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Baking from my home to yours…this time not at my home

It’s been several years now, I’m not even sure how many to be exact (gee I’m getting old) that Tanna (My Kitchen in Half Cups) came to visit the Seattle area and we decided to meet up for lunch. She said, “can I bring Cookie Baker Lynn?” “The more the merrier,” was my reply.  And so we lunched.  Who knew from that I would end up with such a delightful friend and baking buddy.

We were out for coffee (though we both had tea…so very not Seattle of us) and the idea of us baking in each others home came up. And I am so glad it did. The baking days we have had have been two of my favorite days in the 09 year.
The first time around Lynn came up my way back in September. We were suppose to meet at her house in October, but my husband was switching jobs at the time and needed the car. Which worked out anyway because Lynn thought she would be trendy and get the flu and would have been out that week anyway. So we finally got to do it in November.

I think this picture pretty much says it all.

Her house definitely has more bustle than mine, though she does not have a crazy cocker spaniel trying to kill her at all times by hiding down by her feet. What she does have is an amazing family that you can tell love each other very much. And I must admit that I had a moment of really wanting to go back to teaching junior high after spending the day with her youngest daughter. But then I had to remind myself that her daughter was the exception and not the rule to the children we had when I taught junior high. One can dream. 😉

In case you are wondering, we ended up making a Fall Brioche Coffee Cake (get recipe here). Using the pumpkin brioche recipe from Sherry Yard ( it’s such a great recipe). Well, Lynn ended up making. I mostly watched and talked. I know it’s hard to believe I am a talker. 😉

The cake is very moist and the struesel was a little confusing when we made it(wet and sticky) but it made for a yummy topping so we must have done it right! The key though is to have the right size pan with this baby as we found that out the hard way. You can go read over at Lynn’s what the hard way was. 😛 You can also get the recipe there.

Thanks for the fun day Lynn. I look forward to many more!

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Comments

  3. That sounds like so much fun! Love the photo. I usually bake alone, but I baked banana bread with my sister the other day and it was pretty darn awesome.

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  5. Looks like you had a great time. My blog began as a way for my daughters and I to bake together (Daring Bakers). Nothing like company in the kitchen.
    Mimi

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  6. Sweet it looks like you guys had a real good time. I’m kinda surprised that flour didn’t end up somewhere though 🙂

    Beautiful job on the cake… very Fall-ish if I may say so 🙂

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  7. Oh, fun fun! These pictures put a smile on my face today, no easy feat ‘cuz of the sickness.

    BUT! WHERE IS THE RECIPE? Admittedly, I’m totally doing that half-squint-with-one-eye-completely-shut because I may or may not have took more Nyquil, but I didn’t see it. 🙁

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  28. I bet you two were a scream together. Would have loved to be there when the pan over flowed in the oven. (really funny)
    I am hoping we can get together too, when I am in Seattle some time/whenever.
    I love this pumpkin brioche recipe. In fact that is the very first time I read your blog, when you made it way back when then. I made the brioche and even bought Sherry’s book because of you.
    I bet the brioche cake with the topping is delicious together.
    By the way, you are looking very svelte,Pea!

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  33. I just made this cake for Thanksgiving, and despite having three other desserts, this one is almost gone! It was absolutely fantastic, as were the pumpkin dinner rolls that I made out of the mounds of extra dough. Thanks for a great recipe!

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