Baking – Page 30 – The Ephemeral Bee

Peppermint Brownies

I have concluded that the uglier, the brownie, the tastier. A spectacular brownie should be wrinkly, crumbly, and gooey, all in the same bite, and non of those qualities lend themselves to a beautiful presentation. By the above qualifications, my peppermint brownies should be amazingly good, because they came out exceptionally ugly. Ingredients: 8 oz…

Gingerbread Cupcakes

To get my gingerbread fix for the year I decided on making these gingerbread cupcakes for a dinner party last week. Gingerbread is one of those desserts that tastes best the day after it has been baked, and all the bold flavors have had the time to strengthen and meld. It is also a cake…

Apple Pie

As American as apple pie! This is a simple, classic, no frills (other then in the decoration, I simply could not resist), apple pie recipe. It was handed down to me by my mother, who got it from her mother. I have yet to strike out with this recipe, but I have heard my fair…

Saffron & Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

I was in charge of all of the baking for Thanksgiving this year which in this particular household tends to mean a pumpkin pie, an apple pie, pumpkin dinner rolls, and a breakfast pastry or quick bread for the beginning of the day. I also had to schedule all of the baking around the roasting…