Notes about Recipes in this book

• Accordion biscuits

  • sayeater on April 30, 2022

    Sadly these were a fail for me. I thought I followed recipe exactly. I even weighed the flour instead of just measuring. They got an extra 5 min in freezer before baking as I was tidying up, but if anything that should have made them spread less. The biscuits spread like crazy, were very greasy, and didn't have great flavor. My instinct is that more flour was needed. Prob won't try to make again though- with all the butter, heavy cream and cream cheese these are just richer than I like my biscuits.

• Blackberry oatmeal cake

  • EmilyR on September 08, 2021

    Vanilla is not mentioned in the directions, so make sure you don't forget to add it. I used almond milk and blueberries. This isn't very sweet and has a "healthy" flavor.

• Raspberry coffee cake

  • ssouss on November 09, 2022

    such a simple yet impressive and flavorful cake!

• Banana pecan bread

  • Lepa on January 04, 2022

    This is a unique and delicious banana bread. The orange zest and spices give it a nice flavor that makes it a bit different. The texture is good, too. Mine took 60 minutes to bake.

  • sayeater on October 04, 2022

    Orange zest added a nice flavor change up from my usual banana bread. I used a fairly large loaf pan but it overflowed during baking. Put cookie sheet under next time and maybe split into 2 loaf pans. I'd make again.

• Pumpkin bread

  • okmosa on November 05, 2021

    It’s like this recipe is perfect; not too oily and not too dry. I sat down to read this cookbook and was only twenty minutes into it when this recipe called out to me that I had both pumpkin and buttermilk in the refrig and I headed straight to the kitchen. 24 hours later, it’s all eaten. So good!

  • jvozoff on December 19, 2023

    Agree with okmosa!! This is the best pumpkin bread I’ve ever made — and I’ve tried lots of recipes. The flavor is light and texture is just perfect. I cut back on the sugar by about 1/4 because I added mini chocolate chips. My new go-to recipe.

  • kshell on October 22, 2025

    This might be my new favorite pumpkin bread, and I have an old standby recipe that is difficult to beat - I agree with other reviews, very well balanced end result.

• Crispy ridged buttermilk pancakes

  • EmilyR on September 08, 2021

    The almond extract elevates these. Delicate and nice, but won't replace other favorite pancakes unless I'm missing ingredients.

  • hailey_p9ylhp on January 18, 2026

    Great recipe, but I sub in vanilla extract for the almond because it was too much almond flavor

  • JessElisabeth on March 29, 2026

    Good, liked the almond extract but the batter was thin and the pancakes spread a lot so they were difficult to flip. Might try again but not sure if this will be my go-to pancake.

  • chris_ricttk on March 30, 2026

    I ommited the almond extract and used 25g of sugar vs 50g and still tasted amazing!

• Chocolate shortbread cookies

  • EmilyR on September 08, 2021

    I made these using a mini muffin pan as opposed to rolling them out for the sake of time. They are extremely delicious - as in be prepared to eat 5 at a time, however they aren't very chocolatey.

• Gingerbread cookies

  • EmilyR on September 08, 2021

    Living in Germany for a long time made me love lebkuchen / gingerbread. The first couple bites of these is great and then there's a bitter molassesy aftertaste that isn't very subtle. It reminds me a little bit of the Hirschhornsalz / baker's ammonia in some German recipes. Filing this one under acquired taste. Next time I might take Samin Nosrat's suggestion when making spiced cookies to double the spices outright.

• Dark chocolate sea salt brownies

  • EmilyR on September 08, 2021

    Flaky tops with gooey middles. Mine were baked in ceramic, so took closer to 45 minutes to bake through.

  • sayeater on May 02, 2022

    I've only made from scratch brownies a handful of times and never thought the effort was worth the results. Sue me, I actually like box brownies better. These were definitely worth it though. Nice crackle crust, chewy dark chocolate interior. So good with vanilla ice cream - I'm already looking forward to tonight's serving. Mine looked almost exactly like the previous poster's pic- my pan was a bit smaller than 9x13, and enameled cast iron so they took about 30 min to bake.

• Peach crisp

  • sayeater on October 04, 2022

    Orange zest is so overpowering you can barely taste peaches. Leave it out. Otherwise the crisp tasted ok. I've had better though.

• One-bowl blueberry buckle

  • EmilyR on September 10, 2021

    This is so simple and delicious. I've made it twice already using frozen blueberries once and fresh the other time. Dangerously good!

  • valbe on January 31, 2022

    Very quick and easy to put together for family, or for friends visiting for several days.

• Double-crust apple pie

  • valbe on January 29, 2022

    Easy to follow instructions makes this an easy dessert; even quicker with store-bought pastry. Allowing the assembled pie to rest 30 minutes in the freezer before baking insures little shrinkage. Crust came out perfect.

• Candied sweet potato pie

  • znorman on December 13, 2022

    Very good. I made this for Thanksgiving and it was a hit. Pumpkin pie is my favorite and this ranks right up there. Might be a new tradition.

• Almost-ate-the-plate carrot cake

  • lisa_x487uc on April 05, 2026

    I used unsweetened coconut which I think makes a good balance of flavor. This was a nice moist cake and was an easy recipe to follow. I made 3 layers but this cake is rich and I feel like would be much better in a cupcake format.