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The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

- Claire Saffitz
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It's the ingredients you choose (Chorizo? Sure! Rye bread? Why not?) that will make your stuffing stand out.

When I was a kid, my idea of heaven on a hot summer day was fresh cut-up watermelon, Breakstone's cottage cheese, and a sprinkle of salt.

Can you braid three strands? Then you can make babkallah. The very idea of babkallah came about because the recipe avoids the complicating twisting technique that gives babka its signature swirl.

Only bake one type of thing at a time. Even when it seems like you're killing two birds with one stone, baking multiple recipes at the same time in one oven presents a tricky balancing act.

Replacing white flour with whole wheat generally makes baked goods denser, drier, and more crumbly because the germ and bran in whole wheat absorbs more water.

As an adult, I use whole-milk cottage cheese anywhere you might use plain Greek yogurt or ricotta cheese.

I always keep some variety of dumpling in my freezer for convenience, but frozen homemade pierogi are a special treat.

Serve as a sweet brunch treat or with tea in the afternoon. No one would turn it down as dessert after a big holiday meal, either. You'll find there's no bad time for babkallah.

The problem with traditional pie weights is you never have enough and they're expensive. Common substitutes like dried beans just aren't heavy enough to do the job. Our genius solution? Small steel balls that fit inside ball bearings and that can be purchased at any hardware store.

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The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.