80 laker recipes

For starters, the water, beer and sugar take this recipe in the wrong direction. Substitute these ingredients with red wine. Also, forget the pork - this has not flavor in chili. Just add more beef. These small changes would have won them $40,000. I made those changes and had people chasing me for the recipe afterwards.

New Year's Eve clock cake: three airy white cake layers stacked with silky chocolate cream filling, wrapped in rich Hungarian chocolate frosting and decorated to look like a clock striking midnight.

Rugalach rolls cream cheese dough around apricot preserves, cinnamon-sugar, ground pecans, and currants into bite-sized crescent cookies. The Jewish-American holiday cookie passed down through generations of bakers.

Two-layer spice cake with cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and plumped raisins, frosted with Swiss meringue mocha buttercream. A showstopper dessert for serious bakers.

Three-ingredient bread machine bread made with just flour, water, and yeast. No sugar, no fat, no oil. A lean, simple loaf for calorie-conscious bakers.

Herman starter, the friendship sourdough-style yeast and milk starter that bakers have been passing along for generations. Mix once, feed every five days, and share cups with friends or bake into coffee cakes and breads.

Buttery laminated dough enriched with cardamom and orange creates flaky Danish pastries through careful rolling and folding for serious bakers seeking a challenge.

No-bake red, white, and blue pie layered with blueberry filling, sweetened cream cheese mousse, and cherry pie filling. A patriotic, make-ahead dessert for Fourth of July.

Decadent chocolate cake spiked with jalapeños and Kahlua creates a molten-centered Mexican dessert with subtle heat and deep mocha flavor for adventurous bakers.

Pork chops with apples baked in a clay baker with a soy sauce, honey, and garlic glaze. Cinnamon-dusted apple slices go on top for the last 15 minutes. Easy, hands-off dinner.

Miss American Pie is a no-bake red, white, and blue dessert with blueberry pie filling, a sweetened cream cheese layer, and cherry topping in a baked pie shell. A patriotic showstopper.

Instead of having to tip the delivery boy, try this simple and easy to understand recipe that will have you enjoying a scrumptious pizza in no time!

Baker's Delight sour dough french onion soup. Warm, comforting with a bit of zing from the sourdough. The onions are slow roasted for perfect results every time.

Never fail pastry is a five-ingredient single-crust pie shell with shortening and a touch of baking powder for extra tenderness. Forgiving dough for beginner bakers.

Lemon meringue angel food cake with homemade lemon curd filling and glossy Italian meringue frosting. A three-component showpiece cake for serious bakers who want a stunning result.

Old-fashioned milk-and-egg enriched white bread makes two soft, tender loaves with a light crumb and golden crust. A forgiving family recipe for beginner bread bakers.