365 better recipes

Coconut treacle pani hoppers, sweet Sri Lankan hoppers from a fermented rice-flour and coconut milk batter enriched with coconut treacle, cooked soft and spongy, then folded into a crescent. A treacly teatime treat.

Low-cal brownies: a quick blender batter that swaps applesauce for butter and a sugar substitute for sugar, baked into a light chocolate fix. A guilt-free brownie ready in about 30 minutes.

Moist, crumbly and Delicious. Before baking, I felt the batter was not too moistened; after baking, it surprised me, the brownies looked great. When it cooled, I cut them into 24 pieces, they were really tasty.

Fluffy from-scratch buttermilk pancakes with fresh strawberry slices folded right into the batter. The tangy buttermilk and sweet berries hit all the right notes for a weekend breakfast worth waking up for.

So this is more of a throw together than a drawn out affair. Sometimes you want to feel fulfilled and in control without alot of effort right? These freeze easily and can take on so many variations. Add ins like chocolate chips or flavored egg nog or cheesecake fillings work too!

Savor the delightful combination of savory sausage, creamy cheeses, and fresh scallions in these easy-to-make Cheesy Sausage Muffins using Bisquick biscuit mix. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a quick snack, these bite-sized treats are made with a simple biscuit mix batter and baked to golden perfection. No Bisquick, no problem, making your own biscuit baking mix is easy peasy.

Potato soup with butter dumplings: tender potatoes simmered with celery and parsley, dotted with rich nutmeg butter dumplings, finished with sour cream.

Traditional Rhode Island johnnycakes from scratch: thin cornmeal griddle cakes scalded with boiling water, then slow-fried until lacy edges form a crackly golden crust.

Baked pizza sandwich layers a Bisquick batter base with seasoned ground beef, tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, and Parmesan, then crowns it with more batter for a pizza-style casserole.

Æbleskiver: Danish pancake balls with cardamom-spiced sour cream batter and folded egg whites for cloudlike puffs. Cook in the traditional pan, dust with powdered sugar, dip in tart jam.

Savory sausage coffee cake with bulk sausage, Swiss and Parmesan, and a biscuit-mix batter. Brunch-friendly square casserole, no sweetness, all savory.

A multi-day Sichuan duck project: dry-rubbed with toasted spiced salt, air-dried overnight, steamed, battered, and deep-fried to shattering crispness. Includes a tea-smoked variation. Worth every step.

Beverly's spinach quiche is the classic "impossible" style: Bisquick forms its own crust as it bakes. Frozen spinach, onion, peppers, and cheese on the bottom, an egg-and-Bisquick batter on top. No pastry, no fuss.

General Tao's Chicken stir-fried with dried chilies, fresh orange zest and Sichuan peppercorns. A lighter, restaurant-style recipe that skips the heavy batter for a punchier version served over white rice.

Impossible Mexican pie made with seasoned ground beef, green chilies, Monterey Jack cheese, and a Bisquick batter that forms its own crust as it bakes. Dinner in 40 minutes.

Deep-fried corn and sausage fritters with beaten egg whites for an extra-light, puffy texture. Fresh corn kernels and crumbled sausage in a paprika-spiced batter.