1,268 butter milk recipes

Granny's ham and potato gratin for a crowd layers parboiled potatoes, diced ham, and Swiss cheese with a mustard-garlic bechamel. Feeds 24, bakes in under an hour, and can be assembled a day ahead.

Old-school chocolate layer cake with a tender, fudgy crumb thanks to the boiling water trick. Unsweetened chocolate, cake flour, and triple-sifted dry goods build classic bakery-style layers.

Puffed apple pancake: a dramatic oven-baked Dutch baby studded with cinnamon-caramelized apples. Pours flat, emerges with golden billowing edges and a custardy center. Breakfast theater in one skillet.

Best Sex in a Pan is a retro layered icebox dessert with a walnut shortbread crust, sweet cream cheese filling, vanilla and chocolate pudding stripes, and a Cool Whip topping finished with shaved chocolate.

Potato, sausage, and leek gratin layered with smoked sausage, green onions, and milk, topped with buttered breadcrumbs and baked golden. A hearty, cheeseless one-dish dinner gratin.

Create sourdough starter from scratch using skim milk, then bake tangy loaves with Butter Buds for low-fat flavor. Complete starter and bread recipe.

Green-flecked spinach crepes folded around flaked wild salmon, sauteed mushrooms, and tangy yogurt sauce with fresh tarragon. An elegant brunch for two that's ready in 30 minutes.

Blueberry batter cake bakes its own sauce as boiling water poured over a sugar-cornstarch topping creates a syrupy blueberry layer beneath the risen cake. A self-saucing pudding cake.

Homemade Danish pastry wreath with layers of buttery laminated dough, almond filling, and candied cherries. A holiday baking project that rewards patience with flaky, golden results.

Filled Poppy Seed Cake with Butter Cream Topping recipe

Old-fashioned chocolate layer cake leavened with both yeast and baking powder, plus stiffly whipped egg whites folded in for an unusually tall, tender, almost spongy crumb. Made with unsweetened chocolate and cake flour.

Frosted peanut butter cake squares bake a tender peanut butter cake under chocolate-peanut butter frosting and chopped peanut butter cups. Bakery-style chocolate-and-PB nostalgia.

Moist inside and crispy outside, these scones are full of flavors.

Peanut Butter Pie with Buttery Graham Cracker Crust recipe

This simple and delicious dish is great for when company is over, because it will start conversation and satisfy everyone's sweet tooth.

Braided onion bread with three rolled strips filled with butter, finely chopped onions, garlic, paprika, sesame seeds, and grated cheese. A showstopping savory yeast loaf.