Recipe Sifter

Classic peanut butter cookies cream butter with white and brown sugar, bind with egg, and bake with the iconic sugar-dipped fork crisscross pattern. 32 cookies, ready in 30 minutes.

Sourdough whole wheat bread blends an active starter with stone-ground wheat flour, wheat germ and molasses for a hearty, high-fiber sandwich loaf. Tangy, nutty and bakes in a standard loaf pan.

These are the best good and chewy chocolate chips cookies I've ever made.

Homemade Slice and Bake Peanut Butter Cookies recipe

One-bowl banana bread brightened with fresh orange zest, made with oil instead of butter for a moist, tender crumb. A reliable single-loaf quickbread that bakes in under an hour.

Fudgy brownies made with unsweetened German chocolate and real butter, delivering intense cocoa flavor and a dense, moist crumb that stays fresh for days.

Sourdough buttermilk waffles with whole wheat flour and overnight rest for tangy depth. Crisp outside, custardy inside, and freezer-friendly for weekday breakfasts.

A soft homemade yeast bread rolled around sweet candied mixed fruit, baked into a tender loaf with a fruity spiral through every slice. Lovely toasted with butter for breakfast or afternoon tea.

Granny's boiled fruit cake: an old-fashioned eggless, butterless loaf made by simmering raisins with sugar and shortening, then folding into spiced flour. Plump, moist and Christmas-ready.

Sourdough banana bread uses one cup of active starter to add tang and depth to the classic loaf. A smart way to use sourdough discard while turning ripe bananas into something memorable.

Hazelnut pumpkin bread bakes up moist and warmly spiced with toasted hazelnuts, raisins, and four classic fall spices. Three loaves from one batch, ideal for gifting.

Hearty beef stew with seared round steak, carrots, celery, peas, and brown gravy served over homemade baking powder biscuits. A complete comfort dinner with a from-scratch stew and flaky, golden biscuits.

Chinese BBQ pork buns (cha siu bao): pillowy steamed white buns stuffed with diced char siu in a glossy oyster-hoisin-soy glaze. Classic Cantonese dim sum at home.

Beet cake with orange cream cheese frosting uses grated fresh beets for a deeply moist, spiced layer cake with a rosy hue. Topped with toasted walnuts, it's a lighter twist on carrot cake.

Brennan's-style banana beignets fried golden in a light beer batter, dusted with powdered sugar, and drizzled with homemade bourbon caramel sauce. A New Orleans classic you can make at home.

Blackberry brandy sour cream pound cake built around dissolved jello, brandy, and a quartet of extracts. A boozy, jewel-toned bundt cake with deep berry flavor and a tender pound-cake crumb.