Baked Good Recipes

Wheat germ and nut zucchini bread, a hearty quickbread loaded with grated zucchini, toasted wheat germ, cinnamon, and chopped nuts. Two-loaf yield makes one for now and one for the freezer.

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

Wheaten bread, an Irish-style soda bread with whole wheat flour, buttermilk, nutmeg, and orange zest. No yeast, no rising time, and ready to bake in minutes.

White chocolate macadamia brownies with a full cup of butter, 10 ounces of white chocolate, and chopped macadamias. Dense, fudgy, and pale golden blondies.

Whole wheat milk bread: a soft, slightly sweet sandwich loaf made with milk, oil, and a mix of whole wheat and bread flour. Makes 6 small loaves. Freezes beautifully.

Irish whole wheat soda bread with bran and wheat germ for a hearty, nutty crumb. No yeast, no kneading, no rise time. From mixing bowl to oven in 15 minutes flat.

Brown sugar chocolate chip cookies topped with red candy-coated chocolate pieces before baking. Shortening-based for chewy centers with a 5-7 minute bake time that keeps them soft.

Wild mushroom bread made with dried mushrooms ground to a fine dust and kneaded into a buttery yeast dough. A savory, earthy artisan loaf with deep umami flavor.

Almond marble cake with swirls of cocoa through a light, airy batter made with real almond paste and whipped egg whites. Topped with sliced almonds and baked golden in a loaf pan.

Heritage recipe for homemade dried yeast patties made from sourdough starter, rye flour, cornmeal, and ginger. An old-world self-sufficiency skill for bakers who want to make their own leavening from scratch.

Six ingredients. One bowl. Fudgy, crackly-topped brownies loaded with real melted chocolate and crunchy walnuts. No cocoa powder shortcuts here, just the real deal from scratch in under an hour.

Yule log cake (buche de Noel) is the classic French rolled sponge cake for Christmas, made from a delicate whole-egg genoise baked thin, filled, rolled, and decorated to look like a wintry wooden log.

Anise almond biscotti baked twice for that signature crunch. Shaped into horseshoes, sliced, and dried low and slow. Keeps for weeks in a jar. Built for dunking.

Savoury breakfast muffins with finely chopped ham, Swiss cheese, sour cream and a touch of mustard. A protein-rich grab-and-go breakfast that bakes in 20 minutes.

Rich chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, melted semi-sweet chocolate folded into the filling, and a tangy sour cream topping. A dense, slice-with-a-warm-knife dessert.

The citrus zest undertone of these versatile bread sticks marries well with the rosemary and molasses to produce an intriguing addition to a picnic basket or a formal dinner.