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Apple Coffee Cake
This soft, tender Apple Coffee Cake is the perfect fall bake. Soft, fluffy cake is layered with a sweet cream cheese and homemade apple pie filling. The cake is then topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar crumble topping before baking. After baking, the cake is drizzled with a maple icing. This cake makes your kitchen…
Pecan Pie Upside Down Cake
This Pecan Pie Upside Down Cake features a soft, fluffy, lightly spiced brown sugar cake that bakes on top of a caramelized pecan layer. This cake makes a delicious breakfast or brunch treat. A homemade, buttery caramel sauce is poured into the bottom of a 9-inch cake pan, then pecans are sprinkled on top. A…
Laminated Cinnamon Rolls
These laminated cinnamon rolls are a hybrid of a croissant combined with a cinnamon roll. Soft, buttery vanilla bean brioche dough is layered with butter, then spread with a generous amount of cinnamon sugar. The dough is rolled into a cinnamon roll shape to reveal lots of delicate layers. The rolls are topped with an…
Apple Pie Muffins
Soft fluffy muffins are layered with a homemade apple pie filling, then topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar streusel topping. These muffins have Greek yogurt in the batter which keeps the muffins moist for days, and helps to create an ultra tender crumb. The natural acidity of the Greek yogurt also helps the muffins have…
Apple Phyllo Pie
This Apple Phyllo Pie combines layers of buttery, flaky phyllo dough with a rich cream cheese filling and fresh, crisp apples.  Before baking the outer layer of phyllo dough is topped with sliced almonds which get lightly toasted as it bakes. This phyllo pie is baked until golden brown, then a sweet glaze is brushed over…
No Knead Ciabatta Bread
The easiest no knead ciabatta rolls. These rolls have an incredibly soft, fluffy interior, with a crisp golden crust. These rolls only require 4 ingredients, and just a couple minutes of hands on time. The majority of the work is done by the dough as it rises. These rolls have a moderately open crumb structure,…
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Snickerdoodle Cookies
These soft and chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies can be made in 30 minutes from start to finish. No dough chill time required. Homemade cookie dough is generously rolled in a delicious cinnamon sugar mixture before baking. Each bite is filled with all the classic flavors of Snickerdoodle cookies that you love. I don’t know if I…
Chicken Caesar Tortilla Cups
These Chicken Caesar Tortilla Cups are a fun twist on the classic chicken caesar salad. Small tortilla shells are baked in a muffin tin until crisp, then filled with pan fried chicken and homemade caesar salad with plenty of dressing and freshly grated parmesan cheese. These chicken caesar tortilla cups combine all of the flavors…
Star Bread
This beautiful Star Bread is the perfect Christmas breakfast or brunch that will surely impress everyone. It’s surprisingly easy to make and only takes roughly 1 hour to make. You can add a variety of fillings to this bread, including Nutella, cherry cheesecake, cinnamon sugar, or your favorite jam. Special mornings call for a special…
Meet the author
Welcome! I’m Jolene!
Remember the smell of warm chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven? Or, how about holding a slice of gooey, cheesy pizza. The nostalgia of food is something that all of us have. Whether it is the taste of the delicious food that you remember, the person you made the food with, or the people you sat at the table with, we all have nostalgia for our favorite foods. And, nostalgia is something special. It connects me to my dad, who recently passed away. It reminds me of my mom before she was diagnosed with parkinson’s. And, now it makes memories for my own family, for my own kids to remember from their growing up years.
My name is Jolene, the creator of Simple Baking with Pep. I grew up making Christmas cookies with my mom from store-bought dough. While we didn’t make many things from scratch, the memories I made from those Christmas cookies fueled my love for baking. Now I have a family of my own and I enjoy sharing my love of baking and cooking with my own family, just like my mom did. I hope to inspire you to try something new and grow a fondness for baking and cooking. Even if you make a mistake or two, you’ll share some laughs and create memories along the way. Trust me, I’ve had my fair share of burnt cookies. Stay awhile, make a recipe or two, and make some memories that will last a lifetime, along the way.
