cherry chocolate and chili hand pies - on tray - filling

Cherry, Chocolate, and Chili Hand Pies

Pie

With a flaky, buttery double pie crust, sweet cherries, a hint of heat, and a bit of rich chocolate, these Cherry, Chocolate, and Chili Hand Pies are the perfect finger-food to spice up your dessert table or your coffee break. These Cherry, Chocolate, and Chili Hand Pies are absolutely killer. They have just the right …

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Brown Sugar Maple Cake with Salted Whiskey Buttercream

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If you want a super easy, perfectly textured no-fuss cake that’s ready in under an hour, this Brown Sugar Maple Cake with Salted Whiskey Buttercream may just be what you’re looking for. A soft, sweet cake that stays fluffy and moist for days, this cake is so easy to throw together that even though I …

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Apple Cider Doughnut Bread

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It doesn’t get much better than this Apple Cider Doughnut Bread. This bread is soft and pillowy like the interior of the best yeasted doughnut, and is swirled with apple butter and chunks of fresh apple for a seasonal loaf you won’t be able to get enough of. Brushed with an apple cider syrup and …

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Caramel Apple Crumb Bars

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With a lightly spiced apple filling, these Caramel Apple Crumb Bars are the perfect dessert to celebrate the cooling weather, changing leaves, and the season of sweaters, apples, and corn mazes. Moist and tender with just the right hint of sweetness, these bars are both comforting and addictive. Despite the fact that it is still …

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banana oat bars - stacked - with milk

Banana Oat Bars

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Lightly sweet with a nutty toasted oat and brown sugar topping and banana slices layered in the center, these Banana Oat Bars are perfect for an on-the-go breakfast or snack. Despite the fact that I’ve been making a conscious effort this past week (albeit, not a fully successful one) to get to bed earlier and …

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Peach Bars

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Ripe peaches are pretty irresistible–juicy, sweet–they’re the perfect summer fruit. These Peach Bars take those ripe peaches, blend the flesh into a puree, and pair the sweet, fruity notes of a silky peach custard with a nutty walnut shortbread base that is incredibly tender and slightly crunchy thanks to pieces of toasted walnut folded throughout. …

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fig honey and walnut babka - sliced - from above

Fig, Honey, & Walnut Babka

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Sometimes a recipe looks mighty intimidating but it is actually incredibly simple. That’s the case with this Fig, Honey, & Walnut Babka. If you take a look a the ingredients or the instructions, it might look like there is a lot involved. However, once you get into the process, you realize it’s actually quite simple. …

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Carrot and Apple Muffins

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If there is one thing that every baker should have a recipe for, it’s a good muffin. Something light and fresh that’s packed with flavor and texture. For me, these Carrot and Apple Muffins fit the bill. They’re perfect for a spring morning or a fall afternoon. The moistness from the carrot and the apple …

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baked strawberry old-fashioned doughnuts - stacked - coffee cup

Baked Strawberry Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

Doughnuts

Yes, I’m back for another week with another doughnut recipe. They’re just so quick and easy to make that it’s been so much fun testing these recipes out and coming up with them, and I’m excited keep playing with doughnut recipes because, the texture of these has me hooked. These Baked Strawberry Old-Fashioned Doughnuts especially. They’re so …

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Orange Gingerbread Snowballs

Cookies

The holidays are coming up fast, and despite the fact that I finally have weekends again and time to focus on the important things like baking and writing that kind of fell to the wayside while I was working full months at a time, somehow I still feel underprepared for the holidays.  After a week, …

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