After years of trying at least a half dozen new recipes a month, my skill at weeding out poorly written or otherwise ill-advised recipes is well honed. But every once in a while, my hesitations are ...

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Drain the apricots, reserving 1/3 cup of the syrup. Slice apricots and set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine ½ cup sugar with the flour, spices and a dash salt.

Summer fruit pies are America’s birthday cake. Just as the blueberries are ripening in Maine, the peaches blushing in Georgia and the olallieberries deep-purpling in Washington, we gather in backyards ...

S I T K A, Alaska, Nov. 6, -- This recipe gives traditional apple pie a bit of a twist of apricots and streusel. Before You Start: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2. Soak 1 cup of dried apricots ...

Yield: Makes 8 servings, Active time: 40 minutes, Total time: 2 1/4 hours Pastry doughBlend together flour, butter, shortening, and salt in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in ...

Butter Love Bakeshop owner Esa Yonn-Brown likes using a sweet cherry - Bing cherries fit the bill - to offset the tartness of the apricots. Serve the pie warm or at room temperature with ice cream or ...

What Scottsdale resident Susan Jaramillo remembers most about her Grandma Denise Nerone was her magnificent homemade bread. In fact, Susan vividly remembers her grandma's words: "You're the only ...

Note: Adjust sugar depending on sweetness of fruit. Filling: 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 tablespoons flour 4 cups apricots, cut into either slices or chunks Oatmeal pie ...

When I first read the name of this pie, I thought it was something to bake for someone you fancy. (If your someone fancies apricots.) It turns out that this pie CONTAINS dates, but feel free to bake ...

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To make filling, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apricots in a large bowl, then mix well. 2. To make crust, mix together oats, flour, sugar and salt ...

Note: The recipe for the crust is from “Local Flavors” by Deborah Madison. You can substitute any large-crystal sugar, such as Sugar in the Raw, for Demerara. 1. Place the flour in a food processor ...