Ponnukokur

This is a traditional Icelandic dish, wonderful texture and taste, tasty warm or cool. Even the fact that there is sour cream in it gives this pancake-like breakfast meal no odd taste. Fill each ponnukokur with brown sugar and icing sugar, and roll up.

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Holiday No Knead Pumpkin Bread

The flavor is very subtle, just a slight earthy undertone, and the tiny dash of spice is perceivable only to the nose. For plain bread, just use water in place of the pumpkin puree, and follow the steps the same way.

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Passover Pumpkin Muffins

These Passover pumpkin muffins are absolutely fabulous! I have made them many times and my kids can not tell that they are for Passover and not ‘regular.’ A true family favorite!

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Lemon and Lavender Scones

These lovely old-fashioned scones are very light; they will literally melt in your mouth! The recipe is very versatile. Substitute your favorite flavor of yogurt and add a tablespoon or two of a chopped complementary fruit, raisins, or currants instead of the lavender. Serve with honey, fruit preserves, or if you’re lucky enough to be able to get it, clotted cream.

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Chef John’s Easter Bread

If you were lucky enough to grow up in an Italian-American home, there’s a good chance you got to enjoy the smell of freshly baked Easter bread, with its unmistakable anisette aroma filling the air. This loaf of Easter bread is one of my favorite holiday traditions, and an authentic family heirloom recipe; made the same way as my mother, and her mother, and her mother’s mother made it. I hope you give this a try, and remember, it’s never too late to start an old family tradition. Frost with pink icing and top with sprinkles!

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World Famous Fall Pumpkin Pancakes

It’s fall. It’s time for hot cocoa, cozy blankets, and lazy Sundays spent watching movies. In honor of the season, this is a recipe I love for Sunday morning pumpkin pie pancakes. They’re tasty, perfect for the season, and pretty healthy for you too! These are the best in town. Try them out and let me know what you think.

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Orange Blintzes

Delicious, subtle orange flavor highlights this old world favorite. Whether for holidays or if I need a ticket out of the doghouse, my wife loves these and eats ’em about as fast as I can make ’em. Don’t be scared, blintzes are actually very easy to make. They fill the house with a unique baking/frying smell which shouts, Comfort food is on the way! I hope you enjoy these as much as we do.

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Cinnamon Crown Rolls

This cinnamon roll wreath is amazing! I have been making it for 13 years for my family’s breakfast on Christmas morning. The cream makes it unique and delicious. For an easier and quicker version, you can use quartered refrigerated biscuit dough, but ‘from scratch’ is the best!

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Butterhorns

To DIE for, buttery crescent rolls that divide up the work between two days. This yeast-raised dough may be kept in the refrigerator, and used over a period of 2 weeks! So you can make them fresh when you like.

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Pumpkin Popovers

Enjoy these delicious, easy-to-make popovers with your festive holiday meals. Guests are sure to be impressed and begging for more! Serve hot popovers in a bread basket with whipped cream on the side!

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Mom’s Pumpkin Rolls

A Thanksgiving favorite. They are even better the next day, cut in half, a little mayo, pepper, and leftover turkey, then off to the the mall at 6 am for Black Friday shopping.

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