Marbled Pumpkin Bread
There’s are certain cheats that are universally acknowledged as acceptable by food people and one of them is that it’s totally fine to use canned pumpkin in place of fresh pumpkin in baking recipes. I realize a lot of you are rolling your eyes at that: “Who in their right mind would ever trouble to use fresh pumpkin in a baking recipe?” Well you’re talking to someone who did just that, only it was a Kabocha squash.
Apple Bundt Cake
A new Dorie Greenspan cookbook is always a cause for celebration. Her latest, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes, is just the kind of book her loyal fans want from her: a cookbook full of expert advice that’s also cozy and comforting . Reading her headnotes is like having your favorite teacher show up at your house with a wooden spoon and a bagful of ingredients eager to teach you how to make an apple pie.
Nectarine Upside-Down Gingerbread
I’ve had a copy of David Lebovitz’s Ready for Dessert on my cookbook shelf for well over a decade, probably longer, and you can tell it’s much-loved because of all the flour, cocoa powder, and melted butter streaked across its pages. The fresh ginger cake is so iconic that I’m convinced one of the hottest restaurants in NY uses David’s recipe for its own.
