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gingersnap cookies

Gingersnap Cookies

baked brie in puff pastry

Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

plum tarts with puff pastry

Puff Pastry Plum Tarts

smoked salmon and caviar toasts

Smoked Salmon and Caviar Toasts

rice pudding with raisins

Rice Pudding with Raisins

holiday apricot chicken

Holiday Apricot Chicken

layered gefilte fish torte

Layered Gefilte Fish Torte

beef tenderloin

Beef Tenderloin

More Favorite Jewish Recipes

Old-Fashioned White Bread

old fashioned white bread

Our homemade, old-fashioned white bread is a far cry from packaged white bread. It is so good, you’ll want to bake up two loaves and freeze an extra one.

The Backstory: What can I say about this classic old-fashioned white bre[…]
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Caramel Apples

caramel apples

Treat someone you love to gooey and sinfully delicious caramel apples. Tart, crisp apples are smothered in melted caramel and make the world a better place!

The Backstory: While caramel apples are always a perfect fall treat, […]
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Cream Cheese Frosting

cream cheese frosting

A foolproof, go-to recipe for cakes and cupcakes-it never fails!

The Backstory: Baking is by far, my favorite thing to do in the kitchen. It might have something to do with growing up in my dad’s bagel bakery, surrounded by ca[…]
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