Baking Inclined.

Baking is a huge passion of mine! My “Baking Inclined” blog will introduce you to the recipes I’ve discovered and baked myself, so you can bake them at home. Featuring adapted content from amazing other bloggers - plus a number of original recipes!

Sweet Potato Pumpkin Bread
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Sweet Potato Pumpkin Bread

This time of year, I find myself in the mood for sweet potatoes. Actually, that’s a lie, I’m always in the mood for sweet potatoes – fall just makes it more acceptable as they’re one of the best foods of the season. With my recent sweet potato pie cupcakes, I was looking for other ways to incorporate one of my favorite foodstuffs into desserts.

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Hefeweizen Banana Bread
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Hefeweizen Banana Bread

Banana bread. It is certainly getting lots of attention as one of the best baking treats of 2020. And why shouldn’t it? Heaven knows we all have aging bananas laying around. And when those sad products can be transformed into the magical goodie that is banana bread – it’s a no brainer.

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Double Chocolate Espresso Zucchini Bread
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Double Chocolate Espresso Zucchini Bread

Would all the chocolate lovers please stand up? If you now find yourself standing, this zucchini bread is probably for you. Even more so if you’re also a coffee lover (which I’m not, but Matt is and this bread is right up his alley). Double chocolate espresso zucchini bread is rich in chocolate flavor, enhanced by dark chocolate and espresso chips.

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Zucchini Cream Cheese Muffins
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Zucchini Cream Cheese Muffins

It’s zucchini season! The biggest downside of living in a city-based apartment is the lack of land to plant a garden. It’s on my list when we get a house! Thankfully, my parents had an abundance of zucchini this year and brought 4 huge zucchini when they visited this month – which meant I needed a new recipe and fast.

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Apple Crumble Muffins
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Apple Crumble Muffins

It’s only after you purchase 50 pounds of fresh peaches that you discover your husband is not the biggest peach fan… But he’s been a great sport in trying everything I baked. After baking up a batch of Peach Crumble Muffins (recipe here), Matt determined that they were good – but they’d be much better as apple crumble muffins. Since he’s been such a good sport with the peach recipes, I decided to try apple crumble muffins just for him.

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Peach Crumble Muffins
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Peach Crumble Muffins

Always on the look out for semi-healthy breakfast treats for Matt, I was super excited to find Peach Crumble Muffins from Sally’s Baking Addiction. These muffins come together fast and are a great grab-and-go breakfast, or evening dessert. Full of peach flavor and topped with dark brown sugar crumble, you’ll fall in love with these muffins!

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Banana Blueberry Muffins
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Banana Blueberry Muffins

Banana bread: it’s THE baking item of COVID-19. And for good reason. Putting aside the amazing comfort vibes banana bread gives, this treat is extremely versatile, pairs well with other fruits, and it just fun to make. And if you’re anything like me, you probably have a ripe banana or two laying around just screaming to be made into bread. Or in this case, muffins!

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Bourbon Brioche French Toast
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Bourbon Brioche French Toast

It’s no secret that I have an absolute love for all things bourbon. Whenever possible, I work bourbon into the treats I make - just to experience that amazing warmth and comfort bourbon flavors bring to mind. My love affair with bourbon began in 2017, when Matt and I made our first trip to Bardstown, Kentucky - the heart of Bourbon Country. From the amazing hospitality to the gorgeous scenery, I think I a little piece of my heart permanently resides in the great state of Kentucky.

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