Alternative Baker

by Alanna Taylor-Tobin

  Nectarine Cheesecakes in Jars with Mesquite Gingersnap Crusts

  Petite Blood Orange Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake

  Petite Tangerine Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake

  Rosy Rhubarb Roulade Cake

  Strawberry Elderflower Roulade

  Triple Coconut “Tres Leches” Cake with Mango and Lime

  Two-Persimmon Cupcakes

  Two-Persimmon Layer Cake with Vanilla Bourbon Cream Cheese Frosting

  Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Kumquat Cream Cheese Frosting

  Vanilla Butter Cake with Whipped Mascarpone and Summer Berries

  Vanilla Chiffon Cake

  cake pans

  cane sugar

  canning jars

  caramel sauce

  Salty and Boozy Caramel Sauce

  Salty and Smoky Caramel Sauce

  Salty Caramel Banana Cream Tart with Mesquite Crust

  Salty Vanilla Bean Caramel Sauce

  cardamom

  Cardamom Ice Cream

  overview

  cashews, in Cashew Lime Blondies

  cast-iron skillets

  cheddar cheese

  Apple, Buckwheat and Gruyère Puff Pancake

  Cheesy Sweet Corn Baked Grits

  cheesecake

  Berry Chèvre Cheesecake Squares with Pistachio Shortbread Crust

  Nectarine Cheesecakes in Jars with Mesquite Gingersnap Crusts

  Sweet Potato Bourbon Cheesecake Bites with Mesquite-Pecan Crust

  cherries

  Boozy Chocolate Cherry Teff Pots

  Cherry Chestnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

  Millet Skillet Cornbread with Cherries and Honey

  Summer Stone Fruit and Marzipan Crumble

  Sweet Cherry Cacao Nib Crisp

  Tart Cherry, Chocolate and Hempseed No-Bake Oat Bars

  chestnut spread, in Chestnut Roulade

  Cake with Rum, Mascarpone and

  Roasted Pears

  chèvre cheese

  Berry Chèvre Cheesecake Squares with Pistachio Shortbread Crust

  Fig and Chèvre Bites with Honey and Thyme

  overview

  chia seeds

  overview

  Pie Dough for Cutout Pies and Pandowdies

  Pumpkin Cranberry Nut and Seed Loaf

  chocolate

  Boozy Chocolate Cherry Teff Pots

  Buckwheat Bergamot Double Chocolate Cookies

  Cherry Chestnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

  Chestnut Brownies

  Chocolate Bergamot Truffle Tart with Olive Oil and Flaky Salt

  Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Tart

  Chocolate Pear Tea Cakes with Rosemary, Olive Oil and Sea Salt

  Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Matcha Cream Cheese Frosting

  Coconut Cream and Raspberry Tart

  Earl Grey Chocolate Tart

  Mesquite Chocolate Cakes with Whipped Crème Fraîche and Raspberries

  Nocino Tiramisù

  overview

  Salty Caramel Banana Cream Tart with Mesquite Crust

  Tart Cherry, Chocolate and Hempseed No-Bake Oat Bars

  Teff Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

  chocolate, white

  Cashew Lime Blondies

  overview

  cinnamon

  Cinnamon Amaranth Peach Scones

  Cinnamon Swirl Biscuits with Cream Cheese Icing

  overview

  clafoutis

  Apricot Clafoutis with Honey and Cardamom

  Pear and Pomegranate Clafoutis with Vanilla, Saffron and Pistachios

  cloves

  cobbler

  Blueberry Plum Cobbler with Corn Flour Biscuits

  Maple Bourbon Peach Cobbler with Cinnamon Teff Biscuits

  Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler with Ginger-Amaranth Biscuits

  cocoa powder

  coconut

  coconut cream

  Coconut Cream and Raspberry Tart

  Coconut Cream Roulade

  coconut flakes, in Triple Coconut

  “Tres Leches” Cake with Mango and Lime

  coconut oil

  Coconut Cream and Raspberry Tart

  Coconut Oil Pie Dough

  overview

  coffee

  Nocino Tiramisù

  Rum Tiramisù

  cookies

  Banana Butterscotch Pudding with Mesquite Gingersnaps

  Buckwheat Bergamot Double Chocolate Cookies

  Buckwheat Gingersnaps and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

  Cherry Chestnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

  Chewy Double-Ginger Molasses Cookies

  Mesquite Gingersnaps or Ginger Cats

  Pistachio Lime and Matcha Snowballs

  Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches with Mesquite Ginger Molasses Cookies

