Favorite Recipes for Fall Baking

I don't think I'm alone here: when the weather cools down, it's finally it's time to fire up the oven! For so many of us, fall is the favorite time of year for baking. Here are some of my favorite fall recipes, sweet, for sure, but also savory and many featuring our favorite fall flavors like apple and pumpkin.

Sweet & Savory Baking Ideas, Especially for Autumn. Favorite Fall Ingredients Like Apples and Pumpkin. Quick Breads. Cookies. Muffins. Yeast Breads. Corn Bread. Celebration Breads.

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Autumn's Time Change

Love it or hate it, many of us live with the time change, when we "fall back" an hour, more light in the mornings, early dark in the evenings.

But the "baking time change" is one to anticipate and embrace! It's the onset of Fall Baking.

When does the Fall Baking time change occur? Well, there's no set time, no calendar reminder. It just kinda happens ... some times it creeps in quietly, other times, smack, you get up one Saturday morning knowing that the time has arrived.

Best be prepared! Put some butter in the freezer, refresh your flour supply (especially if you haven't baked over the summer), stock up on sugar and molasses and chocolate chips and spices and ...

What're you baking this year? Fire up the oven and let me know, leave a note in the comments!

Happy baking, all!
~ Alanna

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Apples!
Pumpkin! Pumpkin Pies Too!
Home-Baked Cookies Wake Up to Warm Muffins
Quick 'n' Easy Quick Breads Special-for-Fall Cornbreads
A Loaf of (Homemade Whole-Grain) Bread, A Jug of Wine and Thou
Craving Cranberries?

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Apples! Worthy of Celebration!

• THE RECIPE Extra-Crispy Apple Crisp My very own "perfect" recipe, barely sweet apples firm and tart, topped with an extra-crispy topping, thanks to a secret ingredient. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Cranberry Apple Crisp A wintry take on fall's favorite, my signature dessert during cold weather. (PIN This)

• THE RECIPE Estonian Apple (or Pear!) Cake A wordly, neighborly cake.
• ANOTHER TAKE Apple Pudding Cake with Cinnamon Butter Sauce My sister's simple, rustic apple cake.

• THE RECIPE American Apple Pie Savor every single tender, flaky apple bite. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Apple-Butter Pumpkin Pie Naturally sweetened apple butter and pumpkin purée in an easy press-in graham cracker crust.

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~ My Favorite Apple Recipes (PIN This) ~

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Tis Pumpkin Season!

• THE RECIPE Baked Pumpkin Donuts & Donut Holes Cake donuts warm with spices, coated with buttery sugar. A really special fall treat.
• ANOTHER TAKE Pumpkin Pancakes Light and fluffy, spiked with pumpkin spices.

• THE RECIPE Autumn Pumpkin Bread My forever recipe, forever and ever. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Pumpkin Bread Pudding Lighter than most recipes, still indulgent.

• THE RECIPE Pumpkin Bars Quick and easy, filled with fall spices. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Pumpkin Fruitcake Tender and rich with puréed pumpkin, warm spices, dried fruit, fruity liqueur.

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~ Favorite Pumpkin Recipes ~

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So Many Sweet Pumpkin Pies

• THE RECIPE No-Bake Pumpkin Cream Pie Part pumpkin pie, part cheesecake, totally simple.
• ANOTHER TAKE Sweet Potato-Chocolate Swirl Pie A spectacular sweet potato pie, an earthy mix of roasted sweet potatoes and chocolate.

• THE RECIPE Mini Pumpkin Pies Baked in mini Mason jars and ramekins, all filling, no crusts! (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars So pretty on a plate!

• THE RECIPE Honey Pumpkin Pie Sweetened with honey, not processed sugar. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE No-Bake Pumpkin Cream Pie Part pie, part cheesecake in a gingersnap crust.

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Home-Baked Cookies

• THE RECIPE Molasses Cookies An old-fashioned favorite. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Big Fat Chewy Molasses Cookies Mix & bake in one hour! (PIN This)

• THE RECIPE Snickers Cookies on Sticks (or NOT) Peanut butter cookie dough wrapped around mini Snickers bars. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Perfect M&M Cookies First grabbed, first to disappear. Use autumn-colored or Halloween M&Ms!

