sweets

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Apple Pie Cookies from Bent Willow Baking Co.
The Franklin, North Carolina, bakery shares a charming fall dessert

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Sam Davis’s Sweet Potato Pie
This easy dessert from the Garden & Gun Club is a merging of traditions

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Kentucky Bourbon Balls, Three Ways
Try a few variations on these bite-size, boozy Southern confections

Anatomy of a Classic
Kardea Brown’s Lowcountry Peanut Pie
The Food Network star brings the sweet in this peanut-charged pecan pie cousin

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Peanut Butter Tea Cakes
Soft brown-butter financiers, a French treat, get a Southern boost with peanuts

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Quatre-Quarts: a French Twist on Southern Pound Cake
Simple but ingénieux tips from the author the new cookbook Gâteau

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Red Truck Bakery’s Farmers’ Market Galette
Pick up whatever fruit is in season for this rustic, easy-to-make tart

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Red Truck Bakery’s Time-Tested Birthday Cake
Brian Noyes shares a celebration-worthy, century-plus-old family recipe

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Red Truck Bakery’s Saturday Morning Bestseller
Gooey cinnamon rolls get a citrus and pecan upgrade at the rural Virginia bakery

Food & Drink
The Return of a Moravian Cookie Family Dynasty
North Carolina’s Wilkerson bakery brings back beautiful and wisp-thin spiced treats

Food & Drink
Peanut Brittle with Sorghum
Brian Noyes of Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, Virginia, shares a recipe rooted in sweet family memories

The Southern Agenda
Classic Southern Ice Cream Parlors
Everybody clamors for frozen confections from these six classic southern parlors

The Southern Agenda
How to Achieve Pure Piecrust Perfection
Three expert tips

Food & Drink
A Special Morning Treat
A slightly grown-up recipe for monkey bread

Anatomy of a Classic
Bourbon Pecan Pie
It’s hard to beat a fresh pecan pie, unless you add a little bourbon