Relish Recipes — baking

Nik's Easy Drop Biscuits

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Nik's Easy Drop Biscuits
Light and fluffy drop biscuits baked with Cheddar, Gruyère and oven baked ham, then finished with a swipe of honey butter. What could be easier? Ideal for an Easter brunch or quick lunch with homemade soup. - Recipe courtesy of Weekend At The Cottage

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Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza

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Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza
This Chicago deep dish pizza has a  buttery crust, slightly sweet tomato sauce, and a thick layer of cheese. It takes some patience, but it's worth every bite!

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Dog's Holiday Biscuits

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Dog's Holiday Biscuits

Your doggo will lick every last crumb of these crunchy peanut butter-flavoured biscuits. For a small dog, use a smaller cutter.

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        Anna Olson's European Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies

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        Anna Olson's European Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies

        Here is a nice twist on the holiday classic, decorated gingerbread cookies. This recipe is inspired by speculoos, a notably buttery and nicely spiced cookie common in Europe. The subtle differences between a traditional North American–style gingerbread and this recipe are the use of honey in place of molasses and the addition of a little cardamom, ground anise and black pepper to the spice mix in place of ginger.

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        Rose Murray's Raspberry Nanaimo Bars

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        Rose Murray's Raspberry Nanaimo Bars

        Not only is the origin of Nanaimo Bars a hot topic of debate, the bars themselves are still hot as a favourite Canadian treat. Since the 1950's, endless variations have included Minted, Grand Marnier, Cherry, Pina Colada, Mocha, Peanut Butter and Orange. I have not seen a Raspberry Nanaimo Bar, and found that raspberry liqueur added a touch of elegance to this familiar three-layered bar cookie. (From A Taste of Canada - A Culinary Journey by Rose Murray, 2008)

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