Sticky Buns! They’re not something you can eat every day, but occasionally you have to find a justifiable reason to bake them. Having invited some guests for brunch on the patio last Sunday seemed reason enough for me. Growing up in the Pennsylvania Dutch area I was first introduced to sticky buns at an early…
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Cinnamon Buns
I haven’t made cinnamon buns in a very long time. When I was first married I will admit to thinking Pillsbury’s Poppin’ Fresh Cinnamon Rolls in that little tube sold from the freezer case at the grocery store were pretty darn good. After some years had gone by, and my baking skills advanced to a…
Cherry Pie
With the 4th of July just around the corner you might want to try this cherry pie from the July, 2007 issue of Bon Appetit. As the intro to the recipe states… Too tart to eat raw, sour cherries were born to be baked into a pie-this all-American version gets added sophistication from a gorgeously…
Blackberry Cobbler
pastry This Blackberry Cobbler which I made for dessert on Mother’s Day comes from the Food & Wine website. It originates from a housekeeper and southern cook who liked to refer to herself as a “butter cook" to signify her fondness for classic, old-style Southern recipes. The pastry is quickly made in a food processor,…
Banana Cream Tart
Banana cream pie has always been one of my favorite desserts. It simply oozes comfort between the satiny smooth banana filling and the light and airy sweet whipped cream. I was so excited when I found the recipe for the banana cream pie served at Bubby’s Pie Co. Restaurant in New York City. This restaurant …
PASTRY FOR DOUBLE CRUST PIE ( pastry for 2 double crust pies) This is the pie crust I have chosen to use with the Salted Caramel Apple Pie recipe on the following post. It came from a Spiced Apple Pie recipe I make that appeared in a Bon Appetit magazine from February, 1998. It is…
Four and Twenty Blackbirds Salted Caramel Apple Pie
My best friend’s birthday was this week. We’ve been friends for twenty-two years, going back to when we first moved into our new homes on the same street of a spanking new development. Although she and her family moved from Cleveland, and we moved from Chicago, we were each experiencing the same feelings of excitement,…