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My Favorite Autumn Bakes

October 16, 2014 by Joy the Baker 26 Comments

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It’s about time we get down to it, wouldn’t you say?  Time to roast all of the vegetables, carve all of the pumpkins, peel all of the apples, and eat all of the mac and cheese.  It’s Autumn and we have every right to apple our doughnuts and put chicken in our pot pies.  Here are a few of my very favorite Autumn recipes… full of all sorts of comfort and joy.

•  My Dad’s Perfect Sweet Potato Pie is hands-down my favorite treat to bake during the chilly Autumn months.  And when I say ‘perfect’ I mean ‘without a single flaw’, and when I say ‘favorite’ I mean ‘heeck yes it’s the best thing in the world’… just so we’re clear.

•  This recipe for Morning Glory Oats is so warm and satisfying.  Finely shredded carrots, sweet currants, and steel-cut oats.  Who knew carrots belonged in a warm bowl of breakfast?  Think of this is carrot cake in a bowl with oats.  This recipe is from the book Whole Grain Mornings; an excellent book for Autumn.

•  Excuse me while I dip ALL of the things in chocolate and sprinkle ALL of the things with crumbled gingersnap cookies.  BRB:  Gingerbread Spiced Marshmallows

•  What would you say to waffles made out of leftover mashed potatoes, cheese, and chives?  If you’re a friend of mine you’d say YEA BOO LET’S DO!  Mashed Potato Cheddar and Chive Waffles

•  This Salty Honey Pie hits my sweet tooth and my salt tooth.  I love the deeply golden color and flavor of this pie.  Recipe from the ever-present Four and Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book.

•  Scones for days!  These Pumpkin Pecan Scones with Brown Butter Glaze are tender and cake.  Perfect with one, two, three, four cups of coffee.  These scones are so moist from the pumpkin that they’re even delicious reheated several days after baking!

•   You know I support a baked doughnut.  It’s just cake shaped in a conveniently petit ring!  These Apple Cinnamon Baked Doughnuts have fresh shredded apples and warm cinnamon all up in the batter.  Perfect for Autumn weekend breakfast.  Perfect for being generally awesome.

•  Mac and Cheese with Minty Peas should be a  food group onto itself.  Why are we even fighting this?

•  Do you need convincing in order to take the time to make a  Double Crust Chicken Pot Pie from scratch?  It’s time consuming, yes… but truly such an indulgence.  Beyond!

I hope you have some quality kitchen times this weekend.  Big love from my hungry belly to yours!

xo

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  1. Zee

    November 10, 2014 at 7:31 pm

    loved it! can’t wait to try :D

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  2. The Queen of Dreaming

    October 31, 2014 at 11:56 am

    This is why I love fall!

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  3. Leah

    October 22, 2014 at 9:53 am

    Great post! Your dad’s Sweet Potato Pie looks divine along with those Apple Cinnamon Doughnuts!

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  4. Phillip || SouthernFATTY.com

    October 21, 2014 at 11:39 am

    Fall has to, without a doubt, be the best baking time of the year! So much warmth and love in it!

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  5. Karen Oliver

    October 21, 2014 at 6:39 am

    Everything looks amazing as usual. I just received your new book and I LOVE it! Really great pictures and wonderful recipes. I can’t wait to get into the kitchen and start using it.

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  6. Natalie - Paper and Birch

    October 20, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    Oh my, those dipped marshmallows look ridiculously good!

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  7. Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner

    October 20, 2014 at 7:01 am

    Autumn baking is my favorite! Definitely need to make that sweet potato pie. :)

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  8. Becky

    October 20, 2014 at 4:43 am

    oh the powers of joy! I was reading this at 9pm on a Sunday evening and you somehow convinced me to make chicken pot pie, I must have been up for a challenge. Anyway I wanted to let you know because I had fun, I have never made a savoury pie before and it tastes awesome xo

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  9. romysfairytale

    October 19, 2014 at 6:52 am

    I should bake more… I really should. Thank you for reminding me! Lovely blogpost and photo’s as always. xxx

    https://romysfairytale.wordpress.com/

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  10. Astrid De Clercq

    October 18, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    Oh my god, that looks so delicious!

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  11. Liz @ Floating Kitchen

    October 18, 2014 at 5:08 am

    Oh boy. Looks like a lot of good weekend projects right here! Great round-up, Joy. Fall baking is my favorite!

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