It’s been a rough week for a lot of people. That’s maybe an understatement. I guess that it goes along with it being the worst year of my life, so I almost expected this. But, in my attempt to be ever optimistic, I know there is one thing that I can do, and that is bake and baking makes me happy. In the midst of cookie madness, here I am baking crumble bars.
It’s been a banner year for peaches in Massachusetts. That isn’t always the case — was it last year that the entire crop was lost due to a hard frost right as the blooms were coming out? While I went to the orchard for apple picking, in the store they had all these beautiful yellow peaches, so I decided to buy some and have a few things planned. First off these Bourbon Vanilla Peach Cobbler Bars. Simply delicious. I think the bourbon and vanilla pair nicely to give it a little bit extra too.
I went apple picking yesterday and of course that means it is the season for Apple Cider Donuts, so I was inspired to make a slightly healthier version of said doughnut in muffin form (so baked not fried). They do have that special cider donut taste though, so overall a big success. Warning though, if you make this recipe, if feeds a crowd — it’s enough batter for 18 standard sized muffins, so come hungry or be able to pass them out to friends and neighbors.