  Tangerine Vanilla Bean Madeleines

  Teff Oatmeal Cookies with Whiskey Currants

  cookie sheets

  cooling

  cornbread, in Millet Skillet Cornbread with Cherries and Honey

  cornstarch

  corn, sweet, in Creamy Baked Grits with Sweet Corn and Berries

  corn syrup

  cranberries

  Apple Cranberry Pomegranate

  Crisps with Brown Sugar Teff Streusel

  Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Tart

  Gingered Pear and Cranberry Pandowdy

  Gingered Persimmon and Cranberry Pandowdy

  Pumpkin Cranberry Nut and Seed Loaf

  Tart Cherry, Chocolate and Hempseed No-Bake Oat Bars

  cream cheese

  Berry Chèvre Cheesecake Squares with Pistachio Shortbread Crust

  Blueberry Lemon Verbena Bundt Cake with Vanilla Bean Glaze

  Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Matcha Cream Cheese Frosting

  Cinnamon Swirl Biscuits with Cream Cheese Icing

  Nectarine Cheesecakes in Jars with Mesquite Gingersnap Crusts

  Sweet Potato Bourbon Cheesecake

  Bites with Mesquite-Pecan Crust,

  213–215 Two-Persimmon Cupcakes

  Two-Persimmon Layer Cake with Vanilla Bourbon Cream Cheese Frosting

  Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Kumquat Cream Cheese Frosting

  cream of tartar

  Crème Fraîche

  Apricot Crème Fraîche Roulade

  Berry Chèvre Cheesecake Squares with Pistachio Shortbread Crust

  Chai-Spiced Nectarine Skillet Cake

  Crème Fraîche Ice Cream

  Ginger, Vanilla and Quince Upside-Down Cake

  Lemon Ricotta Biscuit Bread Pudding with Berries and Honey

  Mesquite Chocolate Cakes with Whipped Crème Fraîche and Raspberries

  Nectarine Cheesecakes in Jars with Mesquite Gingersnap Crusts

  overview

  Peach Brown Butter Crème Fraîche Tart

  Petite Blood Orange Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake

  Petite Tangerine Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake

  Pumpkin Pie with a Buckwheat Crust

  recipe

  Rosy Rhubarb Roulade Cake,

  Strawberry Elderflower Roulade

  Whipped Crème Fraîche

  crepes, in Huckleberry Buckwheat Cheese Blintzes

  crisps and crumbles

  Apple Cranberry Pomegranate Crisps with Brown Sugar Teff Streusel

  Blackberry Buckwheat Crisps

  Blackberry Crisp Frozen Yogurt

  Individual Berry Marzipan Crumbles

  Maple Bourbon Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble

  Maple Oat Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble

  Maple Teff Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble

  Poppy Seed, Pluot and Buckwheat Streusel Muffins

  Summer Stone Fruit and Marzipan Crumble

  Sweet Cherry Cacao Nib Crisp

  cupcake pans

  currants

  Cinnamon Swirl Biscuits with Cream Cheese Icing

  Orange Currant Cream Scones

  Teff Oatmeal Cookies with Whiskey Currants

  dairy-free recipes

  Coconut Cream Roulade


  Triple Coconut “Tres Leches” Cake with Mango and Lime

  eggs

  elderflower liqueur

  Grapefruit and Elderflower Curd Tart

  Strawberry Elderflower Roulade

  farmer cheese

  Fromage Blanc Tartlets with Honeyed Kumquats

  Huckleberry Buckwheat Cheese Blintzes

  overview

  figs

  Caramelized Fig and Whipped Honey Yogurt Tartlets

  Chestnut Fig Scones

  Fig and Chèvre Bites with Honey and Thyme

  Fig and Olive Oil Cake

  financiers

  Buckwheat Hazelnut Pear Financiers

  Chestnut Plum Financiers

  Flaky Pie Dough

  baking

  Fig and Chèvre Bites with Honey and Thyme

  fraisage method

  freezing

  Maple Oat Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble

  Meyer Lemon and Vanilla Bean Buttermilk Pie

  rolling

  shaping

  timing

  tools and equipment

  visual instructions

  food processors

  fraisage method

  galettes, as Buckwheat Pear Galettes with Walnuts and Salty Caramel

  ginger

  Banana Butterscotch Pudding with Mesquite Gingersnaps

  Buckwheat Gingersnaps and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

  Chai-Spiced Nectarine Skillet Cake

  Chewy Double-Ginger Molasses Cookies

  Fresh Ginger Ice Cream

  Gingered Pear and Cranberry Pandowdy

  Gingered Persimmon and Cranberry Pandowdy

  Ginger Peach Cutout Pie

  Ginger Pear Upside-Down Cake

  Ginger, Vanilla and Quince Upside-Down Cake

  Mesquite Gingersnaps or Ginger Cats

  Nectarine Cheesecakes in Jars with Mesquite Gingersnap Crusts

  overview

  Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches with Mesquite Ginger Molasses Cookies

  Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler with Ginger-Amaranth Biscuits

  goat cheese

  Berry Chèvre Cheesecake Squares with Pistachio Shortbread Crust

  Fig and Chèvre Bites with Honey and Thyme

  overview

  granola, in Maple Orange Amaranth Granola

  grapefruit, sliced, in Citrus Trifle with Lillet Sabayon

  grapefruit juice, in Grapefruit and Elderflower Curd Tart

  graters

  Greek yogurt

  Caramelized Fig and Whipped Honey Yogurt Tartlets

  Fig and Olive Oil Cake

  overview

  Vanilla Bean Frozen Yogurt

  Whipped Crème Fraîche

  grits

  Cheesy Sweet Corn Baked Grits

  Creamy Baked Grits with Sweet Corn and Berries

  overview

  Gruyère cheese, in Apple, Buckwheat and Gruyère Puff Pancake

  guar gum

  hazelnuts, raw, in Rustic Plum, Teff and Hazelnut Tart

  honey

  Apricot Clafoutis with Honey and Cardamom

  Berry Fromage Blanc Tartlets

  Blackberry Ricotta Shortcakes with Honey and Thyme

  Caramelized Fig and Whipped Honey Yogurt Tartlets

  Cheesy Sweet Corn Baked Grits

  Chocolate Bergamot Truffle Tart with Olive Oil and Flaky Salt

  Creamy Baked Grits with Sweet Corn and Berries

  Earl Grey Chocolate Tart

  Fig and Chèvre Bites with Honey and Thyme

  Fromage Blanc Tartlets with Honeyed Kumquats

  Honey Candied Kumquats

  Lemon Ricotta Biscuit Bread

  Pudding with Berries and Honey

  Millet Skillet Cornbread with Cherries and Honey

  Petite Blood Orange Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake

  Sorghum Peach Oven Pancake

  Strawberry Ricotta Shortcakes with Honey and Tarragon

  Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Kumquat Cream Cheese Frosting

  huckleberries

  Blueberry Cardamom Swirl Biscuits

  Creamy Baked Grits with Sweet Corn and Berries

  Huckleberry Buckwheat Cheese Blintzes

  Individual Berry Marzipan Crumbles

  Summer Stone Fruit and Marzipan Crumble

  ice cream

  Cardamom Ice Cream

  Chestnut Brownie Ice Cream Sundaes with Port-Roasted Strawberries

  Crème Fraîche Ice Cream

  Fresh Ginger Ice Cream

  Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches with Mesquite Ginger Molasses Cookies

  scoops

  Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

  kitchen shears

  kitchen torches

  knives

  kumquats

  Fromage Blanc Tartlets with Honeyed Kumquats

  Honey Candied Kumquats

  Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Kumquat Cream Cheese Frosting

  lemons

  Blueberry Lemon Verbena Bundt Cake with Vanilla Bean Glaze

  Lemon Ricotta Biscuits

  Lemon Ricotta Biscuit Bread Pudding with Berries and Honey

  Meyer Lemon and Vanilla Bean Buttermilk Pie

  Meyer Lemon Bars with Vanilla-Almond Crust

  limes

  Cashew Lime Blondies

  Pistachio Lime and Matcha Snowballs

  Triple Coconut “Tres Leches” Cake with Mango and Lime

  madeleines

  pans

  Tangerine Vanilla Bean Madeleines

  mandarins, in Petite Tangerine

  Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake

  mangos, in Triple Coconut “Tres

  Leches” Cake with Mango and Lime

  maple syrup

  Maple Bourbon Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble

  Maple Bourbon Peach Cobbler with Cinnamon Teff Biscuits

  Maple Bourbon Whipped Cream

  Maple Oat Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble

  Maple Orange Amaranth Granola

  Maple Teff Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble

  overview

  Pumpkin Cranberry Nut and Seed Loaf

  Pumpkin Pie with a Buckwheat Crust

  Tart Cherry, Chocolate and Hempseed No-Bake Oat Bars

  mascarpone

  Chestnut Roulade Cake with Rum, Mascarpone and Roasted Pears

  Mascarpone Whipped Cream

  Nocino Tiramisù

  overview

  Rum Tiramisù

  Vanilla Butter Cake with Whipped Mascarpone and Summer Berries

  matcha

  Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Matcha Cream Cheese Frosting

