Autumn baking is in full swing with seasonal recipes like chestnut flour biscuits, fried apple pie, and cinnamon rolls featured in new cookbooks.
Autumn baking trends highlighted
Autumn is a popular time for baking, with seasonal ingredients like apples, pears, chestnuts, walnuts, and pumpkins being welcomed into the kitchen to prepare treats for tea time. The return of cooler days and rainy afternoons invites people to gather around comforting snacks, with All Saints' Day holidays offering an opportunity to cook with children.Chestnut flour biscuits recipe
The first recipe is for chestnut flour biscuits, which can be made with ingredients such as softened butter, sugar, egg, flour, chestnut flour, walnut or almond powder, chocolate chips, salt, and liquid vanilla. The preparation involves mixing the ingredients, forming a log, refrigerating it, and baking. This recipe is featured in the book Mes gourmandises d'automne by Margot Schoendorff, published on October 1, 2026, by Leduc editions.Fried apple pie recipe
The second recipe is for fried apple pie in the style of American fast food, using ingredients like apples, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, flour, puff pastry, and egg. The preparation includes cooking the apple filling, assembling the pastries, and frying or baking them. This recipe is from the book Fondantes, croquantes, sucrées, acidulées... Pommes d’amour (or Mes pommes d'amour) by Hervé Cuisine (Hervé Palmieri), published on September 10, 2026, by Albin Michel Pratique editions.Cinnamon rolls recipe
The third recipe is for cinnamon rolls, with ingredients for the dough, filling, and glaze. The preparation involves activating the yeast, kneading the dough, preparing the filling, and baking the rolls. This recipe is from the book Cozy & Comfy by Salomé Léger-Pereira, published on October 17, 2025, by Mango editions.