10,000 la king recipes

Packed with almonds, these glazed almond cookie slices make a great snack.

Pfefferneusse are traditional German pepper cookies with molasses, star anise, cinnamon, allspice, and black pepper, rolled in powdered sugar. This old-world recipe mellows for weeks in stoneware for the best flavor.

Old-fashioned applesauce doughnuts with whole wheat flour, buttermilk, and warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace. Fried golden and dusted with sugar.

Orange-scented zucchini bread brightened with both orange zest and orange extract, studded with pecans. A lighter quick bread with no added oil for a tender, citrusy crumb.

Hawaiian macadamia bread folds crushed pineapple, shredded coconut, and chopped macadamia nuts into a tender quick bread. Tropical tea bread or breakfast loaf with island flavors in every slice.

Maple syrup and brown sugar banana bread: a deeply sweet quick bread with both real maple syrup and packed brown sugar layered into the batter. Moist, fragrant, and finished with a snowfall of powdered sugar.

Victorian jewels, glistening mini fruitcakes: brandy-soaked candied fruit and raisins in a spiced walnut batter, baked as bite-size muffins and glazed with melted jelly so they shine. A jewel-like holiday gift.

Classic buttermilk pancakes from scratch with tangy flavor and tender, fluffy texture. Let the batter rest for 10 minutes to activate the leavening for the lightest, most pillowy pancakes.

Apricot cupcakes sweetened entirely with apricot preserves and spiced with pumpkin pie spice. Oats and applesauce keep them moist with no refined sugar. Bakes as bars too.

Lester's fruitcake is a heirloom holiday loaf: pounds of candied fruits, figs, dates, raisins, pecans, and walnuts bound in spiced molasses batter. Slow-baked, brandy-soaked, aged a month.

Fluffy buttermilk pancakes from scratch with tangy buttermilk, melted shortening, and classic diner texture. Perfect breakfast pancakes in 20 minutes.

Berry banana sour cream muffins fold fresh blueberries or raspberries into a tender banana batter enriched with sour cream. A breakfast classic with extra moisture.

Simple zucchini bread recipe that mixes in one bowl and bakes into three moist loaves. Adapt the base for pumpkin or applesauce variations with warming ginger spice.

Sourdough biscuit dough: a refrigerator dough made with yeast and buttermilk that bakes into tender, fluffy biscuits anytime. Improves with age, lasting up to a week in the fridge.

Baked doughnuts made with Bisquick, applesauce, and yogurt for a lighter twist on a classic. Finished with a sweet almond glaze, these skip the deep fryer but keep all the golden, nutmeg-spiced flavor.

Small-batch walnut brownies baked in a loaf pan with cocoa powder, one egg, and vegetable shortening. Dense, fudgy, and scaled for two to four people instead of a crowd.