A Buttery, Whole-Wheat Pie Crust

Fluted Crust Ready to be Baked (c) jfhaugenA Crust for All of Your Pies & Tarts

As promised, here’s the recipe for a tender, light, flaky and mostly whole-wheat crust for all of your pies and tarts throughout the year. Made from both unbleached white and whole wheat pastry flours for a richer flavor, this crust is easy to prepare in a food processor, stand mixer or by hand. Because of its high butter content, be sure to use cold butter, work quickly in a cool kitchen and chill the dough before rolling it out. Today’s post focuses on a fluted-edge bottom crust—perfect for Pumpkin Pie. For more options see pages 76-81 in my book Fruit-Sweet & Sugar-Free. Continue reading A Buttery, Whole-Wheat Pie Crust

Perfectly Delicious Maple Pumpkin Pie

Maple Pumpkin Pie (c) jfhaugenThe Thanksgiving Count-Down Begins

Today’s post on Pumpkin Pie begins a series of some of my favoriteLittle girl with a pumpkin in a cart Thanksgiving recipes. Next week I will share my recipe for an incredibly moist and tender Braised Turkey with Herbs and Vegetables. Week three will feature a somewhat traditional Continue reading Perfectly Delicious Maple Pumpkin Pie

Peanut Butter Cookies—Gluten-Free, Honey-Sweetened, Crisp & Chewy

Peanut Butter Cookies (c) jfhaugenPeanut . . . Peanut Butter!

I love peanut butter and I am not alone. We Americans annually eat 700 million pounds—that’s just over 2 pounds per person per year! Good thing that peanuts, having the qualities of both nuts and legumes Continue reading Peanut Butter Cookies—Gluten-Free, Honey-Sweetened, Crisp & Chewy

Apples Baked in Apple Juice

Apples Baked in Apple Juice (c) jfhaugenThe Sun, The Rain and The Apple Seed

Such a glorious time of year. Yesterday afternoon I walked through a grove of deciduous trees with the sun pouring through the yellow and orange leaves bathing everything in golden light. Today, just picked apples are baking in our oven filling every room with the fragrance of cinnamon and spice. Continue reading Apples Baked in Apple Juice