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Purple plum pie loads sliced fresh plums into a deep-dish crust under a cinnamon-spiced buttery crumb. A late-summer fruit pie with jammy tart filling and golden streusel topping.

A no-fuss bread machine sourdough that actually delivers tangy, crusty results. Just dump sourdough starter, bread flour, yeast, and a few pantry staples into the machine and let it work. Use the quick cycle for the best rise.

Whole wheat French bread baguettes with a golden egg-wash crust. Hand-kneaded, naturally risen, and freezer-friendly. Four long loaves from one simple dough.

Fruity buckwheat muffins fold Granny Smith apples and dates into a half-buckwheat-flour batter for nutty, hearty whole-grain muffins with natural sweetness in 35 minutes.

Cereal crunch coffee cake with crushed wheat flakes baked into the batter and a cinnamon-cereal crumble on top. A lighter brunch cake with raisins, brown sugar, and a hint of nutmeg.

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.

Three-ingredient beer bread with self-rising flour, sugar, and a bottle of beer. No yeast, no kneading, no rising time. A crusty, golden loaf ready in one hour.

A bread machine chocolate date-nut loaf made with whole wheat flour, cocoa, instant coffee, chopped dates, chocolate chips, and walnuts. Dump the ingredients in and press start. Five minutes of hands-on work for a fragrant, hearty loaf.

A simple whole wheat bread machine recipe with just honey, flour, water, salt, and yeast. This rustic peasant loaf has a hearty crumb, nutty whole grain flavor, and a crispy, golden-brown crust.

Delicate homemade crepes filled with flaked trout in a creamy sauterne wine sauce with garlic and onion. Makes 20 crepes for an impressive brunch, appetizer, or French-inspired dinner.

Maple walnut squares with a buttery shortbread crust and a gooey maple syrup and maple sugar filling topped with chopped walnuts. Like pecan pie bars with a pure maple twist.

Mariachi beefballs with crushed corn chips in a spiced tomato-chili sauce served over layered Mexican rice with sour cream, green chilies, and Monterey Jack cheese.

Swedish meatballs spiced with warm nutmeg and ginger, broiled until browned, then simmered in a silky beef gravy made from the drippings. Tender, old-fashioned meatballs for noodles or mashed potatoes.

Flour-coated beef stew with carrots, celery, peas, tomatoes, and a touch of brown sugar and red wine. Cooks on high in the crock pot for 4 to 5 hours with a thick, glossy gravy.

Injera, Ethiopian fermented flatbread made with a three-day sourdough batter cooked crepe-style on one side. Soft, spongy, and tangy with signature bubble eyes on top.

Brown paper sack apple pie, the old-fashioned trick of baking a Granny Smith pie with buttery crumb topping inside a grocery bag. The enclosed heat steams the apples tender and keeps the crust from burning.