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Makes 12 cookies

Ingredients

  • 283g (2 cups, plus 1 Tbsp.) all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp. ground ginger
  • 1 ¼ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. sea salt
  • 160g (11 Tbsp.) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 174g (1 cup) dark brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup turbinado sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 Tbsp. molasses
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh minced ginger

For Dipping

  • 100g (½ cup) turbinado sugar

TIP:

  • For a professional and uniform look, use a cookie ring (or take-out container, whatever you have on hand) and when the cookies are still warm from the oven gently shape them in a ‘hula-hoop’ motion (see video).

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Serves 8

Ingredients for the upside-down

  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, plus more for the pan
  • ⅓ cup (73 g) lightly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 ½ Tbsp black rum or pure vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 20-oz can sliced pineapple, drained
  • 10 Maraschino cherries 

Ingredients for the cake

Makes one 10-inch round cake

  • 1 ⅓ cup (180 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp kosher salt (or ¼ tsp fine sea salt)
  • ¼ tsp ground cardamom
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp neutral oil (vegetable, canola, or avocado work great)
  • 1 ¼ cups (200 g) white granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 ½ Tbsp black rum or pure vanilla extract
  • ½ cup buttermilk, at room temperature
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Serves 8

Ingredients

  • nonstick spray or butter for the pan
  • 350g (2 cups) gluten-free all-purpose baking flour (I use either Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 baking flour or King Arthur )
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • 150 ml (⅔ cup) fruity extra-virgin olive oil (preferably Agrumato limone oil if you can get it)
  • 150 g (⅔ cup) caster (super-fine) sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature 
  • 5 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp finely grated lemon zest
  • 1 tsp pure lemon extract
  • 250g (1 cup) whole milk ricotta cheese, at room temperature and stirred to lighten
  • 2 Tbsp confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
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