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Whole wheat pizza dough with cornmeal for a nutty, crisp, rustic crust. A double-risen homemade yeast dough that bakes up sturdy and golden, a heartier base for any pizza topping you like.

Almond cinnamon-raisin biscotti with brandy and vanilla, twice-baked in the classic Italian style. Crisp, lightly spiced cookies for dipping in coffee, tea, or a glass of vin santo.

Hearty Russian beet soup (borscht) loaded with beef, bacon, kielbasa, cabbage, potatoes, and navy beans in a sweet-sour broth. A slow-simmered weekend project topped with sour cream.

Classic double-crust blackberry pie with a flaky shortening crust and simple sugar-flour filling. No frills, just four cups of berries baked golden in a homemade shell.

Homemade orecchiette pasta from semolina and all-purpose flour with just water and salt. An eggless Italian pasta shaped by hand into little ear shapes, no machine needed.

Buttery melt-in-your-mouth shortbread bars studded with chocolate chips. Made with rice flour for extra crumble, baked low and slow until golden. Just 5 ingredients and 8 minutes of prep.

Classic Italian sponge cake made with a warm egg foam, cocoa powder, and no butter at all. Light as air with a deep golden crust and tender chocolate crumb.

Oreo Midnight Cake with a crushed Oreo crust, semi-sweet chocolate cake, vanilla cream filling, and cocoa frosting. A multi-layer chocolate-Oreo showstopper from scratch.

Streusel coffee cake with a hidden layer of stretched caramel candy ribbons baked inside and a cinnamon-brown sugar walnut crumble on top. Best served warm.

Blueberry crumb cake baked in a loaf pan with fresh blueberries folded into a simple batter and topped with a buttery cinnamon-sugar streusel. A homestyle cake that's easy to slice and share.

Dairy-free overnight cinnamon rolls made with soy flour and mashed tofu in place of milk and butter. Pillowy yeast dough filled with brown sugar, raisins, and cinnamon.

Iowa brownies made with chocolate syrup instead of cocoa or melted chocolate, producing fudgy, dense squares with minimal rise. A simple Midwest pantry recipe with just six basic ingredients.

Whole wheat yogurt muffins made with chickpea flour, honey, and raisins. A hearty, protein-rich muffin with an earthy nuttiness from the garbanzo flour blend.

Three-layer cookie bars with a buttery shortbread crust, gooey brown sugar pecan filling, and melted chocolate chips on top. Irresistibly rich and totally addictive.

Death by chocolate Bundt cake from Dom DeLuise's cookbook. Cake mix doctored with pudding, sour cream, and 12 ounces of chocolate chips for an intensely fudgy result.

Here is a nice change from rye bread. Simply use tomato juice or vegetable juice for the liquid. This tangy, tasty bread makes great sandwiches--especially when they include cheese. It adds a festive touch to soups and winter casseroles, too.