Pumpkin cookies on a plate

Doneness Temps and a Recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Fall is in the air and there might be no better dessert for signaling the changing season than a freshly-baked batch of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Warm and evocative of autumn, they bring up a powerful nostalgia. I cannot speak to it directly, but I suspect that even people who did not eat these as…

Funnel cakes
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How to Make Funnel Cake: Using Temps to Bring the Fair Home

I suspect that a poll of people at any given county or state fair would reveal that one of the main reasons for going would be the food. Fair food is infamously fried and famously delicious, and a strong candidate for President of Fair Food is the funnel cake. Funnel Cake Frying Temp: 375°F These…

Homemade Churros
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How to Make Churros: High Frying Temps for Tasty Treats

Here’s a blanket statement that’s hard to argue against: everyone loves churros. I contend that if you don’t, then you haven’t tried one—at least not a good one! A good churro is magical. The smell of them cooking, wafting through the air at the fairgrounds, almost lifts me off the ground like a cartoon thought…

How to Make Crêpes:  Temps to Know
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How to Make Crêpes: Temps to Know

For a lazy-day breakfast (fall weekend? birthday?), it’s hard to beat a stack of homemade crêpes. Lay them out with a veritable smörgåsbord of toppings for browsing or compose plates of them for a simple but high-class sit-down breakfast. As easy (easier?) than pancakes and infinitely customizable, they’re perfect for a quiet brunch with family….