Category: Desserts
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Apple Bread Recipe
My mom shared a really good recipe for apple cake a few years ago and I make it regularly. We have 3 apple trees in the yard (lost one this year!) so have plenty of apples in fall and winter. I saw this recipe for Apple Bread in the Penzey‘s catalog and thought I’d give…
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Lemon Squares Recipe
My lemon trees are in overdrive mode these days! And my girl’s packing lunch so I figured these would provide a great dessert. The recipe is from Mom’s Big Book of Baking.
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Apple Turnovers
Apple Turnover I made these the first time over 7 years ago. I remember the time because my youngest came home one day from school when she was in 2nd grade, a week or two after I made them for the first time, with apples from our own trees, and she announced that she had…
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Easy Dessert: Oranges and Vanilla
I’ve written before about sprinkling peeled and sliced oranges with a bit of cinnamon and sugar for an easy dessert. Last night I went a different route and sprinkled the orange slices with just a tad bit of sugar, because our oranges are extra tart this year, and then splashed a bit of vanilla extract…
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Microwave Brownies
I don’t use the microwave to actually cook much. I melt butter, heat milk, reheat leftovers, etc. But my girls found this microwave brownie recipe in Mom’s Big Book of Baking: 200 Simple, Foolproof Recipes for Delicious Family Treats to Get You Through Every Birthday Party, Class Picnic, Potluck, Bake Sale, Holiday, and No-School Day.…