Recipes with vegetable oil

Pumpkin layer cake with cooked fresh pumpkin, warm cinnamon, and a tender, moist crumb. A two-layer Thanksgiving and Christmas cake that's lighter than spice cake but just as comforting.

Basic sourdough pancakes start with an overnight sponge of sourdough starter, flour, and water for tangy, light flapjacks. Old prospector breakfast for fluffy, deeply flavored pancakes.

Chock full of pecans and well spiced, perfect snack for a cooler Autumn day.

Mom's cheese biscuits, drop biscuits made with grated cheddar, buttermilk, and vegetable oil instead of butter. Tender Southern-style biscuits with golden cheese-flecked crusts, served with white gravy.

Ultra-tender pumpkin bread spiced with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, studded with toasted walnuts, and so moist it stays fresh for days on the counter.

Grilled cheeseburger with melted Swiss, charred Vidalia onions, and Dijon mayonnaise on toasted crusty bread. A French-bistro spin on the American classic.

Homemade pita bread with the puffed pocket: bread flour, yeast, oil, and a hot oven. Soft, chewy rounds for stuffing, dipping, or tearing fresh from the pan.

Lightly sweetened blueberry oatmeal muffins made with whole grains and a little oil instead of butter. A wholesome breakfast muffin packed with fresh blueberries, mixed by the classic lumpy-batter method.

Homemade fried curry bread, soft yeast dough wrapped around a savory salmon and potato filling, coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried golden and crisp. A Japanese-style stuffed bread for dipping.

BBQ'd Lamb Loin stuffed with semi dried tomatoes and asparagus spears and served with bush tomato chutney and sauteed English spinach.

Pumpkin bread loaded with semisweet chocolate chips, warm cinnamon, and nutmeg. A brown-sugar dusting in the pans bakes into a sweet, slightly crisp crust around a moist, tender crumb. The holiday quick bread that vanishes fast.

Breakfast whole wheat banana muffins combine ripe mashed bananas, whole wheat flour, and warm cinnamon for a hearty, fiber-rich morning bake with a golden top and a moist, tender crumb.

Chocolate-oatmeal raisin cookies built on a cake mix base with quick oats, cinnamon, and chocolate-covered raisins. Five-minute prep, ready in 25 minutes, makes four dozen.

Reduced fat brownies made with applesauce, cocoa powder, and melted unsweetened chocolate. Fudgy and rich with less oil, topped with toasted walnuts.

Cornmeal waffles fold beaten egg whites into a yellow cornmeal batter for crisp-edged, tender-centered Southern-style waffles. A 20-minute breakfast that holds up to maple syrup, butter, or fresh fruit.

Smoky beef chili with toasted dried chiles, habanero heat, and kidney beans. Toast, blend, and simmer for deep chile flavor that'll ruin you for canned chili powder forever.