Bake from Scratch

This time of year is more than just leaves changing colors, pumpkin spice lattes, and breaking out your cozy sweaters. There’s something about fall that has bakers running to their ovens, and here at Bake from Scratch, we are no different. By the tim

Apple Butter Sandwich Cookies 62 Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars 60 Cream Cheese Rugelach 26 Vanilla Chai Spice Crinkle Cookies 14 All-Butter Piecrust 62 Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust 70 Yeasted Rough Puff Pastry 39 Apple-Cheddar-Sage Biscuits 89 Apple C

During her summer vacation to Hawai'i, Bake from Scratch Editorial Director Nancy Meeks ate mai"a (banana) bread most every day. Apple bananas, which are a smaller, sweeter, and creamier variety of banana than what’s found in grocery stores on the ma

Tell us about your family’s market. HE: My parents opened the farmstand in the ’80s, and I grew up at the farm. I was always heavily involved in what we were doing at the farm. I loved the way that I grew up, whether it was being on the farm, being o

Whether cut into flour for scones or piecrust, laminated into dough for puff pastry, creamed with sugar for cakes and cookies, or simply brushed onto a bread loaf warm from the oven, butter just can’t be beat. But with so many options available, it c

One of my fondest memories of my grandmother was baking cookies every fall. We made at least 15 different varieties of cookies, and as she made them, we would divide them into small tins on her living room table. These tins would be hand-delivered to

Gesine Bullock-Prado’s passion for pastries began early in life. She was born in Washington, DC, but she traveled with her mother, a German opera singer, in Europe at a young age. “I think when you grow up in Germany and Austria around some of the be

Makes 2 (15-inch) Danish Our buttery pastry gets layered with a rich cream cheese spread and a deep red berry jam and drizzled with a sweet orange glaze, creating a delectable fruit-filled treat. These are best served the day they’re made, but we dou

This bronzed, wispy-textured yeast bread is a symbolic centerpiece for Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) and High Holy Days, including Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The dough is beautifully soft and smooth, making it an ideal candidate for braiding.

On that first cool, crisp, delicious autumn morning when summer seems to give way to fall seemingly overnight, I can find few things that encompass the season like an apple. The beloved autumn gems gleam in hues of gold, pale and vibrant greens, blus

Makes about 15 cream puffs A velvety cream layers the center of these pastries alongside a festive apple filling. Baked to golden perfection, these handheld dreams are the ideal shareable treat! ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, cubed½ cup (120 gram

Makes 1 (9-inch) pie A spice-tinged buttery crumble is not only the crowning glory on top of a towering display of sliced fruit but also doubles as the press-in piecrust. 2¼ cups (281 grams) plus ⅓ cup (42 grams) all-purpose flour, divided1¼ cups (25

Makes 1 (9-inch) cake A warmly spiced citrus frosting coats the enchanting layers of this rich and nutty cake created with browned butter. Surprisingly easy to make, this might be your new fall favorite! 1½ cups (340 grams) unsalted butter, softened3

The line of butter on top of the batter helps create the signature domed rise and lengthwise crack in the top of a quick bread loaf—not mention a little extra flavor! Makes 1 (8½x4½-inch) loaf A crunchy sprinkle of cinnamon sugar simply but elegantly

As we wind through row after row of flowering trees in a pecan orchard just south of Albany, Georgia, Francis Putney “Putt” Wetherbee III—whose namesake is philanthropist and planter Francis Flagg Putney—proceeds to shimmy his truck up next to a bran

There is very little that compares with the glory that is sticky toffee pudding. In the UK, in addition to meaning a cooked custard, “pudding” is used informally to mean a sweet dish that’s traditionally boiled or steamed, and it can also mean simply

Makes 1 (6-inch) roll Everyone needs a go-to sweet roll recipe, and this easy-to-bake treat is ready to eat in no time. Golden brown and packed with warm, rich spices, this decadent roll is perfect eaten alone or shared with a friend! 1½ cups (188 gr

Makes about 40 doughnut holes These easy-peasy doughnut holes are pure magic and as perfect for a cozy fall breakfast as they are served at a dinner party as a retro dessert of sorts. A simple muffin-like batter is flavored with pumpkin purée and war