Pumpkin Scones with Maple Glaze! 🧡 These are qu Pumpkin Scones with Maple Glaze! 🧡 These are quintessential Fall, with warm spices and pumpkin purée mixed into the dough. They bake up soft and tender, and go great with your morning cup of coffee.⁣ ⁣ Link to the RECIPE in my profile! ⁣ ⁣ ________________⁣ #pumpkinrecipe #bakingblog #bakingrecipe⁣ #scones
🍎 Apple Danish Braid! This recipe is based on t 🍎 Apple Danish Braid! This recipe is based on the Easy Danish Dough from my 1st book. The layers are perfectly flaky, and each bite rings out with apple wrapped in pure butter flavor, and a little tang from cream cheese. It’s perfect for September!⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Link to the RECIPE is in my profile. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ✨ The braid design was inspired by @zoebakes - she made a beautiful raspberry braid with her @breadin5 no knead dough. I saw it, and knew I had to try one with my Easy Danish Dough. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ______________⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #danishrecipe #appleseason #bakingblog
🎉 Today, Baking for the Holidays is officially 🎉 Today, Baking for the Holidays is officially out in the world + a *GIVEAWAY CLOSED! I want to express my thanks to all the support and love you have given me in regards to this book, but also to my books and recipes over the years. I’ve put a recipe from the new book, Streusel Coffee Cake, up on my site (and you can watch me make it on my stories!) and some notes about writing a cookbook during a pandemic. This recipe is one I’m most excited about and thought it would be a good way to celebrate today. Thank you, thank you. ❤️⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I’m also in awe that Baking for the Holidays is already out of stock at some retailers 😲, but will be shipping out again on Sept 23. Though you CAN find it right now in store at many local retailers though, so give your fave indie bookstore a ring (like @booklarder !), or check out @barnesandnoble online, or your local B+N (@bnminneapolis !) ⁣⁣ ❄️ With that, I’m GIVING AWAY 5 COPIES of Baking for the Holidays, that will be sent to winners right away! To ENTER:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 1. Follow me, @sarah_kieffer and @chroniclebooks⁣⁣ 2. Tag a baking friend, (or 10 😅) in the comments! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Giveaway ends Sunday 9/12/2021, 8pm CST, random winners will be chosen. ⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ____________⁣ ⁣ #bakingrecipes #bakingblog #cookbookclub #holidaybaking #bakingdessert #bakingcookies #chroniclebooks⁣
One of my favorite things about autumn is all the One of my favorite things about autumn is all the new cookbooks to look forward to; there are so many *amazing* books coming out this Fall/Winter. I highly recommend @foodieinnewyork ‘s new book, Life Is What You Bake It. It’s a gorgeous collection of recipes, photographs, and stories. I made the Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies today and they were delicious. Hop over to Vallery’s Instagram page and follow along if you don’t already, and please check out her book!
✨ A few days left to get 12 *BONUS* cookie and b ✨ A few days left to get 12 *BONUS* cookie and bar recipes when you PRE-ORDER my new cookbook, Baking for the Holidays! You’ll find treats like this Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark, Cranberry Orange Bars, Brownies with Mint Ice Cream, Red Velvet Sugar Cookies, and more.⁣ I created these exclusive recipes as a small gift to thank you for your support. It means so much! ❤️⁣ ⁣⁣ ➡️ Order now from the LINK in my profile, and you'll get access to this very special e-book with the 12 cookie + bars recipes for the holidays. ••(Offer ends September 6, 2021. If you already pre-ordered, you are still eligible to receive the e-book, send me a DM for details.)
✨ new recipe: {almost} No-Bake Cheesecake with R ✨ new recipe: {almost} No-Bake Cheesecake with Raspberry Jam Swirl! I’ve found this version to be a great substitute for the real deal, especially during the hot summer months when I want to keep my oven use at a minimum. ✨ Link to the RECIPE in my profile. You can use a combination of cream cheese and heavy cream, or @icelandicprovisions Skyr for the filling, the latter adding a bit of delicious tang. 💗
*news!*! It's no secret you love cookie recipes. S *news!*! It's no secret you love cookie recipes. So I created 10+ BRAND NEW COOKIE and BAR RECIPES, like these amazing Zebra Cookies, Red Velvet Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Sables, Pumpkin Meringue Bars, Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark, and more.... as a special gift to you WHEN YOU PRE-ORDER my new book, Baking for the Holidays! ⁣ ⁣ ⭐️ Order now from the LINK in my profile, and you'll get access to this very special e-book with 12 exclusive cookie + bar recipes for the holidays. ••(Offer ends September 6, 2021)
🌿 Chocolate Cake with Basil Buttercream! This f 🌿 Chocolate Cake with Basil Buttercream! This fragrant herb of summer pairs so naturally with chocolate, much like mint does, and I love the freshness it adds to the sweet buttercream. I know it might seem like an unusual flavor combination, but once you try it, I think you’ll know why I fell in love with it 18 years ago.⁣ ⁣ And if you have dahlias blooming, they make a lovely cake topper. 💗⁣ ⁣ Link to the RECIPE is in my profile. ⁣ ⁣ p.s. // You can also find Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes with Basil Buttercream in my Vanilla Bean Baking Book, and Chocolate Basil Brownies in my 100 Cookies cookbook.
🍦 No-Churn Raspberry Chip Ice Cream! My sister 🍦 No-Churn Raspberry Chip Ice Cream! My sister gave us two raspberry bushes when we moved into this house, years ago. Now, the bushes race up and down the fence we planted them next to, as if they own the place. We adore them, despite their wild tendencies, and every August, as the summer starts slipping away a bit too soon, I am comforted by the deep pinks and reds peeking out at every turn.⁣ ⁣ We cook them down and gently press out all their seeds, stirring the bright juice into cold cream, along with pieces of bittersweet chocolate. This is my favorite no-churn ice cream I’ve come up with, one that calls to mind lazy summer days and double scoop cones around the pool before the kids go back to school. ❤️⁣ ⁣ •• Link to the RECIPE is in my profile for you!
Soft, pillowy *mini donuts* rolled in sugar that y Soft, pillowy *mini donuts* rolled in sugar that you can make at home! When it’s state fair time, I always think of these. This *recipe* has a convenient overnight rise so you can fry them in the morning. ✨ Link to it is my profile!
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