Nicole Rucker

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.

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London Fog Brownies

Yes, brownies can—and should—be made with white chocolate.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Blueberry-Buttermilk Chess Pie

Parbaking the crust of this blueberry pancake–flavored custard pie ensures the bottom will be crisp when it’s done.

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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.

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Blueberry and Corn Crisp

If you love corn muffins and blueberry jam, you’ll love this seasonal dessert.

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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.

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All-Purpose Pie Dough

Apple cider helps hydrate the dough without activating too much gluten; the results are ultra-flaky.

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All-Purpose Pie Dough

Apple cider helps hydrate the dough without activating too much gluten; the results are ultraflaky. Use this crust for Blueberry-Buttermilk Chess Pie.

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Blueberry Ripple Ice Cream

There's no need to make homemade ice cream when blueberry jam ups the flavor and the presentation.