sourdough pumpkin cake with chocolate swirl

a cinnamon roll

meets pumpkin spice latte and

hint of sourdough

source, 10 servings, 340 calories

swirl: 1/2 c brown sugar+1/4 c chopped nuts+1 t cinnamon+1/4 c chocolate chips+1 T vegan sour cream; batter: 1 c wheat chef, 1.5 c flour, 1 t cinnamon, 1 t kosher salt, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1 c minus 1 T vegan sour cream, 1/2 c pumpkin

mix batter, pour half into parchment-lined loaf pan, add half of swirl, add rest of batter, then swirl, 350 F, 80 minutes

fennel & flax springerle

slight shimmer of ice

on the pond could almost be

a gust of fall wind

45 servings, 50 calories

1/4 c ground flax+2 T fennel seeds+1 c apple juice+1 (4-oz size) container gerber bananas, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 8 packets stevia, 1/4 c olive oil, 3 c white whole wheat flour

rest flax mixture 10 minutes, knead in rest, roll out with springerle rolling pin on silpat-covered stone, 325 F, 20 minutes, cool & slice

cocoa springerle

summer’s new chickens

waking up to snow-covered

land for the first time

45 servings, 50 calories

1 c apple juice, 1 (4-oz size) container gerber bananas, 1/4 c namaste egg replacer, 1 t kosher salt, 1 t cinnamon, 6 packets stevia, 1 c cocoa, 2 c white whole wheat flour, 1/4 c olive oil

cream 1st 3, beat in rest, drizzling water if needed; roll out with springerle rolling pin on silpat-covered stone; 325 F, 20 minutes; cool & slice

raspberry chocolate chip sourdough scones

blue jays not seen since

last spring empty the feeder

in one afternoon

12 servings, 375 calories

1 c wheat chef, 1 stick room temperature vegan butter, 2 c thawed frozen raspberries & liquid, 4 c white whole wheat flour, 1 t kosher salt, 1 c mini chocolate chips, 1/2 c maple syrup

chop together with pastry cutter, rest 20 minutes, form ball, make balls on silpat-covered stone, rest 30 minutes, 425 F, 20 minutes

sourdough pumpkin cookies

walking in the woods

rocks & sticks hiding under

the dry crispy leaves

source, 30 servings, 165 calories

1 can pumpkin, 1/2 c wheat chef, 1 stick soft vegan butter, 8 oz vegan cream cheese, 1 t soda, 1 t sea salt, 1 t vanilla, 2 t cinnamon, 1 t nutmeg, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1 bag vegan chocolate chips, 2.5 c white whole wheat flour

mix, use silpat, 350 F, 18 minutes

spiced banana & chia bars

autumn spices don’t

just have to apply to things

made out of pumpkin

16 servings, 175 calories

4 c frozen sliced bananas, 1/2 c chia seeds, 1 bag lily’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips, 2 T pumpkin spice, 1 t kosher salt, 1 T vanilla, 1 t soda, juice of 1 lemon, 1.5 c white whole wheat flour, 1.5 c mooala unsweetened vanilla almond milk

mix, bake in parchment-lined 9×13 pan, 400 F, 45 minutes

sourdough pretzels with chocolate chunks

counting the new points

on the bucks that have grown up

over the summer

previous version, 12 servings, 270 calories

1/2 c wheat chef, pinch yeast, pinch sea salt, 3/4 c elmhurst milked hazelnuts, 2 T namaste egg replacer, 1 stick soft vegan butter, 2 T sugar; 6 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2.5 c flour, 1 T maple syrup

mix all but syrup, rest, covered, 1 hour, fold 8x; chill, covered, 20 hours; rest, covered 5 hours; form pretzels, brush with syrup, sprinkle with more sea salt, rest 30 minutes; bake on silpat-covered stones, 350 F, 30 minutes