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Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Wicked Twistah New England Apple Pie

Often people send me viral photos of cool looking bread design or fancy pie crusts. I love this but one of the things that you often see is the pre-baked pies, but never the end result. Like, what does it look like once You’ve baked it? Is the still as pretty? Or does it all bake together? I decided to give this style of pie — it’s really just a boring old double-crust apple pie, but with the fancy swoosh top crust — a go, and at least with this one, the pattern turned out pretty neat. Pleased with the result.
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Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Apple Pecan Crumble Bars

Do you like apple crumble? How about pecan pie? Always on the go and eating stuff “out of hand” instead of with a plate and fork? Then these Apple Pecan Crumble Bars are the thing for you! Cookie-sized crumble bars with apple fruit preserves and chopped pecans. It’s all of you autumn snacking needs rolled into one! Continue Reading

Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Gravenstein Apple Turnovers

Breakfast on the go with these *handy* Gravenstein Apple Turnovers. OK, they don’t have to be Gravenstein Apples, any baking apple will do, but I went apple pickin’ recently and picked this type. Convenient breakfast if you’re headed out of the house (not that I personally do that much these days, but you know… if real life were actually real life these days). Very easy and straight forward as it uses store-bought puff pastry.
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Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Cardamom-spiced Italian Plum Cake

It wouldn’t be autumn in my world without plum cake. Pflaumenkuchen, Zwetschgenkuchen, Zwetschgendatschi … whatever you want to call it, it’s a very common autumn dessert or snack to coffee-time in southern Germany. This time, I made one a little different, with the addition of cardamom. I love cardamom too and the combination with the tart italian plums is fantastic.
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