  measurements

  measuring cups

  measuring spoons

  microplane graters

  molasses

  Buckwheat Gingersnaps and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

  Chewy Double-Ginger Molasses Cookies

  Mesquite Gingersnaps or Ginger Cats

  Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches with Mesquite Ginger Molasses Cookies

  muffins

  Blueberry Corn Flour Muffins

  pans

  Poppy Seed, Pluot and Buckwheat Streusel Muffins

  navel oranges

  Citrus Trifle with Lillet Sabayon

  No-Meyer Lemon Bars

  nectarines

  Chai-Spiced Nectarine Skillet Cake

  Cinnamon Amaranth Peach Scones

  Nectarine Cheesecakes in Jars with Mesquite Gingersnap Crusts

  Summer Stone Fruit and Marzipan Crumble

  nocino liqueur, in Nocino Tiramisù

  nutmeg

  olive oil

  oranges, chopped

  Citrus Trifle with Lillet Sabayon

  Petite Blood Orange Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake

  orange juice

  Grapefruit and Elderflower Curd Tart

  No-Meyer Lemon Bars

  orange zest

  Buckwheat Bergamot Double Chocolate Cookies

  Citrus Chiffon Cake

  Maple Orange Amaranth Granola

  No-Meyer
Lemon Bars

  Orange Currant Cream Scones

  Petite Blood Orange Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake

  Rhubarb Preserves

  Rhubarb Puree

  oven racks

  oven temperatures

  pancakes

  Apple, Buckwheat and Gruyère Puff Pancake

  Sorghum Peach Oven Pancake

  pandowdies

  Apple, Pear and Quince Pandowdy

  Apricot Raspberry Pandowdy

  Gingered Pear and Cranberry Pandowdy

  Gingered Persimmon and Cranberry Pandowdy

  Pie Dough for Pandowdies

  pan sizes

  parchment paper

  pastry bags and tips

  pastry blenders

  pastry brushes

  peaches

  Cinnamon Amaranth Peach Scones

  Ginger Peach Cutout Pie

  Maple Bourbon Peach Cobbler with Cinnamon Teff Biscuits

  Peach Brown Butter Crème Fraîche Tart

  Sorghum Peach Oven Pancake

  Summer Stone Fruit and Marzipan Crumble

  pears

  Apple, Pear and Quince Pandowdy

  Buckwheat Hazelnut Pear Financiers

  Buckwheat Pear Galettes with Walnuts and Salty Caramel

  Chai-Spiced Pear Skillet Cake

  Chestnut Roulade Cake with Rum, Mascarpone and Roasted Pears

  Chestnut Roulade with Mascarpone, Cinnamon

  Roasted Apples and Whiskey (or Calvados)

  Chocolate Pear Tea Cakes with Rosemary, Olive Oil and Sea Salt

  Gingered Pear and Cranberry Pandowdy

  Ginger Pear Upside-Down Cake

  Pear and Pomegranate Clafoutis with Vanilla, Saffron and Pistachios

  pecans

  Cherry Chestnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

  Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Tart

  Roasted Banana Teff Scones with Muscovado Sugar Glaze

  Sweet Potato Bourbon Cheesecake

  Bites with Mesquite-Pecan Crust

  peelers

  pepitas, in Pumpkin Cranberry Nut and Seed Loaf

  persimmons

  Gingered Persimmon and Cranberry Pandowdy

  Two-Persimmon Cupcakes

  Two-Persimmon Layer Cake with Vanilla Bourbon Cream Cheese Frosting

  pie

  Blueberry Hand Pies

  Buckwheat Pear Galettes with Walnuts and Salty Caramel

  Fig and Chèvre Bites with Honey and Thyme

  Ginger Peach Cutout Pie

  Maple Bourbon Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble

  Maple Oat Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble

  Meyer Lemon and Vanilla Bean Buttermilk Pie

  Pumpkin Pie with a Buckwheat Crust

  Rustic Plum, Teff and Hazelnut Tart

  Strawberry Raspberry Rhubarb Cutout Pie

  pie dough

  baking

  Buckwheat Pie Dough

  Coconut Oil Pie Dough

  Flaky Pie Dough

  fraisage method

  freezing

  Pie Dough for Cutout Pies and Pandowdies

  rolling

  shaping

  Teff Pie Dough

  timing

  tools and equipment

  visual instructions

  pie pans

  pistachios