King Cakes (Or Are They Donuts?) & Recipes For Mardi Gras

[1] A fun variation: King Cake donuts (photo © Tiny Pies). [2] A King Cake Bundt. Here’s the recipe (photos #2 and #4 © King Arthur Baking). [3] You can bake the cake in any shape you like… [4] …including cupcakes!   Celebrate the festive spirit of Mardi Gras (which begins on Karch 4th this…
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Mardi Gras Challah Recipe: Fusion Food, Fun Food

Talk about fusion food: This Mardi Gras challah combines the colors* of a French Catholic tradition in New Orleans—and their iconic King Cake—with the braided yeast bread challah, the sabbath bread of the Jewish people. Mardi Gras is early this year, February 13th. To celebrate the occasion, our colleague Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog created…
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Savory Pancake Recipes For National Pancake Day

[1] BLT pancakes. Can you have extra bacon on the side? Sure! Here’s the recipe (photo © Wisconsin Cheese). [2] Grilled cheese pancake stack. Here’s the recipe (photo © Wyke Farms).   Today* is Shrove Tuesday, also called Pancake Tuesday or Pancake Day. It’s the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the…
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