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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,…
Apple Pie Cheesecake Bars
These Apple Pie Cheesecake Bars have layers of homemade apple pie filling swirled with a velvety smooth cheesecake filling. The bars are topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar crumble topping just before baking, which gets golden and lightly crisp as it bakes, adding the perfect texture contrast. The bars are drizzled with homemade salted caramel…
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My Favorite Chocolate Covered Cherries
These homemade Chocolate Covered Cherries (Cordial Cherries) are better than any that you can buy at the store. The key to these is the addition of almond extract which truly takes the flavor of these up a notch. These are easy to make and only require a few pantry staple ingredients. You can’t beat making…
Bacon Crackers
These Bacon Crackers are the perfect quick and easy appetizer or snack everyone will love. Buttery crackers are topped with bacon, brown sugar and a pinch of red pepper flakes to create a delicious sweet and spicy flavor combination. These Bacon Crackers only need four ingredients, and they are truly so easy to make! You…
Spice Cake Cookies
These Spice Cake Cookies are full of warm, fall spices, are soft and topped with a delicious vanilla glaze. The dough is easy to make and requires no mixer. The dough is a roll out dough, so you can make these cookies into different shapes if desired (leaf, Christmas tree, etc). These cookies are great…
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.