• THE RECIPE Cut-Out Spice Cookies My all-time year-round favorite cut-out cookie dough recipe. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE No-Chill Cutout Sugar Cookies Just mix and roll, no need to wait. (PIN This)

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~ cookie recipes ~
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Wake Up to Warm Muffins

• THE RECIPE Perfect Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins So healthy! So adaptable! Stays fresh for days too. (PIN This)
• SIP ALONGSIDE Pumpkin Spice Lattes Fall's favorite coffee drink, made at home with real ingredients including my very own DIY pumpkin pie spice. (PIN This)

• THE RECIPE Cornmeal Muffins with Apple Studded, garnished with fresh apple.
• ANOTHER TAKE Savory Cornbread Muffins Cornmeal muffins spiked with chili powder, a little jalapeño and red pepper. (PIN This)

• THE RECIPE Make-Ahead Bran Muffin Batter Mix now, bake later in small batches including a single mug in the microwave. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Hearty Heart-Loving Muffins Moist and flavorful with all the traditional Morning Glory goodies.

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Quick 'n' Easy Quick Breads

• THE RECIPE Spiced Honey Cake Sweetened with honey, warm with fall- and cold-weather spices.
• ANOTHER TAKE Quick Brown Bread An old-fashioned molasses bread with nuts and dried fruit, no egg, no added fat, no yeast. (PIN This)

• THE RECIPE Zucchini Bread with Pumpkin A season-crossing quick bread with a healthy makeover.
• ANOTHER TAKE Zucchini Bread with Carrot & Candied Ginger A classic quick bread, streaked with carrot and studded with candied ginger. (PIN This)

• THE RECIPE Shhh Banana Bread Delicious, low-fat banana bread. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Black Walnut Bread A loaf of quick bread, bright with lemon and smoky with black walnuts.

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Special for Fall: Cornbread

• THE RECIPE Pumpkin Corn Bread Who's got a cup of leftover pumpkin purée?
• ANOTHER TAKE Sweet Potato Cornbread Golden color + naturally gluten-free = a total winner.

• THE RECIPE Sweet Potato Cornbread Golden color + naturally gluten-free = a total winner.
• ANOTHER TAKE Sweet Cornbread Moist & tender, a total treat.

• THE RECIPE Skillet Cornbread My first and still-favorite cornbread, stays moist for days. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Southern Corn Bread Plus six tips for perfect cornbread, your recipe, my recipe, any recipe. (PIN This)

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~ Chillin': Favorite Chili, Chowder & Cornbread Recipes (PIN This) ~

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A Loaf of (Homemade Whole-Grain) Bread, A Jug of Wine and Thou

• THE RECIPE Swedish Rye Bread Slightly sweet, densely delicious. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Grilled Flatbread Rye flour, fresh herbs. Great flavor, great texture!

• THE RECIPE Best-Ever Oatmeal Bread Hearty and substantial, slightly sweetened with molasses. A family favorite! (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Our Daily Bread: My Easy Everyday Bread Recipe An easy, European-style bread I make every few days.

• THE RECIPE DIY Herb Blend for Homemade Herb Bread The twelve herbs I use for herb bread.
• MORE HERBS & SPICES DIY Spice Blends & Homemade Seasonings Made to order, mixed to taste. (PIN This)

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Celebration Breads: Just for Fall

• THE RECIPE Pan de Muerto (Bread for Day of the Dead) The traditional bread from Latin America to communicate with loved ones who have passed on. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Armenian Easter Bread The buttery sweet bread called choereg or choreg.

• THE RECIPE Homemade Butterhorns (Thanksgiving Crescent Rolls) My grandmother's recipe, rolled in the traditional cornucopia shape. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Homemade Yeast Rolls My mom's soft, golden "ice cream pail" buns.

• THE RECIPE Cranberry Walnut Bread Special for the holidays, a barely sweet yeast bread studded with dried cranberries and toasted walnuts. (PIN This)
• ANOTHER TAKE Christmas Banana Bread My favorite banana bread, all dressed up for Christmas.

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Craving Cranberries? Me Too!

• THE RECIPE Fresh Cranberry Bars A chewy almost-blondie molasses and spice bar with bursts of juicy cranberry, topped with a scattering of sugar "snow".
• ANOTHER TAKE Fresh Cranberry Drop Cookies Cookie bites bright with fresh cranberry, sweet orange and toasty pecans.

• THE RECIPE Fresh Cranberry Cake Best made a day ahead.
• ANOTHER TAKE Cranberry Pudding English-style pudding cake with butter sauce. (PIN This)

• THE RECIPE Cranberry Linzer Tart An impressive European fruit tart, made easy with an almond press-in crust.
• ANOTHER TAKE Easy-Easy Jam Tart An amazing tart in just 15 minutes!

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