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  No. 11: Spiced Pumpkin Walnut Bundt Cake with Orange-Vanilla Glaze RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS Not a fan of pumpkin pie but still craving those classic fall spices? Try this

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  No. 11: Spiced Pumpkin Walnut Bundt Cake with Orange-Vanilla Glaze RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS Not a fan of pumpkin pie but still craving those classic fall spices? Try this

11 Our State Recipes You Loved in October


 

No. 11: Spiced Pumpkin Walnut Bundt Cake with Orange-Vanilla Glaze

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Not a fan of pumpkin pie but still craving those classic fall spices? Try this dense, moist Bundt cake.

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No. 10: Apple Pie

RECIPE FROM COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES

This easy apple pie recipe from Arleen’s Catering Recipes and Family Favorites will make it look like you spent all day in the kitchen.

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No. 9: Funnel Cakes

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

This wonky-shaped fair favorite is easier to make than you think, and a fun dessert to indulge in this fall.

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No. 8: Aunt Addie’s Caramel Cake

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

The star of this classic Southern cake is the incredible caramel frosting.

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No. 7: Buttermilk & Apple Pancakes

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Top these fluffy pancakes with cooked apples, a dollop of whipped cream, and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

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No. 6: Fried Pork Chops with Onion Gravy

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Onion gravy and a cast-iron skillet turn pork raised in the Piedmont into a mountain meal.

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No. 5: Apple Butter Pound Cake

RECIPE FROM COOKING ON HAZEL CREEK

A traditional mountain ingredient gets its just “desserts.”

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No. 4: Carolina Dogs

RECIPE BY SHERI CASTLE

North Carolinians love a Carolina dog “all the way” — topped with chili, slaw, onions, and mustard. Nothing more, and nothing less.

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No. 3: Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Cheesecake is good. Cheesecake bars? Even better. (They’re portable.)

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No. 2: Apple Dumplings

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

These Granny Smith apples are wrapped in a buttery dough, baked in a cinnamon-brown sugar syrup, and topped off with vanilla ice cream.

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No. 1: Baked Spaghetti

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

A different kind of winter warmer: Our baked spaghetti combines pasta, cheese, and tomato sauce into one melty medley.

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This story was published on Oct 26, 2022

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