The Magical Mini Guide to Cozy Weekends
The Magical Mini Guide to Cozy Weekends
Whether you're in the mood for some soup-simmering, leaf-peeping, or nothing at all, your dream weekend awaits...
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Kelli H.
October 27, 2014
first i go to the farmer's market and get the crispiest, tartest apples i can find.
i find myself in the kitchen and i just cannot decide....apple hand pies for sure, but what flavors to choose. i love making salted butter caramel sauce, for caramel apple hand pies....or a chai spice blend with black tea and ginger and cloves and lots of other warming spices....or toasted walnuts and fresh cranberries....or with quince, also from the farmer's market...then there is cheddar cheese, in the crust and in with the apples...or keep it simple, some vanilla sugar and apples, it's really all you need.
but the choices, oh the choices are so many and all so yummy
but for sure, apple hand pies...make them big, make them mini...
but you know i do love a good tart tatin, my cast iron skillet may be calling...can i do a tatin hand pie... time to play in the kitchen!!!!!
i find myself in the kitchen and i just cannot decide....apple hand pies for sure, but what flavors to choose. i love making salted butter caramel sauce, for caramel apple hand pies....or a chai spice blend with black tea and ginger and cloves and lots of other warming spices....or toasted walnuts and fresh cranberries....or with quince, also from the farmer's market...then there is cheddar cheese, in the crust and in with the apples...or keep it simple, some vanilla sugar and apples, it's really all you need.
but the choices, oh the choices are so many and all so yummy
but for sure, apple hand pies...make them big, make them mini...
but you know i do love a good tart tatin, my cast iron skillet may be calling...can i do a tatin hand pie... time to play in the kitchen!!!!!
robinorig
October 26, 2014
Made an Apple and pear cake with candied ginger and brown butter. So good! And love to layer in apples and saigon cinnamon into my coffee cakes with crumble topping. And have used apple cider in some glazes. I always look forward to this time of year with all of the great varieties to choose from!
Tracey B.
October 25, 2014
Simple and elegant...baked apples in puff pastry with a glaze on top. Who doesn't love warm apples in the fall?
Mukta V.
October 25, 2014
Apple cake fromDorie Greenspans book 'my home to yours' - soft and luscious
aacers
October 24, 2014
I'm going to try my hand at tarte tatin. Oh, and apples and cheddar for snacks.
Audrey S.
October 24, 2014
In my house, a seasonal bag of apples is always handy for eating raw or for any recipe -- from Mulligatawny soup and Apple pie, to a quick compote with ice cream or thinly sliced and added to a peanut butter sandwich. For nutrition, flavor, versatility and price -- I don't think there's anything better!
cgilsbach
October 24, 2014
Applesauce, apple pie, apple oatmeal, apple crisp. That is if I can get any before the munchkins in the house eat them all!
Liz L.
October 24, 2014
I am baking my apples in pies! I'm also roasting them with thyme and butter to go with pork chops. Delicious!
BurgeoningBaker
October 24, 2014
Marie's French Apple Cake. I can't recall where I got the recipe as it is on print out someone gave to me. We are also using apples to bake into the cavities of acorn squash that will also have some chicken and nuts. I have to admit I want to make traditional baked apples with the spices in the middle but most of the time we are eating them out of hand or cutting them up to give to our little one. I may put one in to a honey and apple challah or maybe puree it in some fashion and make a cinnamon and apple babka.
Erin S.
October 24, 2014
Chopped with onions and herbs, sauteed and stuffed into pork and chicken. For dessert, apple dumplings or apple crisps with cranberries are my favorite and for gifts, homemade apple butter. :)
Christine
October 24, 2014
I made a salted caramel apple crumble tart using one of your apple pie recipes as a base! Also, looove apple muffins, apple cider anything, apple crisp, apple dutch babies... they really shine this season :) i love dorie, she's like our modern day Julia Child! :)
summersavory
October 24, 2014
I'm still mostly in the eating-them-raw phase where the first fall apples are so good that I can't bear to do anything to them, but I did make an apple bundt cake a few weeks ago for a friend's birthday.
pretty_pathetic
October 24, 2014
Maybe it doesn't count as baking, but I'm making applesauce. I absolutely love applesauce.
