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  Once your dough has risen, follow Brandon’s instructions: slice the dough into sixteen equal pieces, roll them into balls, then flatten them. The middle needs to be a little thicker, since it’ll become the “top”. Put a few tablespoons of filling onto the circle (it’s easiest if you hold it in your palm for this), then crimp the edges together to make a little “purse” of dough. Place it seam-side down on your parchment-lined baking sheet, and let them rise another hour. Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 400 degrees Farenheit.

  After they’ve risen, brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds (or, you know…don’t. Whatever) and pop them in the oven. Immediately turn the oven down from 400 to 350 (I don’t know why you had to heat it so high in the first place. I’m not a scientist. I just follow directions!) and bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden-brown. Pull ‘em out, brush them with sugar water, and let them sit for a few minutes so you don’t burn the top of your mouth when you bite into them!

  Many thanks to The Woks of Life for the recipe. The FamiLee has really enjoyed it, and I hope you will too!

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  ACKNLOWEDGEMENTS

  Back in May of 2016 I had the utter pleasure of meeting Kirsten Osbourne, Pamela Kelley, and Cindy Caldwell in Chicago during a conference. Soon after, they invited me to be part of this delightful world they were creating, and introduced me to the wonderful Amelia Adams. I was thrilled to join their team, and have had hours and hours of fun, playing via our imaginations at River’s End Ranch.

  Thank you, ladies, for letting me be a part of the magic.

  And thank you to Alyssa, to my beta readers and Cohort members, to our continuity reader Amy, and to CM Wright, my editor.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Caroline Lee has been reading romance for so long that her fourth-grade teacher used to make her cover her books with paper jackets. But it wasn't until she (mostly) grew up that she realized she could write it too. So she did.

  Caroline is living her own little Happily Ever After in NC with her husband, sons, and brand-new daughter, Princess Wiggles. And while she doesn't so much "suffer" from Pittakionophobia as think that all you people who enjoy touching Band-Aids and stickers are the real weirdos, she does adore rodents, and never met a wine she didn't like. Caroline was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2006 and is really quite funny in person. Promise.

  You can find her at www.CarolineLeeRomance.com.

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