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a stack of 3 applesauce fritters sits in front of a wooden board with more cooked fritters and a couple of fresh red apples

homemade applesauce fritters

These applesauce fritters start with a heavily spiced homemade applesauce that gets folded into a molasses laden batter, then fried into crunchy golden-fritters. A toss in ginger-spiced cinnamon sugar offers the perfect festive finish. Going to the Bethlehem Fair–a local country fair / agricultural exhibition–is a fall tradition for us, and among the foods we…

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spiced chai cake has flecks of chai tea and spices baked into the crumb and is topped with spiced frosting and whole cinnamon and star anise

spiced chai cake with maple mascarpone buttercream

This spiced chai cake features a buttery rich crumb peppered with flecks of real chai tea. After baking, this festive treat is soaked in chai tea syrup, then smothered with a spiced maple buttercream. One whiff of chai tea always takes me right to the Christmas season, but that doesn’t stop me from starting to…

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a sliced piece of pretzel crusted chicken schnitzel is served on a bed of sauteed red cabbage and drizzled with Oktoberfest beer cheese

pretzel crusted chicken schnitzel

Thin and tender chicken cutlets are coated in seasoned chunky pretzel crumbs and fried to crisp, goldeny goodness. This hearty Pretzel Crusted Chicken Schnitzel is the perfect way to celebrate Fest season! I originally had this idea after freelance writing an article that involved taste testing and ranking as many different pretzel brands as I…

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