Katey501
October 24, 2014
Every Fall I make what I grew up knowing as Jewish Apple Cake, an apple loaf cake that makes me think of the season changes in Pennsylvania (where I grew up), even though I'm in L.A. now.
Jenny
October 24, 2014
Together as a family we make apple butter. I also make Dorie Greenspan's Apple Cake...it's delicious!
Stephanie
October 23, 2014
Split them, core them, bake them in a shallow dish with a little water. Then I purée them and freeze them into 1 oz cubes and feed them to my 7 month old :)
Christina
October 23, 2014
Normal apple pie with lattice filling BUT I make a caramel sauce and pour that over the top...great for a nice golden top
Laura K.
October 23, 2014
Apples in pies, although this tart is so lively and enticing. And I think I am going to make an apple crisp for dessert at a large gathering this weekend. Ummmm, apples in fall...
Stephanie M.
October 23, 2014
I love making inside-out apple pies: scoop out the core, fill it with brown sugar and nuts, and then lay the dough right over the top. No pie pan means baking with apples college-student style!
Cate
October 23, 2014
I'll be baking my apples into a Dutch apple pie with sour cream custard. It's become my family's favorite for Thanksgiving!
Jessica O.
October 23, 2014
Crock pot apple butter spiced with star anise, ginger and cinnamon. Apple crumb bars from petebakes are yummers, too.
Chelsea K.
October 23, 2014
I love Marie-Hélène's Apple Cake from Dorie's "Around My French Table". I make mine with bourbon instead of rum. It's a nice way to use a variety of apples for different textures.
Catherine
October 23, 2014
On deck I am planning a matchmaking between the pastry of Alice Waters' simple apple tart, and Deb Perelman's salted butter caramel (from her caramel apple tart on puff pastry). More heft.
Also, for my job/myself, I developed a recipe for Apple Upside-Down Honey Cake for Rosh Hashanah, complete with honey caramel goodness for the upside down bit, and pomegranate seeds and a yoghurty whipped cream for serving. It was kind of ridiculous.
Also, for my job/myself, I developed a recipe for Apple Upside-Down Honey Cake for Rosh Hashanah, complete with honey caramel goodness for the upside down bit, and pomegranate seeds and a yoghurty whipped cream for serving. It was kind of ridiculous.
lpenney14
October 22, 2014
My first apple dish this year was apple brioche. I followed it up with prickly pear and apple galette. Now, I'm eyeing savory options - but this apple tarte flambee sounds delicious!
AdeleK
October 22, 2014
Caramelized Apple Pie most likely but maybe Dorie's Apple Cake. Depends on the apples I find at the market.
Meagan
October 22, 2014
Marie Helene's apple cake is an all time favorite here. Also brie and apple tart sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg. I've made both of these in the past week.
Shelley
October 22, 2014
My son LOVES the Apple Cake from Judy Rosenberg's book. I've already made it twice this fall!
EmFraiche
October 22, 2014
I just made the heavenly apple cake recipe from Food52 and it was wonderful! Have also made a few apple pies including "personal pan" applie pies in mini cast iron pans. =)
Terry M.
October 22, 2014
Actually, not to suck up, but there are two apple cakes I make every fall--Smitten Kitchen's Russian apple cake and the apple cake from Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table. They are both more apple than cake and absolutely delicious.
Natash M.
October 22, 2014
I love baked apples stuffed with cinnamon granola, nuts and maple syrup. Such a tasty fall treat! Especially when it's topped with ice cream (sometimes :))
bluelizzy
October 22, 2014
As a Alsatian, I will have to try this version of Tarte Flambee.
Apple pie bars with salted caramel, Jewish apple cake, Apple crumb pie.
Apple pie bars with salted caramel, Jewish apple cake, Apple crumb pie.
Melissa
October 22, 2014
I was just in Strasbourg this summer and fell in love with these! I've been trying to find a good recipe to use as a jumping off point for making my own - this is perfect. Thanks for posting!
lpaulk
October 22, 2014
Carmelized onion and sautéed apple tarts creme fraiche, w/bluecheese and walnuts.
JudyH
October 22, 2014
Free form apple tart and an apple chocolate spice cake that my mother used to make.
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