DAY Recipe

“My husband and I recently visited New York with some friends,” says Helene M. Strassman of Gaithersburg, Maryland. “One evening, we had dinner at Babbo. The whole meal was fantastic, but the best part was the maple and mascarpone cheesecake. I asked our waiter for the recipe, but he politely refused. Maybe Bon Appétit could [...]

Makes 16 squares.

INGREDIENTS
cake
1cup all purpose flour
1/2teaspoon baking powder1/2teaspoon salt
1 3/4cups peeled roasted chestnuts (about 12 ounces) or jarred chestnuts (about 8 ounces)
3/4cup plus 1 tablespoon (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2cup (1 stick) unsalted butter,room temperature
1/2cup pure maple syrup
2teaspoons vanilla [...]

Makes 4 servings.

INGREDIENTS
2 1/4pounds red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams), peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4cup (1/2 stick) butter
2tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/2teaspoon ground cardamom

DIRECTIONS
Cook potatoes in pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Return potatoes to pot; mash. [...]

Makes 8 scones.

INGREDIENTS
3cups all purpose flour
4tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar
1 1/2teaspoons baking powder
1/2teaspoon baking soda
1/2teaspoon salt
3/4cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2cup (or more) plus 6 tablespoons whipping cream
1/2cup plus 2 tablespoons pure maple [...]

Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS
crust
6tablespoons (or more) ice water
1large egg yolk
2 3/4cups all purpose flour
1tablespoon sugar
1/2teaspoon salt
3/4cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled
unsalted butter, cut into
1/2-inch pieces

filling
3pounds firm but ripe bartlett pears, peeled, quartered, cored, cut into 1/3-inch-thick wedges
1/3cup pure maple syrup
1/3cup [...]