Recipes with baking powder

Cornmeal pancakes for two: half cornmeal, half flour, with instant powdered milk built into the dry mix. A small-batch breakfast that uses pantry staples and skips fresh dairy.

Tender flaky biscuits made with cake flour, butter, milk, and an egg. Cornmeal-dusted pan for crisp bottoms and biscuits set close so they rise tall instead of spreading.

Cranberry pumpkin muffins fold tart fresh cranberries into a spiced pumpkin batter for a tender breakfast muffin balanced between sweet and tangy. The autumn pairing in muffin form.

Tender, bakery-style scones made with cake flour for a light crumb. The sticky dough scoops straight onto the pan, no rolling or cutting, and bakes right from frozen, so you can stash a batch and bake fresh whenever the kettle's on.

Lemon blueberry biscuits with lemon yogurt and fresh blueberries, finished with a tart lemon glaze. Tender drop biscuits ready in 35 minutes for breakfast or brunch.

Buttermilk pancakes with vanilla and maple syrup whisked right into the batter for fluffy, lightly sweet stacks. Two leaveners and tangy buttermilk give them serious lift without going dense.

Buttery vanilla cookies studded with plump raisins and baked until edges turn golden. These cut-out treats bring teatime nostalgia straight from the oven to your cooling rack.

Lemon poppy seed pound cake with buttermilk crumb and fresh lemon zest, finished with tangy lemon glaze. Tender Bundt or loaf for tea and brunch.

A breakfast staple made with organic spelt flour, coconut oil and natural sweetener. Serve with maple syrup on the side and fresh berries or bananas or organic yoghurt. Another option is to soften some apple slices in a little bit of water, vanilla and dash of maple syrup until the liquid reduces and the apples are soft. Sprinkle liberally with cinnamon – reminiscent of apple pie!

Banana nut muffins with a moist, tender crumb from ripe mashed bananas and a cup of chopped walnuts. The trick is mixing the batter just enough, so they bake up soft and golden, never tough. Great warm with jam.

Cranberry cake wreath bakes a tart-sweet cranberry and orange batter in a ring mold for a festive holiday centerpiece. Fresh cranberries pop against an orange-scented crumb, with walnuts for crunch.

Golden pumpkin bread is a moist pumpkin quick bread with a twist: cornmeal for a golden, tender crumb, sour cream for richness, warm pumpkin pie spice, and studded with raisins and pecans. A cozy fall loaf.

Carrot cake muffins with whole wheat flour, crushed pineapple, raisins, and walnuts. A lightly spiced, oil-free, lower-sugar version that bakes in 15 minutes.

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting bakes a single tender butter-based cake layer with grated carrots, walnuts, and cinnamon. Topped with classic tangy cream cheese icing and brown sugar nut crumble.

Citrus blueberry muffins with bright orange zest folded through a tender buttermilk-style batter and studded with juicy blueberries. Easy 30-minute breakfast bake.

Buttery sour cream waffles fold whipped egg whites into a tangy sour cream batter for crisp-edged, cloud-light waffles. The breakfast upgrade your weekend has been missing.