Sfogliatine Glassate with Mimi Thorisson

Sfogliatine Glassate with Mimi Thorisson

A few years ago I was in the small town of Bassano del Grappa and found a very charming bakery, Pasticceria Caffeterria del Borgo. I saw a bag of the most interesting Italian cookies, sfogliatine glassate, or glazed puff pastry. Their name comes from the Italian word "sfoglia" meaning "sheets", which describes the layering of the puff pastry dough.

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European Apple Cake

I found this in the Boston Globe many years ago. In a twist of fate, Margie Huggard of Osterville's Margo’s, introduced me to her friend Julie Riven during an event at her store. I’ve been making this cake for years, and as it turned out, it was one of Julie’s mother’s recipes that she published in the Globe. I thought it was such a great small-world story.

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