I love browning butter for baked goods, but find many recipes will call for that step and the results don’t truly highlight the nutty flavor that well. I find it best showcased in a shortbread cookie, where there are not a lot of competing ingredients, just a bit of vanilla to enhance the overall sweetness. This is a sandy, crisp shortbread, which gets a bit of crumbly texture from the added rice flour. I prefer this over using cornstarch which leans more chalky to me. Also note, the brown butter gives the cookies a darker appearance because of the caramelization. My sister said they look like Biscoff. 🙂

I make the Original Plum Torte from Marion Burros, every summer. It’s so simple to whip up and incredibly satisfying to snack on, no wonder it has over 17,000 reviews. I like Italian plums but any stone fruit (see my apricot version) or even berry, would work well. I did make a few small adjustments to the recipe, including using a smaller size pan (9″ instead of 10″) so the cake has a bit more depth and macerating the fruit first before placing in the batter so they get a head start on developing flavor.