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Claire Teaches You Cake Decoration
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Claire’s favorite subject in Baking School? Art class! There will be sprinkles, there will be pastry tip fails, and for some reason, there will be an actual blow torch toasting some coconut meringue magic.
A Simple Way to Dress up Your Holiday Pies: Braided Crust
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Pie season is rapidly approaching and we've got some tricks to make yours look the fanciest. Let's be real, it's hard to make a pumpkin pie look special. But with Claire's braided crust technique you're about to make a stunning dessert centerpiece. She makes it look easy, but with a little patience and a steady hand you can do it, too. Ready, set, pie.
Sarah Decorates Holiday Cookies with Natural Dyes
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Join Sarah in the Test Kitchen as she decorates holiday cookies with natural dye!
How One of NYC’s Best Bakeries Makes Focaccia
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Today, Bon Appétit joins Chef Kelly Mencin, owner of NYC’s Radio Bakery, to make focaccia. Radio Bakery is one of New York’s hottest bakeries and was named one of the best in America by The New York Times.
Claire Bakes Layer Cake 3 Ways
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Baking School is in session! In the series premiere, Claire reveals her trade secrets for baking light and airy cake layers, using three unique methods. At last, you’ll finally understand how gluten actually works.
The Coolest Holiday Cookies (There Will Be Brown Butter)
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Linzer cookies are easier than they look: You got this, we promise.
Making 28,000 Pastries a Week in a Small Brooklyn Bakery
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“We make about 13 to 14,000 cookies every week. For wholesale it's about 28,000 items weekly. We can get all of these things done with planning, a great team, and really big mixers.” Bon Appetit spends a day on the line with Brianna Fortiz, pastry chef at The Good Batch in Brooklyn, a small bakery that also operates as a mini factory for 200 wholesale clients in New York.
Pro Chef Tries Pancake Art for the First Time
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When it comes to all things culinary, Test Kitchen chef Molly Baz has attempted many complicated and rarefied cooking techniques, but she's never tried pancake art. Join her as she tries to master the instagramable medium that is pancake art through a series of 7 challenges. Check out Brek Nebel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pancakebrekfast/ Visit Jasmine Rezonable's website: http://getcakedla.com/
Claire Makes Bruleed Pumpkin Pie
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Want to impress your Thanksgiving guests? Try a twist on your pumpkin pie with this recipe!
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Seize the day with our carrot cake with cream cheese frosting recipe!
Claire Bakes Birthday Cake
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It doesn't have to be your birthday eat this birthday cake. Join Claire Saffitz in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she bakes a birthday sheet cake with a chocolate cream cheese frosting!

Read more: Our Best Birthday Cakes for Celebrating in Style
Common Mistakes: Holiday Edition: Latkes - Bon Appétit
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Latkes for the holidays

Get our recipe: Classic Potato Latkes
Claire Makes BA's Best English Muffins
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The dough will seem fairly wet when shaping into rounds, but the high hydration is key to forming those trademark nooks and crannies. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.
Claire Makes Monkey Bread
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Brighten up your holiday party with this Monkey Bread recipe! Get the recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/monkey-bread%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-6938653fca67fbce24f8c23f">
How NYC’s Best Potato Latkes are Made
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Bon Appétit joins Chef Eli Sussman, executive chef at Gertrude’s in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, to make their delicious Latkes. Eli breaks down every step of the process, from choosing the right potatoes to mastering moisture removal, adding the perfect binders, and frying to golden-brown perfection. Perfect for Hanukkah or any time you’re craving crispy potato pancakes, these latkes bring restaurant technique to a classic holiday staple.
Easy-Bake Oven Master Class with Aidy Bryant
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SNL star Aidy Bryant directs a few young gentlemen in the proper technique for creating an edible masterpiece with an Easy-Bake Oven.

Watch Aidy Bryant in Vimeo’s Darby Forever, coming out February 18th.
Holiday Traditions with the Kindreds and All-Clad
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Produced by Bon Appétit with All-Clad | You don’t have to have a #BAHot10 accolade to make country ham and red eye gravy the Kindred Family way (though they do!). This Christmas morning staple is easy with a little prep and a tried-and-true All-Clad pan. Filled with warmth, joy and food, watch the Kindred's Christmas morning come to life.
Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Almond Joys
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Grated coconut may not be everybody's cup of tea, but there is no denying that this candy is an absolute classic. In this episode, Claire Saffitz attempts to make a gourmet version of Almond Joys, that almond, coconut and chocolate Halloween staple. Check out Claire's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csaffitz/
Carla Makes Strawberry Shortcake
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You’re looking at the quintessential June dessert, perfected by the BA Test Kitchen. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes. Get the recipe: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/bas-best-strawberry-shortcake%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-5dcc25f910e8bc0008c5a867">
Claire and Brad Make the Perfect Thanksgiving Pie
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Claire Saffitz and Brad Leone know that after turkey and stuffing, a Thanksgiving meal is judged on its pies. Guests, all of whom have saved room in their stomachs, will ask: 'What type of pies did the hosts provide? What was the quality of the crust? Was this pumpkin pie pumpkin-y enough?' Claire and Brad want you to pass your guests' pie grading, so they've endeavored to make the perfect Thanksgiving pie. Check out the final recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/pecan-rye-pumpkin-pie%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-578d2f0c0150278b02e39145">
Decorate Your Best Cookies Ever
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You can most definitely make stunningly beautiful cookies. Bon Appétit senior associate editor Claire Saffitz will show you the way.
The Ultimate Sugar Cookies
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Consider this recipe your baseline. Eat these sugar cookies plain, or decorate with royal icing or other designs.

Get the recipe: BA’s Best Sugar Cookies
Every Tool An Iconic NYC Bakery Uses To Make Bread & Pastry
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Edan Leshnick, head pastry chef at Breads Bakery in New York, takes us behind the scenes to demonstrate and explain every tool he and the staff use in preparing their supremely popular baked goods. Joined for the tour by Darwin Castillo, head of the bread department, get an in-depth look at a professional high-volume bakery in action - with massive dough mixers and immersion blenders supplying roaring deck ovens.