🥧 Pie & Bread Perfection: 3 Simple Baking Recipes
By Rossi Voss | September 22, 2025
You’re not alone if you’ve ever:
- Thought, “Baking is too hard” and stuck to microwave meals
- Wanted to make something warm and comforting but didn’t know where to start
- Googled “easy pie recipes” or “bread for beginners” with no luck
But what if you could make **real bread and pie** — with just a few pantry staples and one bowl?
Welcome to **Pie & Bread Perfection** — my $0.99 beginner’s guide to simple, satisfying baking.
Today, I’m sharing the Top 3 most popular recipes from the book — all ready in under 70 minutes.
🏆 Top 3 Baking Recipes from “Pie & Bread Perfection”
1. No-Fail Banana Bread
Time: 70 mins | Cost: ~$0.30/slice | Yield: 1 loaf (8 slices)
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan.
- In a bowl, mash bananas. Stir in melted butter.
- Mix in sugar, egg, and vanilla.
- Sprinkle baking soda and salt over mixture. Stir in flour.
- Pour into loaf pan. Bake 50–60 mins until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool before slicing.
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2. 5-Ingredient Apple Pie Filling (Can-Top Pie)
Time: 45 mins | Cost: ~$0.50/serving | Yield: 6 servings
- 1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling
- 1 cup oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Pour pie filling into an 8x8 baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix oats, sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter.
- Spread over apples. Bake 30–35 mins until golden.
- Serve warm with yogurt or ice cream.
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3. One-Bowl Buttermilk Biscuits
Time: 20 mins | Cost: ~$0.25 each | Yield: 8 biscuits
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in cold butter with a fork or pastry cutter.
- Stir in buttermilk until dough forms.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet. Bake 12–15 mins until golden.
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The Pie & Bread Perfection includes:
- Easy pies, cobblers, and crisps
- Soft breads, biscuits, and muffins
- Step-by-step instructions for beginners
- No fancy tools needed — just bowls and pans
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📥 Download Your Free “Beginner’s Baking Checklist” Printable
I’ve created a printable baking checklist with:
- Must-have pantry staples
- Essential tools (no mixer needed)
- Common substitutions (no buttermilk? No problem!)
— Rossi Voss
Author of the $0.99 Cookbook Series
rossivoss.blogspot.com