5 Fall Recipes to Warm You Up
The leaves are changing colors and the temperatures are dropping – perfect time for some baking! Check out these delicious, cozy recipes to get you into the fall spirit.
Source: JoyfulHealthyEats.com
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup brewed espresso or strong coffee
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- In a stand mixer {use the whisk attachment}, add flour, brown sugar, white sugar, vegetable oil, salt, and pumpkin pie seasoning. Mix together until combined.
- Remove 1½ cup of mixture and add to a small bowl, this is for your topping.
- Next add finely chopped pecans to the topping mixture in the small bowl and then add cinnamon. Stir topping and set aside.
- In the stand mixer, add milk, pumpkin puree, brewed espresso or coffee, egg, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Mix at slow speed until there are no more lumps.
- Grease and flour a 9″ springform cake pan (of you could use a 13×9″ glass pan) and add cake batter.
- Next, evenly spread pecan topping over batter.
- Place in oven 55-60 minutes. {or until a toothpick come out clean} if using a springform pan or 35-40 if using a 13×9″ pan.
Source: WishesnDishes.com
Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar (not packed)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- ½ cup salted butter, softened (or use unsalted and add ¼ tsp salt)
- 2 eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1¾ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped (I used Granny Smith)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a mixing bowland set aside.
- Beat white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated; add vanilla extract and stir until incorporated.
- Combine flour and baking powder together in another bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture.
- Mix milk into batter until smooth.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Next add half the apples and half the brown sugar cinnamon mixture. Lightly pat/push apple mixture into batter.
- Pour the remaining batter over apple layer; top with remaining apples and add more brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
- Lightly pat/push apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using a finger or spoon (I cleaned my hands and used my finger because it was easier).
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Mine took about 35.
Source: TasteofHome.com
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Additional sugar
Instructions:
Source: TasteofHome.com
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
HONEY BUTTER:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions:
- In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine sweet potatoes and cream; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; gently knead 8-10 times.
- Pat or roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Reroll and repeat once. Place 1 in. apart on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 400° for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat the butter, honey and cinnamon until blended. Serve with warm biscuits.
Source: TasteofHome.com
Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup lemon-lime soda
- Oil for deep-fat frying
- Additional sugar
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and shortening until blended. Beat in pumpkin, vinegar and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, milk powder, baking powder, salt and spices. Add to egg mixture alternately with soda, beating after each addition.
- In an deep cast-iron skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Drain on paper towels. Roll in additional sugar while warm.