Contents

Foreword by Amanda Hesser & Merrill Stubbs

BREAKFAST GOODS

Featherweight Blueberry Scones

Baked Cardamom French Toast with Syrupy Meyer Lemons

Yogurt Biscuits

Cranberry, Oatmeal, and Flaxseed Muffins

Whole Wheat Molasses Yogurt Bread with Figs and Walnuts

Bestest Banana Bread

Buttermilk Dutch Baby with Caramelized Pears

Overnight Orange Refrigerator Rolls

Tomato and Cream Cheese Turnovers

Cream Cheese Cookies

Italian Cornmeal Cookies

Cardamom Currant Snickerdoodles

Grape-Nut and Chocolate Chip Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookies

Six-Ingredient Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies

Dark Chocolate and Cherry Mandelbrot

Brown Sugar Shortbread

Balsamic Macaroons with Chocolate Chips

Hippie Crispy Treats

Double-Layer Coconut Pecan Bars

Oatmeal Streusel Bars with Rhubarb Filling

Magic Espresso Brownies

Blueberry Schlumpf

Nectarine Slump

Apple Brown Betty with Gingersnap Crumbs

Almond Butter and Oatmeal Crisp

Blueberry Cream Torte

Summer Fruit Galette

“Cuppa Cuppa Sticka” Peach and Blueberry Cobbler

CUSTARDY CAKES & PUDDINGS

Challah Bread Pudding “Soufflé”

Raspberry Clafoutis

Pudding Chômeur

Baked Rice Pudding with Coconut Milk and Honey

Lemon Sponge Cups

Sour Cream Cheesecake with Chocolate Cookie Crust

Coconut Tres Leches Cake

Strawberry-Yogurt Snack Cake

Easy-as-Pie Apple Cake

Cold-Oven Pound Cake

Honey Pecan Cake

Spiced Parsnip Cake

Chocolate Dump-It Cake

Tomato Soup Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

SPECIAL OCCASION CAKES

Brown Butter Cupcake Brownies

Maple Persimmon Upside-Down Cake with Maple Cream

Tender Yellow Cake with Bittersweet Chocolate Frosting

Cherry Almond Crumb Cake

Black Sesame Cupcakes with Matcha Buttercream

Olive Oil Ricotta Cake with Plums

Skillet Spice Cake with Gooey Caramel Bottom

Gluten-Free Lemon Blackberry Corn Cake

Banana Cake with Penuche Frosting

Pumpkin Pie Crumble

SAVORY BAKED GOODS

Heavenly Molasses Oatmeal Rolls

Black Pepper Popovers with Chives and Parmesan

Fifteen-Minute Olive Oil and Sesame Seed Crackers

Cheese Crispettes

Basil Onion Cornbread

Savory Galette with Greens and Gruyère

No-Knead Thin-Crust Pizzas

Grilled Flatbreads

Baking for Any Occasion

Acknowledgments