Dessert person

And the two other must-bake recipes from Claire Saffitz's "Dessert Person."

Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz | Cookbook Corner | Nigella Lawson

Generally I am not a person who claims to know a lot about life. In fact if you asked me for advice about any particular subject in life, I would probably tell you that I am not the best person to ask. I’m twenty-six years old and I feel like I am in a

Food writer, pastry chef, YouTube personality and now cookbook author Claire Saffitz shares two recipes with "GMA."

Pastry chef Claire Saffitz shares 3 fall baking recipes from her new cookbook, Dessert Person. Try these this year, no matter how much time you have on your hands.

S'mores Custard Cake | Hint of Vanilla:

Olive oil cakes have a special quality that other cakes don’t seem to have. They have a wonderfully delicious crumb and a flavor that is both fruity and peppery and they pair very well with dark chocolate and seasonal winter citrus. In order to celebrate blood oranges, I turned to one of my new favo

Soft baked custard, mixed berry jam, and a buttery oat streusel, this berry custard cake is creamy, tart, sweet and a little crunchy.

Ingredients:Toffee sauce:1 1/2 cups cream1 1/2 cups brown sugar6 tablespoons butterMethod:Add all ingredients to a pot and warm until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted. Set aside. Pudding:20 pitted dates, chopped1 1/4 cups water1 1/2 cups flour1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt1 1/2 cups brown sugar4 tablespoons melted butter2 eggs1 teaspoons vanillaMethod:Heat the oven to 350 degrees with a cast iron skillet or 9x13 pan inside. Chop the…

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The main feature in this week’s new recipe is delicious chai soaked fruit.

This recipe, from “Dessert Person” (Clarkson Potter, 2020) is one of those ace-up-your-sleeve, slice-and-bake cookie recipes every baker needs. The pinwheels are super tasty, need no decoration and require no major assembly. These buttery, nutty, shortbready cookies achieve the highest calling for any recipe: They look and taste as if they are harder to make than they are. (Watch Claire make them here.)