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Adapted from “Chocolate Almond Sparkles” in A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies by Dede Wilson, ISBN 1-55832-295-7.

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, 70-80% chocolate
1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, 70-80% chocolate, finely chopped
3 Tbsp softened unsalted butter
2-3 large eggs
1/2 cup demerara sugar
1 Tbsp light-colored honey
1/3 cup ground almonds
1 Tbsp Dutch processed unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Tbsp amaretto
2-3 Tbsp [...]

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Grapefruit cake

This recipe is the “Citrus Surprise Cake” in the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking book by The King Arthur Flour Company, Inc.; ISBN-13 978-0-88150-719-5; ISBN-10 0-88150-719-9.
I have just been making this as a flat rectangular cake and using 1/2 the frosting called for in the recipe, and it’s GREAT!! I am curious to see [...]

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Yogurt Cornbread

From The Best Quickbreads by Beth Hensperger, ISBN 1-55832-171-3
Amazingly enough, I use this recipe pretty much as-is, without much modification, except that I almost always throw in some kind of meat (bacon, sausage, salami, etc.)
Yogurt Cornbread

1 c fine-grind yellow or white cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
1 c unbleached all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt (I usually omit [...]

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