2,901 batter recipes

Classic French chicken fricassee from the Poitou region. Golden-browned chicken braised on a bed of caramelized onions that melt into their own sauce.

Basic graham cracker cheesecake crust: three ingredients pressed into a springform pan and chilled. The blueprint no-bake crust that swaps to gingersnap or chocolate wafer for any cheesecake variation.

Butter ball cookies (Russian tea cakes) with ground walnuts, cake flour, butter, and vanilla rolled in powdered sugar twice. A melt-in-your-mouth holiday cookie with just five ingredients.

Classic Florentine cookies with chopped almonds, brown sugar, and cream, finished with a smooth chocolate coating on the bottom. Thin, lacy, and elegantly crisp.

Old-fashioned chocolate coconut tea cakes with a sour cream crumb and a cinnamon-scented chocolate glaze spread while warm. Twelve dainty cupcakes for afternoon tea or coffee with a friend.

Potage bonne femme: a classic French vegetable soup with leeks, potatoes, carrots, and onions sauteed in butter and simmered in chicken stock. Creamy without cream.

Microwave spiced red cabbage with vinegar, cloves, coriander seeds, peppercorns, and tart apple cooked tender in 20 minutes. A quick German-style braised cabbage side dish without the long stove time.

No-bake chocolate cookies with melted chocolate chips, crushed graham crackers, coconut, and chopped nuts. Three steps, 15 minutes, zero oven time needed.

Hunkar begendi, a classic Turkish dish of smoked eggplant folded into a creamy bechamel sauce with mozzarella and nutmeg. Smoky, silky, and rich from charring the eggplant whole.

Classic French leek and potato soup made with just leeks, potatoes, butter, and stock. A 5-ingredient gluten-free soup that turns pantry basics into a creamy first course or light supper.

Chocolate marshmallow drop cookies topped with a soft melted marshmallow, glossy cocoa icing, and a pecan half. Like a homemade Mallomar in cookie form, made for cookie tins and lunchboxes.

Pears stuffed with creamy Gorgonzola and butter, pressed back together and rolled in crushed walnuts. An elegant no-cook appetizer or cheese course with just 5 ingredients.

Skillet shredded potato, zucchini, and carrot sauté with butter and basil. Quick 30-minute vegetable side dish, naturally gluten-free, diabetic-friendly.

Bread machine pizza dough made with basic pantry ingredients. Let the machine knead, pull it before the bake cycle, and shape for homemade pizza night.

Grated apple pie with coarsely shredded unpeeled apples, sugar, and cinnamon in a lattice-topped crust dotted with butter. A unique twist on classic apple pie where grating creates a dense, jammy filling.

Dried apple pie, an old-fashioned American pantry-staple dessert with reconstituted dried apple slices, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a flaky double-crust pie. The original winter apple pie.