45 Recipes for Fall and Winter

Warm spices, crisp apples and pears, rich molasses, and festive treats mark the season just as much as changing leaves and holiday celebrations. These are the flavors and recipes you wait for all year.

Pumpkin Bread 63

Gingerbread 68

Sweet Potato Biscuits (or Maple Sweet Potato Biscuits) 84

Cranberry-Almond Scones 88

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes 103

Pancake Tatin 105

Gingery Sweet Potato Waffles 117

Pumpkin Blintzes 125

Apple Cider Doughnuts 129

Gingerbread Doughnuts 130

Apple Fritters 134

Pumpkin Cookies 149

Sugar Cookies 157

Gingersnaps (or any variation) 161

Mexican Wedding Cookies 171

Chocolate-Mint Brownies 180

Gingerbread Whoopie Pies 211

Baba au Rhum 226

Pumpkin Spice Cake (or any variation) 232

Brown Sugar Applesauce Cake 236

Sticky Toffee Pudding 237

Cranberry-Walnut Torte 238

Fruitcake 244

Apple Pie 266

Pear Galette 268

Mincemeat Pie 275

Pumpkin Pie 280

Pecan Pie 281

Apple Crisp 297

Cranberry Slump 300

Baked Apples 301

Poached Pears 303

Butterscotch Rice Pudding 328

Pumpkin Custard 338

Eggnog Bread Pudding 341

Gingerbread Caramels 349

Peppermint Bark 351

Stollen 432

Panettone 433

Apple Turnovers 469

Galette des Rois 473

Pear Croustade 491

Shortcut Apple Strudel 494

Flaky Caramelized Fennel and Sausage Tart 521

Butternut Squash Hand Pies 526