In North Carolina, Thanksgiving pies — pecan, apple, sweet potato, pumpkin — have deep roots in farms from the mountains to the Coastal Plain. When bakeries wrap these homegrown ingredients in a buttery crust, pie makes perfect.
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Apple Dumplings
These Granny Smith apples are wrapped in a buttery dough, baked in a cinnamon-brown sugar syrup, and topped off with vanilla ice cream.
Nancy’s Pineapple Molasses Cake
Break out your Bundt pan for this ultra-moist cake, which has made Nancy Futrell famous in Denton.
Young, Scrappy, & Hungry at Leah & Louise
At a restaurant in Charlotte, the award-winning owner and chef has taken preservation to a whole new level. In his kitchen, nothing — and we mean nothing — gets tossed in the trash.
A Sweet Legacy at Mickey’s Pastry Shop
For 75 years, a Goldsboro bakery has forged a special bond with its customers — one birthday cake, cream pie, cookie, and pastry at a time.
15 Sweet and Savory Peanut Recipes
From peanut butter cake, pie, and cookies to crunchy spiced snacks and Cheerwine boiled peanuts, we’re nuts for these dishes from our archives.
The Full Package at Farmer and the Dail
A Greene County bakery outgrew its former space thanks, in part, to the popularity of its generously loaded biscuits and baked goods — just like the ones you’d get at Grandma’s house.
15 of Our Best Blueberry Recipes for Summer
Use your bounty of fresh blueberries in delicious pie, pound cake, pastries, and more.
Cantaloupe & Mint Granita
Whether you call it a granita or a grown-up snow cone, this cantaloupe-and-mint version is extra refreshing.
