Homemade Graham Crackers


Brownies & Bars, Cookies, Recipes

I LOVE graham crackers. They are perfect for those times when you’re craving just a little bit of sweet. Plus, they’re pretty much essential when you’re making s’mores (though not so much if you make S’Mores Cookies, which you totally should). In contemplating what recipe I was in the mood to make and share a […]

November 10, 2019

Buttermilk Bread


Bread, Recipes, Savory

I always kinda feel like when I share one buttermilk recipe, I oughtta share another right after so you have the opportunity to use up an ingredient that’s at times tricky to use up.  Unless you doubled up on those Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits….which uh yeah, you should. Hey, if I’m gonna make you buy an […]

September 18, 2019

Apple Coffee Cake


Apple, Breakfast, Cake, Coffee Cake, Fruit, Recipes

There’s a hint of fall in the air, with chilly mornings and evenings, leaves just barely beginning to turn, and freshly picked apples popping up everywhere. We LOVE apples, and look forward to apple season every year. Apple pie is probably our most favorite apple thing to bake (this one AND this one), but we […]

September 15, 2019

Exceptional Zucchini Bread


Bread, Breakfast, Cake, Fruit, Quick Bread, Recipes

We’ve been so fabulously seasonal lately here on Flaky Bakers, with our Blueberry Cheesecake Pie, Fresh Blueberry Pie, and (for our furry family members) Peanut Butter and Blueberry Pupcakes. As blueberry season is winding down, it seemed only right to head into zucchini season with a zucchini bread recipe. Last fall, my friend Kayte had […]

August 18, 2019

Perfect Thin Crust Pizza Dough


Appetizer, Dinner, Pizza, Recipes, Savory

Ah, pizza. Pizza is a, well, I mean, you already know it’s a, a thing in Chicago.  It’s a heated topic of discussion locally and nationally.  It’s an intensely divisive topic here in town.  Similar to arguments over who has the best Italian beef or the best hot dog but more so. I’ll let you […]

May 18, 2019

Pi Day: Easy as Apple Pie


Apple, Fruit, Holiday, Pie, Recipes

If you’re like me, you don’t really ever need a “reason” to make pie. I mean, I make it for fun, because it sounds good, because I need to use up apples or free up freezer space during berry-picking season. I make it for the hell of it, because I just WANT some, because it’s […]

March 14, 2018

Yogurt Apple Cake with Buttered Cinnamon Brown Sugar


Apple, Cake, Fruit, Recipes

Guys.  Peeps.  My friends.  Yogurt Apple Cake with Buttered Cinnamon Brown Sugar. Come on. Ack oh my gosh is this cake so good.  SO good. I know, it’s not apple season but I do.not.care.  Do not.  Nope. I was planning on springing this one on you in the fall but eh, so much for that. […]

February 26, 2018

Last Minute Valentine’s Day Quickie Chocolate Cake


Cake, Chocolate, Dairy Free, Frosting, Holiday, Recipes, Vegan

Omg omg omg!  You forgot it was Valentine’s Day, whaddya do?!  (Totally have done that, thank you.) Or:  omg omg omg I gots no time but I need something for my sweetheart and is it too late?! What do I do?! Or:  oh crap, my baby unexpectedly did something for me and I am a […]

February 12, 2018