Recipes with flour

Brook trout sauteed with mushrooms, finished with brown butter, lime juice, and fresh parsley. A French meuniere-style preparation with whole fish or fillets.

Easy maple apple bread made with refrigerated crescent roll dough, chopped apples, walnuts, and a vanilla glaze. A shortcut pull-apart loaf with cinnamon-maple filling in every layer.

Filet farcis a la creme: flounder fillets rolled around a shrimp, crab, and mushroom stuffing, baked in a cognac cream sauce under melted Swiss. Vintage French bistro elegance.

Roll-and-cut almond cookies with toasted sliced almonds folded into a buttery dough and finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. Crisp edges, tender centers, and a double hit of vanilla and almond extract.

Triple-layer chocolate-glazed cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust, a dark chocolate layer, a brown sugar pecan layer, and a classic cream cheese layer, all topped with warm chocolate glaze. A show-stopping celebration dessert.

Apple streusel squares with a buttery shortbread crust, cinnamon-raisin sauteed apples, and a pecan-brown sugar crumble topping. Three layers of fall flavor in every bar.

Apple streusel squares with a buttery shortbread crust, cinnamon-raisin sauteed apples, and a pecan-brown sugar crumble topping. Three layers of fall flavor in every bar.

Indian chicken pies with flaky lard-and-margarine pastry wrapped around garam masala-spiced chicken, mushrooms, and corn. Handheld curry-pot pies worth the weekend effort.

Fluffy apple pecan pancakes with separated eggs, brown sugar, and cinnamon, served with apple spice syrup. Beaten egg whites fold in for extra-light, soufflé-style flapjacks.

The crisp, densely chocolaty cookies, with an unusually long baking time, were an annual favorite among the 20-plus recipes that Susan Couchman of Hartland remembers were made each year by her mother, Gloria Kuchler.

Raspberry-peach pie with chopped hazelnuts, a splash of rum, and a sugar-glazed double crust. Sweet peaches and tart raspberries in a nutty, buttery filling.

Fig Star Cookies feature a maple-scented shortening dough wrapped around a homemade dried fig filling with lemon and nuts. A vintage holiday cookie worth the effort.

Soft yeasted cinnamon rolls with brown sugar filling and a vanilla glaze, baked together in a 13x9 pan. Pull-apart pastries that fill the kitchen with the smell of cinnamon and yeast.

Ham and cheddar casserole over French-cut green beans with a homemade white sauce, hard-cooked eggs, and crushed herb crouton topping. A weeknight one-dish dinner in 40 minutes.

Fresh blueberry cake baked in a springform pan with a buttery batter shell, juicy berry center, and cinnamon crumb topping. A rustic German-style kuchen ready in 40 minutes.

Triple-chocolate biscotti with Dutch cocoa, semi-sweet chips, and a dipped white chocolate base. Toasted hazelnuts, dark coffee, and twice-baked crunch make these the dunking cookie for serious chocolate lovers.