Notes about Recipes in this book

• Marbled rye bread

  • racheljmorgan on November 20, 2022

    Taste was pretty good, but had trouble with the rise. Apartment is around 60F so not sure if it's the cool weather or the yeast. Dough just didn't seem to get there, only really perked up in the oven. So, somewhat denser texture. Kind of pretzel-bread like. Still got eaten with 1 day.

• Triple-marble streusel cake [salted cocoa streusel topping]

  • Shewi128 on October 17, 2022

    This recipe used like 100 bowls--barely exaggerating here. It did turn out well and taste good. However, the triple marble is kind of lost under the streusel. I would suggest making their triple marble pound cake instead as it will look beautiful cut in slices. Also, the streusel was a little dry. I'd suggest adding 1 TB butter more in the streusel.

• Pear fritter loaf cake [vanilla glaze]

  • Shewi128 on December 17, 2023

    This was ok, and I was the one who ended up eating most of the cake. I liked it enough, but not enough to make again.

• Sugared apple slab pie [all-butter piecrust]

  • Shewi128 on December 17, 2023

    This had too much crust compared to the apple filling. I also used white sanding sugar, but it ended up looking silver. I don't think I'd make this again.

• Spiced apple cider doughnuts

  • Shewi128 on October 10, 2022

    Wow. 9/10 I think. Easy to make the night before and roll out the morning of. The flavor from the boiled cider and apple butter really put these above the apple cider Cook's Country doughnuts. I used pre-made boiled cider, which helped expedite the process. They definitely held well from morning until night, but they tasted a little greasy the next day. I would definitely make these again.

• Pumpkin snickerdoodle muffins [snickerdoodle streusel]

  • Shewi128 on November 28, 2022

    This wasn't much different than all of the other pumpkin muffins I've made. They were giant muffins with the perfect amount of moistness. The streusel was delicious. I did substitute monkfruit instead of sugar in the pumpkin muffins, and they turned out great (pumpkin recipes are great for sugar substitutes from the extra moisture from pumpkin puree).