Is there ever a time when stealing is okay? Asking for a friend. Okay, okay, I’m that friend. Honestly, I’m currently staring out of my office window at my neighbor’s tree. It’s loaded down with ripe persimmons, and this Persimmon-Walnut Muffin recipe is begging to be made with them. But then I think of how embarrassing it…
Breads
Pumpkin Caramel Sticky Buns with Pecans
Thank you Karo® Syrup for sponsoring this post. Celebrate sweet moments together with Karo®! My Pumpkin Caramel Sticky Buns deliver on their promise of sticky, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. These rolls have that familiar flavor (and aroma), which- let’s be honest- is the way to most of our hearts. With the…
Spiced Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel Topping
Tis’ the season for Pumpkin Spiced everything, y’all! I held out as long as I could before sharing a pumpkin recipe, but time waits for no woman. These Spiced Pumpkin Muffins are moist, spicy with the flavors of fall, and use a whole can of pumpkin puree! That’s right, no more trying to figure out…
Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
My flaky Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing deliver on their promise of flaky layers. These rolls have that familiar flavor (and aroma) we all know and love even though they are prepared with a small twist. Cream Cheese Icing sweetens the deal, but is totally optional. You can make these the night before you…
Buttermilk Biscuits for Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner
Buttermilk Biscuits that are light and flaky aren’t beyond your baking skills. These beauts are resplendent in all of their buttery glory. The mounds of love are easy to make, so long as you know the technique needed to help them bake up to their full potential. Once upon a time a Southern girl told…
Cream Cheese Frosting for Cakes, Rolls, and Breads
Cream Cheese Frosting is a versatile topping for your favorite cakes, sweet rolls, or cookies. It has a creamy, slightly tart, flavor. I think it’s a great frosting for decorating cakes because it holds its shape. Other cream cheese frostings can be fickle beasts. At times they can be cooperative. Other times, they melt all…
Blueberry Almond Streusel Muffins
This is the best Blueberry Almond Streusel Muffin you’ll ever taste. I’m not, “pretty sure of it,” I’m positive. Because I make muffins on a regular basis, I was always trying to find new ways to make them better. It’s all in the mixing, this one was nailed a decade ago and has been my…
Quesitos (Puerto Rican Cream Cheese-Filled Pastries)
My Quesitos are pastries that are the result of years of recipe development. I toiled many hours in the kitchen to get them just right. Because the filling is quite simple to make, the issue was mainly with the dough. I was just never happy with them. But, as always, perseverance paid off, and the…
Mallorcas- Puerto Rican Breakfast Sweet Rolls
This is a revamp of my Mallorcas recipe, which I first posted in January 2017. The recipe is still the same as before, I just updated the earlier ghastly pictures. Enjoy! Guess what the hardest thing about being bi-racial is? It’s having more than one amazing cuisine to love. I kid. There are much…
Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Turnovers)
I swear I almost choked to death the first time I had Pastelillos de Guayaba (pahs-tay-LEE-yos de gwa-YA-bah). Bakeries in Puerto Rico and NYC love to douse these guava turnovers with an obscene amount of powdered sugar. You’re bound to inhale it and choke. It’s so amazing. And it’s worth choking on because the taste-reward…
