Apple strudel is famously difficult to make, but Heidi Riegler makes it look easy. The proprietor of Vienna Cookie Company in Baldwin handles the dough as easily as if it were laundry. And she not ...

When I was a kid, I took my morning Frosted Flakes with a side of Coca-Cola. (It’s a miracle I have any teeth today.) That was just a regular Wednesday. But even though my house was a sort of ...

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. In a small pot, bring the rum and raisins to a boil. Turn off and let sit for 15 minutes. 3. In a small ...

A few weeks ago, on one of those sunshiny Saturdays in November, my husband and I decided to take a day trip. Early that morning we got in the car and headed south from Bemidji, Minn. After a brief ...

Now, after 35 years, Majstorovich continues to make and sell strudel (she also makes baklava, the Greek dish which consists of layers of filo dough or strudel leaves, honey and nuts). A purist, she ...

An assembly line of sorts has been in action for several hours. Roll out the dough, brush with oil, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar, spread on the filling, add nuts, roll into a cylinder. Place on a ...

As summer's warmth fades and the crispness of fall slowly descends, the orchards are bursting with sweet, juicy apples, practically begging to be baked into something delicious. While apple pie is a ...

Handfuls of flour are sprinkled across a patterned cotton cloth the length and width of the dining room table before a cold slab of handmade strudel dough is placed in the middle of it. My hands fall ...