Baking Tip and More Baking

Instead of foil or parchment paper, I used silicone baking sheets to line my cookie pans. Did I already tell you this? Okay. Well, they work great! I will never revert back to the old way, never, no never. Oh, and did I tell you I had a birthday? Okay. I was given these wonderful silicone baking sheets as a gift from my son. Oh, he's so thoughtful. 

So, get some silicone baking sheets/liners and you will never have to worry about hard-to-clean baking pans again! Honest.

Back to Baking

I'm still in Fall baking mode, so I want to share with you some other yummy treats I made!

Banana nut bread with walnuts, golden raisins, and iced with a simple powdered-sugar frosting.

Old-fashioned apple pie filled with tons of granny smith apples! I used Ina Garten's pie crust recipe and it turned out very good. (Did I tell you I had a birthday and was given one of Ina Garten's cookbooks by my loving husband?)

Hey!! How'd he get in here? Oh, that's right, he was my birthday mascot.

Fall just wouldn't be Fall at our house without my famous (well, sort of) cranberry bread. This one is made with golden raisins and 1 1/2 cups of chopped fresh cranberries. It is very moist, decadent and  rich, so you will want to take a nap after eating.

Last, but not least, on this post anyway, is the cherry pie I made with my first ever lattice top! It was actually fun to make! And yummy to eat!

So, this is the baking I've done so far this Fall, and since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, more good baking is on its way.