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Rosh Hashanah: How Sweet It Is!
LINDA MOREL | JE FOOD COLUMNIST
THERE’S NOTHING LIKE
a crunchy apple slice dripping
with the satiny nectar of honey.

The combination of these
two polar opposite treats is
the ultimate symbol of Rosh
Hashanah, inspiring optimism
for a sweet New Year.

What better way to honor
the spirit of the holiday than
to bake pastries. Of course,
relying on local bakeries to
bring sweetness to your table
is a perfectly acceptable alter-
native. But I feel pastries are all
the sweeter when assembled,
stirred and shaped by my own
hands. For that reason, as Rosh
Hashanah approaches, I
start baking seasonal cookies
and cakes and at least one
This cake tastes better if made
a day in advance.

chocolate standby to satisfy
chocolate lovers. I enjoy seeing
Equipment: a food scale and
my sideboard filled with an 8- or 9-inch baking pan
pastries I’ve prepared. I display
them on cake stands, lined up
Nonstick vegetable spray
one right after the other. In the
3 eggs
center, I place a silver honey
Approximately 1 cup sugar
pot surrounded by apple slices
Approximately 8 tablespoons
on a fluted plate.

unsalted butter, at room
These desserts, prepared
temperature, or margarine
with love, underscore my
Approximately 1 cup flour
hopes for the year ahead. Not
Zest from ¼ of a lemon
to mention that my family and
¼ teaspoon vanilla
friends are ecstatic and grateful
2-3 baking apples, such as
as they sample various pastries.

Cortland, Pink Lady or
I believe the more I bake, the
Honeycrisp better our chances for a sweet
12-15 raspberries
New Year.

Coat the baking pan with
EQUAL MEASURE APPLE
nonstick spray. Preheat the
RASPBERRY CAKE | DAIRY
oven to 350 degrees F.

OR PARVE
Weigh 2 eggs and set all 3
Serves 6
eggs aside. Measure out the
same weight of sugar and
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F OO D
Apple raspberry cake
place it in a large mixing bowl.

Measure the same weight of
butter and add it to the bowl.

With an electric beater,
cream the butter and sugar until
well combined. Add all three
eggs, one at a time, beating well
after each addition. Scrape the
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bowl with a rubber or silicone
spatula. Measure out an equal weight
of flour, and add it to the bowl.

Beat until well combined. Add
the lemon zest and vanilla and
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l’shana tovah!
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