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Sarah Kieffer

Sarah Kieffer is the Minneapolis baker, photographer, and cookbook author behind The Vanilla Bean Blog and its rippled pan-banging chocolate chip cookies.

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Sarah Kieffer Nov 3

Orange scones with a coffeehouse memory

Sarah shared glazed orange scones and remembered the Blue Heron bake that first changed her mind about scones in 1998.

thevanillabeanblog.comTender Orange Scones with Glaze

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Sarah Kieffer Oct 22

Banana bread meets fudge buttercream

She combined two recipes from 100 Afternoon Sweets into banana bread bars, streamlining the base into a one-bowl bake.

thevanillabeanblog.comBanana Bread Bars with Fudge Buttercream

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Sarah Kieffer Sep 26

A brown butter spin on her pan-banging cookies

Ten years after the original recipe appeared in her first book, Sarah shared a version that browns half the butter for a nutty flavor.

thevanillabeanblog.comPan-Banging Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Sarah Kieffer Sep 12

A gluten-free cookbook is in the works

In an update for Zoë François’s newsletter, Sarah said she was developing a gluten-free baking book and a cookie-themed recipe deck planned for fall 2027.

zoefrancois.substack.comSarah Kieffer and her Cruffins

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Sarah Kieffer Sep 9

A pear tart shaped by years of coffeehouse baking

Sarah shared her pecan streusel pear tart, a recipe she has adapted over two decades, with a pat-in-the-pan crust and lemon, vanilla, and nutmeg in the filling.