Recipes with eggs

Old-fashioned raisin pastries: flaky pie-dough half-moons stuffed with ground raisins, nuts, and citron in a honey-cinnamon-jelly filling. Hand pies for the holiday cookie box.

Tender date loaf quick bread studded with plump dates and vanilla. This moist tea bread freezes wonderfully, slices like a dream, and tastes even better slathered with salted butter the next day.

Carmelitas wrap chocolate cookie dough around a soft caramel center, then dunk the baked cookies in a glossy chocolate glaze. Surprise-center holiday cookie that bakes up in 7 minutes.

Wisconsin-style butterburgers with cottage cheese mixed into the patties and cooked in a generous pool of melted butter. Buns dipped in the pan drippings and broiled.

Friendship banana bread made with Amish friendship starter for extra tang and moisture, plus walnuts and a choice of orange zest or vanilla. A sourdough-style banana loaf.

Friendship starter orange cupcakes with raisins, pecans, and a warm orange-sugar glaze dip. Sourdough-style tanginess meets bright citrus in a tender, studded crumb.

This pecan pie can be make a day ahead and stored in the refrigerator until about one hour before serving time.

Italian-American spaghetti and meatballs with a three-meat blend (beef, pork, veal), a slow-simmered tomato sauce with red wine, and parmesan-bread crumb meatballs browned then finished in sauce.

Caramel Apple Pie with Cream Cheese Topping recipe

Apple cranberry nut muffins packed with shredded apples, carrots, tart cranberries, and walnuts. Spiced with cinnamon for a moist, bakery-style muffin loaded with fruit and crunch.

Homemade spiced corn dogs with a cornmeal batter brightened by dry mustard and paprika, deep-fried to a crisp golden crust. State-fair classic in your own kitchen.

Deep-fried fruit cookies with a jelly center, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, then dusted in powdered sugar. Crispy outside, jammy inside.

Old-fashioned rolled and cut oatmeal cookies with raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A spiced, crispy oat cookie made the traditional way with a cookie cutter.

Slice and bake sugar cookies that freeze in logs for up to six months. Vanilla and lemon extracts give the classic bakery-cookie flavor. Slice from frozen, bake straight away, no thaw needed.

Baked hush puppies made in mini muffin pans with cornmeal, chopped onion, and black pepper. All the crispy, cornbready flavor of the Southern classic without deep frying.

Brighten up your Christmas in a hurry with this scrumptious bread that is perfect to enjoy while unwrapping presents!