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Nicole Rucker
Cookbook author of Fat + Flour
Cookbook author of Fat + Flour
Nicole Rucker is a chef and author living and baking in Los Angeles. This is her second book. Her first, Dappled: Baking Recipes for Fruit Lovers, was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2020. Rucker owns Fat + Flour Bakery with her husband, Blaine.
Backyard Citrus Upside-Down Cake
In this cake, the natural pectin in the citrus, combined with the sugar, creates a pudding-like upside-down layer that’s similar to a buttery marmalade.
Glazed Blueberry-Blackberry Turnovers
If the dough starts to soften as you form these, pop it back in the fridge for ten minutes to firm back up.
Blueberry-Lemon Icebox Cake
Layers of graham cracker, lemony mascarpone (or Greek yogurt), and blueberry–chia seed jam freeze in a loaf pan to become the easiest cake you’ve ever made.
Blueberry-Buttermilk Chess Pie
Parbaking the crust of this blueberry pancake–flavored custard pie ensures the bottom will be crisp when it’s done.
Blueberry–Chia Seed Jam
Preserve those last summer berries with this quick and easy jam. Then slather it on toast, whisk it into a fruity salad dressing, or swirl into store-bought ice cream.
Blueberry and Corn Crisp
If you love corn muffins and blueberry jam, you’ll love this seasonal dessert.
Blueberry-Apple Cordials
For those times when you buy as many quarts of berries as you can carry, then don’t know what to do with them, preserve them into drinkable form.
All-Purpose Pie Dough
Apple cider helps hydrate the dough without activating too much gluten; the results are ultra-flaky.