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Not For You, Cindy Lou! These Tasty Holiday Treats Are For Grownups

4:32pm December 07, 2016

by Jonathan Baer

With tantalizing twists like liqueur, coffee and spices, kids may turn up their little red noses at these decadent delights — but that just leaves more for you and your adult friends.

Flour and water on the left; just starter on the right.

Discovering The Science Secrets Of Sourdough (You Can Help)

5:05pm October 28, 2016

by Marcus Woo

Many bakers treat their sourdough starters like a family heirloom. Some starters date back decades, even centuries. Now researchers want to analyze your starters to unlock their flavor secrets.

A batch of sourdough starter can live indefinitely, but it also requires a certain amount of care and feeding. In Sweden, bakers jetting off for vacation can leave their precious starters in the care of a sitter at the airport.

Love Your Sourdough Starter? In Stockholm, You Can Hire A Sitter For It

8:03pm March 28, 2016

by Sidsel Overgaard

A batch of starter can live indefinitely, but it also requires a certain amount of care and feeding. Apparently, that can pose a problem for Swedes and their five weeks of annual vacation.

Plantigrade Pastry Purloiner Persnickety

7:55am July 17, 2015

A Colorado bakery recently found itself relieved of 24 pies in an overnight heist. But the ursine rapine left one type of tart behind.

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Susan Tannewitz-Karnes grew up eating Mrs. Lawrence every Christmas. The tea cake was so beloved that Tannewitz-Karnes and her siblings would argue over who received more than their fair share.

After The Presents, A Buttery Tea Cake Tradition

12:13pm December 29, 2014

by Melissa Gray

For one family in Overland Park, Kan., it's not Christmas without Mrs. Lawrence. The tea cake, rich with butter and spices, is named for the neighbor who would hand deliver it every holiday season.

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