Table of Contents
Introduction 7
How to Use This Book 8
Café Favorites: Quick Breads and Cakes 11
Not-Your-Grandma's Banana Bread 12
Lemoniest Lemon Poppyseed Loaf 14
Blueberry Streusel Muffins 16
Brown Butter Mini Muffin Financiers 18
Spiced Coffee Crumb Cake 20
Raspberry-White Chocolate Scones 22
Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits, Infinitely Riffable 24
Anytime Treats: Cookies and Bars 27
Salted Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies 28
Spelt and Honey Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 30
Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Snickerdoodles 32
My Best Brownies 34
Espresso-Hazelnut Blondies 36
No-Bake Nanaimo Bars 38
Matcha Shortbread, Any Way You Slice It 40
Rhubarb and Walnut Linzer Cookies 42
Cranberry and Pistachio Crisps 44
Chocolate-Almond Biscotti 46
Berry Swirl Meringue Clouds 48
Tuck It In A Crust: Pies, Tarts, and Galettes 51
Tomato and Ricotta Galette 52
Blueberry-Lemon Sour Cream Pie 55
Classic Apple Pie 58
Pumpkin Pie with Brown Butter Pecan Streusel 60
Chicken Pot Pie 63
Mango and Strawberry Cream Tart 66
Bourbon Butter Tarts 69
Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Tart 72
For any Occasion: Cakes 75
David's Chocolate-Raspberry Cake 76
Almond-Buttermilk Layer Cake 79
Carrot Cake for a Crowd 82
Earl Grey Bundt Cake 84
Strawberry-Elderflower Fraisier 87
Cherry-Topped Cheesecake 90
Mom's Sponge Cake 92
The Staff of Life: Yeasted and Sourdough Breads 95
Hearth Bread 96
Honey Whole-Wheat Rolls 98
Za'atar Brioche Wreath 100
Coconut Cocktail Buns 103
Nearly Naked Sourdough Focaccia 106
Everyday Sourdough Loaf 108
Soft Sourdough Sandwich Bread 114
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls 118
Braided Sourdough Challah 121
Say It with Layers: Laminated Pastries 125
Strawberry Palmiers 126
Morning Buns 129
Spiced Pear Turnovers 132
Sausage Roils with Fennel 134
Curry Beef Puffs 136
Spiked Gruyere Twists 138
Lemon-Cream Cheese Danish Braid 140
Mushroom Diamond Pastries 143
Pains aux Raisins 146
Puffed Perfection: Pâte à Choux 149
Smoked Paprika and Cheddar Gougères 150
Birthday Profiteroles 152
Lime Cheesecake Éclairs 155
Maple-Glazed Crullers 158
Leftovers 161
Black Forest Trifle 162
Rum Raisin Bread Pudding 164
Bostock 166
Sourdough Granola Clusters 168
Sourdough Lavash and Grissini 170
Acknowledgments 172
About the Author 172
Index 173
