It’s official. Autumn. Time of darker, cooler days, warmer ovens and baking. Presenting Nigella Lawson’s rich plum and pecan crumble, Benjamina Ebuehi’s pumpkin spice coffee scones, Helen Goh’s luxurious burnt honey cake with apple and ginger. For something savoury we have Gill Meller’s wild mushroom tart or Liberty Mendez’s hog-roast sausage rolls (the secret is in the apple sauce!). For mellow fruitful flavours, there’s Claire Ptak’s perfect pear eve’s pudding, Nigel Slater’s browned butter, blackberry and hazelnut friands. Turn up the oven, treat yourself. Celebrate with OFM’s 20 best autumn baking recipes.
Sour cream, apple and blackberry tart by Mark Diacono
A classic combination
Plum and pecan crumble by Nigella Lawson
Just add custard
Coffee, cinnamon and chocolate cake by Katie Cross
Rich, indulgent and vegan, too
Browned butter, blackberry and hazelnut friand by Nigel Slater
Halfway between a pudding and a cake, served warm
Flammkuchen by Jürgen Krauss
Choose either sweet or savoury toppings
Pumpkin-spice coffee scones by Benjamina Ebuehi
Simple bakes that bring the flavour of autumn
Honey-nut corn cake by Amy Newsome
A peanut-filled pudding served straight from the pan
Guinness soda bread by Kitty Tait and Al Tait
Easy to bake, perfect with soup
Burnt honey cake with apple and ginger by Helen Goh
Caramelised honey adds a layer of complexity
Hog roast sausage rolls by Liberty Mendez
The ultimate snack
Wild mushroom tart by Gill Meller
Use either foraged or shop-bought mushrooms
Chocolate, pear, hazelnut and brown sugar cake by Letitia Clark
A flourless cake with an irresistibly moist, fudgy centre
Pear eve’s pudding by Claire Ptak
This seasonal dessert brings out the fragrance of its fruit filling
Focaccia with black grapes by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers
Perfect for breakfast, lunch and a quick snack
Chicken, leek and prune pie by Nigel Slater
Rich, savoury flavours combine in this pastry-topped main course
Autumn vegetable galette by Tarunima Sinha
Made with ginger and panch phoron-spiced seasonal vegetables
Yorkshire parkin by Regula Ysewijn
A moist, syrupy cake to serve on bonfire night
Concertina baklava by Melek Erdal
Instead of the traditional layers of filo, try this alternative
Castagnotti – chestnut cookies by Giuseppe Dell’Anno
Wash down these Italian biscuits with a glass of red wine
Fig and walnut pudding by Joe Trivelli
So easy to make it’s almost cheating