apple dutch baby

bake the apples with

butter, brown sugar, syrup

until caramelized

6 servings

3 apples, sliced thin; 3 T butter, 2 T brown sugar, 2 T maple syrup, 3 eggs, 1/2 c buttermilk, 1/2 c flour, 1 T sugar, 1/2 t cinnamon, pinch salt, 1 t vanilla

bake apples, butter, brown sugar, syrup in a cast-iron pan, stirring, 425 F, 15 minutes or until caramelized; whisk rest, add to apples, bake 15 minutes

pumpkin biscotti

contains a full can

of pumpkin like all pumpkin

recipes should do

previous version, 24 servings, 160 calories

1/2 c date syrup, 1 can pumpkin, 1 T vanilla, 1/4 c olive oil, 6 c white whole wheat flour, 2 T powder, 1 t salt, 2 T pumpkin pie spice, 1/2 c lilly’s stevia-sweetened chocolate chips

knead to form crumbly dough, bake 2 logs on silpat, 350 F, 30 minutes, slice, bake 20 minutes

cider donuts

after baking they

will soak up melted butter

and taste just like fried

source, 12 servings, 295 calories

1 3/4 c flour, 1 1/4 t powder, 1 t salt, 2 t cinnamon, 1 t nutmeg, 2 sticks earth balance buttery sticks, room temperature; 3/4 c brown sugar, 3/4 c sugar, 2 namaste egg replacer eggs, 1 t vanilla, 1/2 c cider

cream 10 T butter, brown sugar, 1/4 c white sugar; beat in rest except remaining butter, sugar, 1 t cinnamon; use silpat, 350 F, 25 minutes or until firm, stand 5 minutes, remove; top with rest, melting butter

plum cake

any kind of plums,

even those that aren’t so ripe

will work in this cake

source

3/4 c sugar, 1 stick butter, soft; 1 c flour, pinch salt, 2 eggs, plum halves to cover top, toppings: sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon

cream butter, sugar, beat in rest except plums; pour in buttered pie dish, place plums skin up, add toppings; 350 F, 1 hour

fig cake

when the deer flies start

to wane it’s time to look for

figs in the aisles

source

4 T melted butter, 1/2 c almond flour, 1/4 c sugar, 1/4 c flour, 1/2 t powder, pinch cinnamon, pinch salt, 3 eggs, 2 T honey, 12 figs, halved

mix all but figs, pour in buttered pan, arrange figs, sprinkle with more sugar, 375 F, 30 minutes or until bottom is set

lemon bars

the meadow goes to

seed and suddenly the bird

feeder is empty

source, 12 servings

crust: 1 1/4 c flour, 1/4 c sugar, 3 T powdered sugar, 1 t lemon zest, 1/4 t sea salt, 10 T cold butter; filling: zest & juice of 5 lemons, 1.5 c sugar, 2 eggs + 3 yolks, 1.5 t cornstarch, pinch sea salt, 4 T butter, 1/4 c olive oil; toppings: flaky salt, powdered sugar

crust: chop together, bake on parchment in a 9×9 pan, 325 F, 30 minutes; filling: boil juice, eggs, sugar, cornstarch, salt 30 seconds or just until thickening; remove from heat, add rest; pour on crust, bake 10 minutes or until just set, chill, slice, add toppings

black & white cookies

black & white cookies

baked minutes before eating

not in plastic wrap

source, 12 servings

cookies: 2 c flour, 1 t powder, 1/2 t salt, 1/4 t soda, 1/3 c whole milk yogurt, 1/3 c whole milk, 2 t vanilla, 1 t lemon peel, 1/2 t almond extract, 1 stick butter, room temperature; 3/4 c + 2 T sugar, 2 eggs; glaze: 2.5 c powdered sugar, 3 T hot water, 1.5 T light corn syrup, 1 t vanilla, pinch salt, 2.5 oz unsweetened melted chocolate + 2.5 T cocoa

cookies: cream butter, sugar; beat in rest; bake on silpat, 375 F, 8-10 minutes, cool; glaze: mix all but chocolate, adding water slowly, frost half of each cookie, add chocolate to remaining glaze, frost other halves

saffron pear cake

vegetarians

wonder why the kitchen smells

a little gamey

previous version

1.5 c white whole wheat flour, 1/2 c almond flour, 2 t powder, 3/4 c full-fat unsweetened cashew milk, warm + pinch saffron; 1/2 t kosher salt, 1/2 c olive oil, 2/3 c maple syrup, 2 t vanilla, 2 cans pears, drained; glaze: 1 T olive oil + 2 T maple syrup

mix batter, pour over pears in oiled skillet, 325 F, 55 minutes, turn out & glaze