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    Baking & Dessert Recipes, Scotch & Spirits Tasting Notes, & More!

    Baking desserts, baking bread, and baking with sourdough starter discard. Plus scotch, bourbon, & whiskey tasting notes, and a whole lot more!

    Time for picnics & BBQs!

    As the weather warms, it's fun to eat outside at picnics and barbecues. Whether you're having a cookout in the backyard or a potluck in the park, these dessert ideas will be easy to serve and fun to share as summer approaches!

    • Slice of blueberry pie on a white plate with a fork next to a baked pie with a slice missing on a red & white striped towel from overhead.
      Easy Fresh Blueberry Pie
    • Pecan bars stacked on a white plate surrounded by pecans, brown sugar, and red berries.
      Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars (No Corn Syrup)
    • Stack of Double Chocolate Mint Cookies with the top one bitten on a white plate with mint and chocolate wafers.
      Double Chocolate Mint Cookies (Soft & Chewy)
    • Lemon tartlets stacked on a white plate atop a green background.
      Two-Bite Mini Lemon Tartlets
    • Chocolate Chocolate Chip cookies with white tray of cookies behind.
      Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Mint Lemon Lime Bars stacked on blue plate.
      Lemon Lime Bars with Mint
    • Brown Sugar Pie bars stacked on a white plate on a wood table sprinkled with brown sugar.
      Brown Sugar Pie Bars
    • Slice of mini Shoofly Pie slice with whipped cream on a blue & white plate.
      Dry Bottom Shoofly Pie (Molasses Pie)

    My Most Popular Recipes & Tasting Notes

    These recipes are what my readers are viewing right now...

    • Chocolate mug cake with inserted spoon.
      Microwave Chocolate Mug Cake (Eggless & Dairy-Free)
    • Three Sourdough English Muffins stacked with more in wooden bowl behind.
      Sourdough Discard English Muffins
    • Bannocks stacked on a white plate with raspberries.
      How to Make Scottish Bannocks from Outlander
    • Scottish shortbread on white china plate with teacup.
      Traditional Scottish Shortbread Cookies
    • Clotted cream alongside a scone & cut strawberry on a flowered plate with teapot & teacup behind.
      How to Make Homemade Clotted Cream (Oven Method)
    • Marshmallow creme on a whisk.
      Homemade Marshmallow Creme (Marshmallow Fluff)
    • Three ramekins of Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse on a glass cake stand with spoons and 1 in front.
      Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse (No Coconut Oil)
    • Biscuits stacked on a red & white striped towel nestled in a bowl.
      Buttery Sourdough Discard Biscuits

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    Find recipes sorted by category like sourdough, cookies & brownies, and breads & rolls; special collections like baking techniques, small servings, and just chocolate; and special diets like dairy-free and gluten-free.

    Search for my tasting notes for the scotch, whiskey, and spirits that I've tried. You can search for a specific scotch or whiskey by region, type, learn about the people of whisky, or look for my food and spirit pairings.

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    Most Recently Published Recipes & Tasting Notes

    Check out these are new additions to Scotch & Scones!

    • Mandel bread piled onto a white plate with a brown flowered edging.
      Nana Anne's Mandel Bread (Mandelbrot)
    • Pastry cream in a glass dish topped with whipped cream with a spoon on a towel behind.
      Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière)
    • Cut cornbread topped with pat of butter in a cast iron skillet on a brown edged plate with a fork and slice on a white plate behind.
      Small Batch Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread
    • Two candied pecan bourbon brownies on a white plate surrounded by whole pecans.
      Candied Pecan Bourbon Brownies

    Most Recently Updated Recipes & Tasting Notes

    These updated recipes and reviews have been tuned up and are new and shiny!

    • Pecan snowballs on a glass cake stand over pine cones & branches.
      Pecan Snowballs (Mexican Wedding Cookies)
    • French Toast with berries on a grey plate with orange juice & pan behind.
      Baked French Toast Casserole
    • white wine cheesecake on cake plate with slice being lifted out.
      Smooth & Creamy White Wine Cheesecake
    • Caramel sauce being poured into a mason jar.
      Whiskey Caramel Sauce
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    About Tammy

    I'm Tammy! My fascination with baking comes from my love of science and the magic of bringing together ingredients to produce something yummy. Coupling that with my appreciation of scotches and bourbons, I love to bake stuff, jot down my whisky tasting notes, and share my experiences with you!

    Learn more about me →

    Sweet & Savory Sourdough

    When you maintain a sourdough starter, you have a dilemma: what to do with your sourdough starter discard? Many recipes, both sweet and savory, can be adapted to use unfed sourdough starter. Look here for more sweet and savory ways to use your sourdough starter discard.

    • Sourdough gingerbread plated with whipped cream
      Old Fashioned Sourdough Gingerbread
    • Collage of baked shortcrust pastry unfilled & filled.
      Sourdough Shortcrust Pastry for Savory Pies & Tarts
    • Chicken Broccoli Quiche on a gold base with cheese, seasonings, & red onion.
      Chicken Broccoli Quiche
    • Sourdough Jerusalem Bagels with one broken in half in a basket lined with a red & white striped towel.
      Sourdough Jerusalem Bagels (No Boil Bagels)

    See more sourdough recipes ➡️

    Just Chocolate

    Chocolate is one of life's indulgences, and recipes that contain chocolate are a real treat. If you're searching recipes that feature chocolate in cakes, pies, cookies and bars, puddings and custards, ice creams, candies, or breads, you'll find them here. The hardest part will be choosing what to make!

    • Chocolate ganache in a metal bowl with a white spatula.
      Quick and Easy Chocolate Ganache
    • Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies piled on a white cake stand.
      Fudgy Chewy Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies
    • Matzo Crack broken on a white plate sitting on a blue apron.
      Salted Matzo Toffee Crack
    • Stack of bourbon brownies on a white cake stand.
      Fudgy Dark Chocolate Bourbon Brownies

    See more chocolate recipes ➡️

    Basic Baking Techniques

    Here you'll find recipes that are great for learning basic baking techniques. From bread making to custards and dessert sauces, check out these recipes that'll teach you some tricks and tips for better baking.

    • Caramel sauce in jar in front of a saucepan on a counter.
      Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce
    • Hollandaise sauce dripping into a jar.
      Classic Hollandaise Sauce (Double Boiler Method)
    • Mini Lemon Tartlets stacked on a white plate with green leaves.
      Easy Basic Shortcrust Pastry
    • Wedding cake decorated with flowers.
      DIY Wedding Cake with Marshmallow Fondant

    See more basic baking techniques recipes ➡️

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