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Lemon bar bake off post is now live!! I accidental

Lemon bar bake off post is now live!! I accidentally rewrote over all of my final revisions this afternoon, so fun. So if there are any wild typos, that’s probably why. Swipe to see the last 3 lemon bar recipes that I haven’t already posted (NYT, Mel’s Kitchen Cafe and Cook’s Illustrated)—one of these is the winning recipe; would love to hear your guesses in the comments! 👉🏼
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ALSO very excited to announce that I’ve been working on a new site design for the past few months and it’s finally live!! I highly recommend visiting the desktop version for the full experience – it should now be way easier to search, look up any bake off recipes, etc. I worked with the wonderful Christina from @meyne_co for this redesign and would HIGHLY recommend her if anyone else is looking for a site designer!! #pancakeprincessbakeoff

Because I’m still behind on the lemon bar post w

Because I’m still behind on the lemon bar post write up, say hello to 3 more of the contenders (this is the tart edition!): .
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🍋 @tartinebakery: probably the least tart/most balanced of these three, this still had a delightfully fresh, zesty lemon flavor and was balanced by one of the best crusts in my opinion—crunchy, buttery, and studded with pine nuts that were actually more subtle than expected.
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🍋 @flourbakeryandcafe: I mean look at that bodacious curd!! Super lush, custardy, very tart and bright, this filling was one of my favorites (though it was also a fair bit of work). Some definitely thought this was too acidic, but this is great for true lemon fans.
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🍋 @bravetart: this perfectly sunshine-yellow curd was more jello-like in texture than any other. I loved the juxtaposition of the smooth and glossy, uber-tart curd atop the bronzed par-baked crust, but again, some found these bars too tart. A tiny part of me agrees but the larger part of me probably won’t make these very often given the insane amount of eggs it requires. .
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Which looks the best to you?? #pancakeprincessbakeoff

No, you haven’t missed the lemon bar bake off re

No, you haven’t missed the lemon bar bake off results—I’m still writing up the post! In the meantime, here are a few observations about 3 out of the 9 contenders we tried—all of which used virtually the same crust recipe! Swipe to see each one:
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🍋 @inagarten: the classic “benchmark” recipe has a slightly thicker-looking curd layer because it was baked in a slightly smaller pan (but also uses more curd ingredients overall by volume). The lemon curd uses by FAR the most sugar and flour and resulted in a sweet, thick, somewhat syrupy filling. Someone likened the flavor to a lemonhead and I don’t disagree.
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🍋 @sallysbakeblog’s lemon bars are a very similar riff on Ina’s, but with 1/2 cup less sugar and more than 50% less flour. This resulted in an almost jellyish, neater and less syrupy curd that was more in line with my preferred sweetness.
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🍋 @smittenkitchen’s whole lemon recipe stunned many of you (the technique of pulverizing a whole lemon (minus seeds) in a food processor is admittedly genius compared to squeezing 5 million lemons) and led to a slightly pulpy, more textured filling. It adds a stick of butter for richness and somehow that whole lemon manages to translate the same citrusy vibes as the bars that use generous doses of pure lemon juice for balanced levels of sweet/tart (but more on the sweet side).
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So tell me, which one sounds the best to you? Which one do you think ranked the highest? Excited to post the rankings sooon 🎉🍋🎉🍋 #pancakeprincessbakeoff

My #topnine coming a little late but here it is!!

My #topnine coming a little late but here it is!! Thanks for all the support this year—the bake offs truly wouldn’t be as fun without all of your enthusiasm and input 💕💕 it’s been a seriously amazing year—you guys helped send me to the @saveurmag blog awards (!!!), stuck with me through my 3.5 months of no bake off content while abroad in Barcelona, and we baked a crazy amount of biscuits, cake and pie together. Y’ALL ARE THE BEST!!!!! .
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See below for my tentative bake off plans for 2020–comment below if you have additional suggestions. You know they’re always welcome!!
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✖️January: lemon bars
✖️ February: vegan chocolate chip cookies
✖️ March: tiramisu?
✖️ April: yellow/white cake?
✖️ May: blueberry muffins
✖️ June: vegan chocolate cake?
✖️ July: scones?
✖️ August: challah bread
✖️ September: red velvet cake?
✖️ October: pb cookies/oatmeal cookies?
✖️ November: Parker house rolls
✖️ December: gingerbread, shortbread

Here’s the winning snickerdoodle (@marthastewart

Here’s the winning snickerdoodle (@marthastewart) and its all-butter counterpart (@smittenkitchen)! Both snickerdoodles have a very classic, cracked top with a thin coating of cinnamon sugar that clearly stands out against the pale, soft interior. Both bake up with beautiful crisp outsides, though Martha’s cookies were slightly flatter and crispier. Although I think Smitten’s cookies edge out Martha’s in terms of flavor, both are excellent recipes I’d make again. .
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Were either of these two recipes already your go-to snickerdoodle? Let me know in the comments! #pancakeprincessbakeoff

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