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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 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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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/
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
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!
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.
How NYC’s Best French Bakery Makes Perfect Croissants
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World-famous pastry chef Dominique Ansel (creator of the Cronut) joins Bon Appétit to demonstrate how to make the perfect croissant at his NYC bakery. Learn every step, from mixing and fermenting the dough to laminating with French butter, shaping, proofing, and baking for that signature flaky, golden crust and moist honeycomb interior.
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.
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.
A Day Making the Most Popular Pancakes in NYC
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“We make the best pancakes in New York. We sell over 400 pancakes per day.” Go behind the scenes at Chez Ma Tante with Sous Chef Fernando Natividad and see how he prepares to serve 400 of their renowned pancakes per day during the brunch rush. Director: Gunsel Pehlivan Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia Editor: Jamie Gordon Featuring: Fernando Natividad Creative Producer: Parisa Kosari Line Producer: Jen McGinity Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch Production Manager: Janine Dispensa Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes Camera Operator: Jake Roobbins Assistant Camera: Roberto Herrera Sound Recordist: Mike Guggino Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo Additional Editor: JC Scruggs Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds Filmed on Location at Chez Ma Tante
6 Pro Chefs Make Their Favorite Cookies
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Join Hana Asbrink, Kendra Vaculin, Shilpa Uskokovic, Rachel Gurjar, Zaynab Issa, and Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they each make their all-time favorite cookies.

Get Chris's recipe for Zebra-Striped Shortbread Cookies: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/zebra-striped-shortbread-cookies%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-692d77979901655a706b0d46">
Brooklyn’s Hottest Pizzeria Uses a 130-Year-Old Oven
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Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Nino Coniglio, owner of Lucky Charlie in Brooklyn. A world champion pizza maker, Coniglio's newest venture focuses on making New York-style pizza in the city’s oldest coal oven from the 1890s.
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-5cd43a6226321890a41958da">
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/
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-5bd8abfa9a764d2d677f30c5">
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.
Common Mistakes: Holiday Edition: Latkes - Bon Appétit
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Latkes for the holidays

Get our recipe: Classic Potato Latkes
Designing a New Dessert from a Forgotten 70-Year-Old Pie Recipe
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Executive pastry chef Caroline Schiff of Gage & Tollner transforms a 70-year-old Nesselrode pie recipe into a decadent ice cream sundae.