1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1/2 cup dark muscovado sugar 1 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground mace 1/2 ...

Who would've thought that the Linzer torte is the oldest recorded recipe in the world? It doesn’t have the appearance, or ingredients, of a particularly aged dish, yet the first written recipe for it ...

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet; roast them until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool completely. Leave oven on. 2. Thickly ...

Whenever I think of the holiday season, the first memory that comes to my mind is the beautiful aromas that filled our kitchen when my mother started baking. From early December, she was busy making ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Generously butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Line it with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the 2 long sides. 2. In a food processor, pulse the nuts until ...

I was obsessed with jam tarts as a child. They were a treat, with essentially only two main elements – jam and pastry – and, much to my mother’s distain, I actually favoured the store-bought versions.

Growing up, my favorite sweet holiday treats were my mother’s Linzer tortes. Based on a dough enriched with ground roasted nuts and scented with sweet spices, then simply filled with luscious ...

When I heard that a new opera house was opening in the Austrian city of Linz, the news should have spurred lyrical memories of Mozart’s Linz Symphony or the thundering notes of Anton Bruckner, who ...

The Austrian linzer torte is said to date to the 1600s. We've reimagined it for 16:00 office snacking as a buttery hazelnut shortbread cookie sandwiched with raspberry jam. Credit: China Squirrel ...

Lisa Barclay inherited her Linzer torte recipe from her mother, who made the Viennese pastry with raspberry jam in traditional fashion. But the rustic torte, which often turns up on Yuletide tables, ...

Two years ago, the winning recipe of our Berks Country magazine cookie baking contest was a traditional Linzer cookie. I have fond memories of being invited to help judge the cookies. The Linzer ...