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Baked Apple Cider Donuts (No Fryer, No Mess)

Baked Apple Cider Donuts (No Fryer, No Mess)

Baked apple cider donuts I make all fall in our Long Grove kitchen, plus the one step that keeps them from tasting like plain cake donuts.

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Freezer Apple Pie Filling (The Batch I Make Every September)

Freezer Apple Pie Filling (The Batch I Make Every September)

Freezer apple pie filling is the most useful thing I do with apples all year. Here is the batch I make every September, and how I use it later.

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Homemade Apple Cider (The Slow Cooker Way I Make It Every Fall)

Homemade Apple Cider (The Slow Cooker Way I Make It Every Fall)

Homemade apple cider made in the slow cooker from whole apples, skins and cores and all. What to use, how to strain it, and what to do with the pulp.

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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup From Scratch (The One I Make All Fall)

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup From Scratch (The One I Make All Fall)

How I make homemade chicken noodle soup from a whole chicken: clear broth, real egg noodles, and the leftover trick nobody tells you about.

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Butternut Squash Soup Without Cream (The One I Make All Fall)

Butternut Squash Soup Without Cream (The One I Make All Fall)

The butternut squash soup without cream I make every fall. Roasted, thick, no dairy, and the trick that keeps it from turning out watery.

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Pumpkin Bread With Fresh Pumpkin Puree (What Nobody Tells You)

Pumpkin Bread With Fresh Pumpkin Puree (What Nobody Tells You)

Pumpkin bread with fresh pumpkin puree, and the one step that keeps the middle from turning gummy. This is the loaf I make first every fall.

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Sourdough Discard Recipes I Actually Make (Not a List of 30)

Sourdough Discard Recipes I Actually Make (Not a List of 30)

The sourdough discard recipes that actually clear the jar in my fridge, plus how long discard keeps and the one I would skip.

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Homemade Pumpkin Puree (And How to Keep It From Going Watery)

Homemade Pumpkin Puree (And How to Keep It From Going Watery)

How I make homemade pumpkin puree in my farmhouse kitchen, including the straining step that keeps it from turning your baking watery.

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Homemade Applesauce Recipe (No Sugar, Big Batch, Freezes All Winter)

Homemade Applesauce Recipe (No Sugar, Big Batch, Freezes All Winter)

The homemade applesauce recipe I make every fall. No sugar, three kinds of apples, and enough for the freezer to last us all winter.

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