TWO HANDS NYC RECIPES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour and salt in a bowl. Beat together butter and cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer until combined well. Add flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms. Gather dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap, then flatten (in wrap) into a roughly 7- by 5-inch rectangle. Chill until firm, 8 to 24 hours.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Line bottom of a 1- to 1 1/2-inch-deep large shallow baking pan with parchment paper.
• Cut dough into 4 pieces. Chill 3 pieces, wrapped in plastic wrap, and roll out remaining piece into a 12- by 8-inch rectangle on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Transfer dough to a sheet of parchment, then transfer to a tray and chill while rolling out remaining dough in same manner, transferring each to another sheet of parchment and stacking on tray.
• Whisk 1/2 cup sugar with cinnamon.
• Arrange 1 dough rectangle on work surface with a long side nearest you. Spread 1/4 cup preserves evenly over dough with offset spatula. Sprinkle 1/4 cup raisins and a rounded 1/4 cup walnuts over jam, then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar.
• Using parchment as an aid, roll up dough tightly into a log. Place, seam side down, in lined baking pan, then pinch ends closed and tuck underneath. Make 3 more logs in same manner and arrange 1 inch apart in pan. Brush logs with milk and sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon of remaining granulated sugar. With a sharp large knife, make 3/4-inch-deep cuts crosswise in dough (not all the way through) at 1-inch intervals. (If dough is too soft to cut, chill until firmer, 20 to 30 minutes.)
• Bake until golden, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool to warm in pan on a rack, about 30 minutes, then transfer logs to a cutting board and slice cookies all the way through.

Steps:

• Transport yourself to the bustling streets of NYC with our New York-Style Pizza Sauce recipe! The city’s signature massive round pizzas that are sold by the slice typically use this style of sauce, which is made with herbs, garlic and a little bit of sugar. This flavor-packed sauce pairs so well with the generous toppings on those extra-large slices.Check out our recipe for New York-Style Pizza Dough for the perfect dough pairing. IngredientsMakes enough for two 16” pizzas  1 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp unsalted butter2 garlic cloves, grated (minced)1 tsp dried oregano½ tsp salt28oz (794g) tinned, whole, peeled San Marzano tomatoes2 stems fresh basil with leaves on1 tsp onion powder1 tsp sugarMethodIn a medium saucepan over a medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Once the butter is completely melted, add the garlic, oregano and salt and stir until fragrant or for about 1 minute. In a bowl, add the tomatoes and crush using your hands to break them up a little. Add the tomatoes, basil stems, onion powder and sugar to the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a bubble, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the sauce has reduced by about half. Remove the basil stems from the sauce, and season the sauce with more salt if needed.Allow the sauce to cool, then store in an airtight container in the fridge. Be sure to remove the sauce from the fridge in advance of using it on a pizza, so that the sauce can come up to room temperature.