Coffee Chocolate Cinnamon Pecan Pie

I'll let everyone get over the mouthful of this pie name before we begin.... Ok we're back. I adapted this recipe from the Magpie book (a beautiful book with SO MANY DIFFERENT PIES) after seeing it and instantly saying "I need to make this" and I'm so glad I did. It sounds weird, but I … Continue reading Coffee Chocolate Cinnamon Pecan Pie

Cinnamon Buns with Cream Cheese Icing

For the past couple of weekends I'd been thinking about making morning buns, but I didn't have enough time in the morning to wait for the rise, etc. It's a darn good thing I did this weekend because the result was the most glorious cinnamon buns I've ever made. My Grandma and I have been … Continue reading Cinnamon Buns with Cream Cheese Icing

Apple Galette

I've already professed my love for galettes in a previous post, but I must reiterate how simply they come together and how delicious they are! If you have pie dough ready in your freezer, it's even better. Also, for those of you vowing to cut down on sweets as your New Year's Resolution, galettes are lighter than … Continue reading Apple Galette

Cinnamon Buns

One of the first more "complex" things I learned to bake was cinnamon buns with my Grandma. Once a year we spend the day making a big batch that the rest of the family fights over, and every year we tweak the recipe a bit based on notes from the previous year (I did here … Continue reading Cinnamon Buns