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Soft, golden pretzels made with sourdough discard, no overnight wait required. Ready in a few hours with that classic chewy bite and buttery finish. Servings Prep Time Cook Time Total Time 8 large (or 12 small) 20 min (+ rise & rest) ~15 min About 2.5 hours Ingredients For the Dough: 240g warm water (1 cup) 13g dark brown sugar (1 Tbsp) 7g active dry yeast (2¼ tsp or 1 packet) 200g sourdough discard, room temperature (about ¾ cup) 570g all-purpose flour (about 4¾ cups) 15g fi

Pita bread from scratch sounds intimidating until you realize it's just flour, water, and a hot oven, sourdough discard swapped in for some of the liquid gives these a faint tang and a little extra chew. They puff into pockets in under ten minutes in the oven, perfect for stuffing or tearing straight off the tray. Servings Prep Time Cook Time Total Time 8-10 pitas 30 min 5-8 min ~2.5 hrs Ingredients For the Dough: 240g whole milk, warmed 240g warm water 1 tablespoon sugar 2 t

Real pumpkin purée goes into this dough, not just the spice blend, which is what gives these bagels their color and a slightly denser, more tender chew than a plain bagel. A brown sugar crust on top turns them almost dessert-like straight out of the oven. Servings Prep Time Cook Time Total Time 10 bagels 30 minutes (plus rising time) 20-22 minutes About 2.5 hours Ingredients: For the Bagels: 3 ¾ cups bread flour 3 tablespoons brown sugar, divided 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spic

Medjool dates split open and packed with goat cheese, then finished under a rosemary-walnut crumble, a five-ingredient appetizer that looks far more complicated than it is. Ready in under 30 minutes, including the oven time. I developed this one while I was pregnant and looking for any way to work more dates into my diet, if you know, you know. Servings Prep Time Cook Time Total Time 12-15 dates 10 minutes 15 minutes 25 minutes Ingredients: 1 (12-oz.) package pitted Medjool d

Thin-sliced sweet potato rounds stacked on their edge in a muffin tin crisp at the edges while staying soft in the middle, think potato gratin, but portioned and easier to serve. A little Parmesan on top does the rest. Same idea as the pumpkin shapes, I love making food look fun to get the kids excited to eat, especially around the holidays. Servings Prep Time Cook Time Total Time 4 15 minutes 30-35 minutes 50 minutes Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes (about 1.5 pounds tota