Preface * Acknowledgments * An Introduction to Kosher Baking * Bakeware, Tools, and Equipment * Baking Ingredients * Foolproof Tips & Techniques * QUICK & ELEGANT DESSERTS (15 minutes preparation time) * Cookies, Biscotti, & Bar Cookies: Chocolate Chip Mandelbread -- Chocolate Chunk Biscotti -- Lemon Rosemary Biscotti Sticks -- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies -- Sablé Galette Cookies -- Amaretto Cookies -- Chewy Chocolate Velvet Cookies -- Pistachio Financiers -- Fudgy Brownies -- Chocolate Almond Toffee Bars * Quick Cakes, Breads, & Muffins: Orange Tea Cake -- Vanilla Pound Cake -- Everyone''s Favorite Chocolate Cake -- Chocolate Mint Cake -- Pecan Coffee Cake -- Apple Upside-Down Cake -- Honey Cake with Pecan Swirls -- Pumpkin Cake -- Date Cake -- Lime Poppy Seed Pound Cake -- Blueberry Cake -- Banana Bread -- Corn Bread -- Vanilla Sheet Cake -- Chocolate Cupcakes -- Black & Blue Muffins * Pastries, Candies, & Fruit Soups: Summer Fruit Triangles -- Chocolate Chip Pastry Sticks -- Apricot Pastries -- Almond Puff Pastry Sticks -- Apple Pastry -- Cinnamon Palmiers -- Vanilla Bean Crispy Treats -- Mocha Brownie Fudge -- Fruit Soup with Triple Sorbet Garnish -- Strawberry Gazpacho * Tarts, Pies, & Cobbler: Quick Apricot Tart -- Cranberry Pumpkin Frangipane Tart -- Plum-Cherry Mini Tarte Tatins -- Four Quick Fruit Pies -- Pumpkin Pie -- Far Breton -- Orange Mocha Pecan Pie -- Chocolate Chip Pie -- Pear & Berry Cobbler * TWO-STEP DESSERTS (15-30 minutes preparation time) * Cookies, Biscotti, Bar Cookies, & Candies: Shortbread -- Lemon Tea Cookies -- Linzer Tarts -- Sesame Cookies -- Coffee Cardamom Shortbread -- Chocolate Sandwich Cookies -- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies -- Bubba (Jam Button) Cookies -- Peanut Butter Cookies -- Almond Anise Biscotti -- Hamentaschen -- Orange Poppy Seed Hamentaschen -- Chocolate Candy Hamentaschen -- Lemon Bars -- Pecan Bars -- Raspberry Bars * Cakes, Cupcakes, & Scones: Iced Lemon Pound Cake -- Upside-Down Raspberry Cake -- Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Honey Cream Cheese Frosting -- White Cake with Seven-Minute Frosting -- Chocolate Almond Cake with Chocolate Glaze -- Six-Layer Chocolate Ganache Cake -- Madeleines -- Fondant-Covered Mini Cakes -- Twinkie Cupcakes -- Red Velvet Cupcakes with Vanilla Icing -- Lavender & Orange Cupcakes with Purple Frosting -- Basic Scones -- Scones au Chocolat * Tarts, Pies, & Plated Desserts: Apple Tart Tatin -- Poppy Seed Tart -- Plum Tart -- Cherry Pie -- Peach Pie for a Crowd -- Summer Fruit Galette -- Challah Beer Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce -- Layered Baklava with Orange Blossom Syrup -- Almond Pastry Squares -- Mini Carrot Soufflés with Cinnamon Crème Anglaise * MULTIPLE-STEP DESSERTS & BREADS (more than 30 minutes preparation time) * Cookies, Bars, & Candies: Cracked-Top Chocolate Cookies -- Almond Tuilles -- Rugelach Three Ways -- Cinnamon Horns -- Brownie Pops -- Cinnamon, Vanilla, & Raspberry Macaroons -- Chocolate, Coconut, & Macadamia Nut Candy -- Chocolate Truffles -- Chocolate Pistachio Candies -- Dried Fruit Truffles * Cakes, Pastries, & Dessert Breads: Black & White Layer Cake -- Toasted Almond Layer Cake -- Dark Chocolate Mousse Layer Cake -- Sorbet Cake -- Coconut Cake with Lime Filling -- Classic Cheesecake -- Chocolate Mousse Truffle Cake -- Jelly Doughnuts -- Cinnamon Buns -- Chocolate Babka -- Cinnamon Apricot Pull-Apart Babka -- Babka Cupcakes with Crumb Topping -- Mini Éclairs -- Chocolate Rolls * Tarts: Lemon Tart -- Key Lime Pie -- Pear & Almond Tart -- Pistachio & Raspberry Tart -- Caramelized Nut Tart -- Fruit Tart -- Fresh Fruit Tart with a Chocolate Crust -- Salted Chocolate Caramel Tartlets -- Mini Lemon or Lime Tarts -- Apple Strudel * Plated Desserts, Mousses, & Puddings: Molten Chocolate Cakes -- Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cakes -- Chocolate Crêpes -- Chocolate, Pistachio, & Raspberry Filo Packages -- Profiteroles -- Éclair Puffs with Caramel Sauce -- Strawberry Vanilla Verrines -- Chocolate Mousse -- Strawberry Mousse -- Rice Pudding -- Vanilla Flan -- Crème Brûlée - Tiramisu * Challah: Classic Challah -- Sweet Honey & Saffron Challah -- Whole Wheat Challah -- Harvest Challah * PASSOVER & OTHER SPECIAL DIETS * Passover Desserts: Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Biscotti -- Thin Farfel Cookies -- Chocolate Brownie Cookies -- Marble Chocolate Matzoh -- Chocolate Chiffon Cake -- Mocha Matzoh Napoleon -- Orange Cigarette Cookies -- Strawberry Shortcake -- Lemon Layer Cake -- Flourless Chocolate Cake -- Chocolate Mousse Meringue Layer Cake * No-Sugar-Added Desserts: Mandelbread - Chocolate Chunk Scones -- Brownies -- Apricot Bars -- Low-Sugar Apple Pear Pie -- Peach-Blueberry Galette -- Low-Sugar Pear Strudel -- Cinnamon Pecan Babka -- Profiteroles with Compote -- Low-Sugar Chocolate Mousse * Appendix: Sauces & Frostings -- Resources -- Metric Conversions * Index.