Brown Butter Bourbon Apple Pie

Sometimes, it’s right in the middle of test week, and you decide to make a coffeecake, an apple pie, and homemade rolls for premature Friendsgiving.  You just decide this, and you don’t think about the fact that it is a stupid decision, and that you have no time management skills, and that there are more important life skills you should be working on with all this apparent “free-time” you’ve created to bake this stuff.

Caramel Apple Bundt Cake

I did something a little strange and a little watch-out-for-my-own-sanity.

I’m kind of proud.  You see, I knew I would be getting back the grade from the exam we took on Friday.  Quick recap: it was a hard, hard, hard exam about all the stuff that can go wrong with your heart.  The kind that makes you realize why cardiologists make lots of money. 

Apple Oat Bars with Pretzel Crumb Topping

Sweet and salty is totes all the rage for good reason.  It’s a delicious combination.  And there are so many different variations and ways to achieve that perfect sweet-salty balance.  Fleur de sel caramels…salted chocolate shortbread cookies…honey cayenne roasted pecans.  And these:

Remember a couple weeks ago when I had extra pretzel crust leftover from my strawberry-cheesecake-pretzel bars?