decided to put some of my cookie baking knowledge to the test to devise a savory cookie for the event.

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Robert's Chocolate Cookies

As far as double chocolate chip cookies go, there are some excellent formulas in Cookies and Brownies. I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite between Alice's Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Decadence, and these. In the introduction to this recipe, she writes:

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Chocolate Decadence Cookies

Chocolate Decadence cookies are another brownie-cum-flourless cookie offering that's loaded with nuts, chocolate chips and chocolate chunks. There are some notable differences between this and Robert's Chocolate Cookies when they're baked, even though on the surface they may appear very similar.

A few notes about this recipe:

• The dough is wet like brownie batter. I had to wrap it and freeze it before I could bake with it because it was so loose.

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