Recipe Sifter

Cinnamon raisin muffins with a farina-boosted crumb, brushed with fruit juice and rolled in sugar for a sparkly, sweet crust. Makes a dozen in 40 minutes.

Tagalong cheesecake turns the peanut-butter-and-chocolate Girl Scout cookie into a dessert. A Tagalong cookie crust, peanut butter cream cheese filling, glossy chocolate ganache and crushed peanuts.

Steamed persimmon pudding with brandy, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg, flambed at the table and served with whipped cream. An old-fashioned holiday dessert with spectacular presentation.

You can't believe how delicious and moist this cake comes out, and best of all is that the cake is made with mostly whole wheat flour, applesauce and yogurt, then glazed with a thin layer of lemony icing. Looks so appealing and tastes even better!

Dolly Parton's lemon-kissed sugar cookies. Five-ingredient roll-and-cut cookies with bright lemon zest, butter richness, and a tender melt-in-your-mouth crumb.

Classic German pancakes are made with eggs, flour and milk, and baked in the oven. The puffed pancake tastes delicious with some powdered sugar or maple syrup, or top some fresh strawberries, or any fresh fruits you like. It's a quick, easy and delicious breakfast to wake you up in the morning.

Packed with goodness and yumminess. This banana bread is perfect for breakfast, brunch or a healthy snack.

Traditionally cantucci combine with vin Santo generally or liqueur wines, although they are very good even with the dry wines such as sparkling wines.

Healthy whole wheat bread for the bread machine, layered with rolled oats, wheat germ, bran, sesame seeds, and a drizzle of molasses for deep flavor. Multi-grain texture and a tender, sliceable crumb. Set it and forget it.

This is soooooooo good if you are looking for a bread that tastes like a caramel cinnamon bun. Chocolate or vanilla ingredients can be substituted for the caramel

Hawaiian pound cake folds crushed pineapple and flaked coconut into a tender pound cake, then drizzles a tangy pineapple juice glaze over the warm loaf. Tropical comfort in every slice.

These cute wicked cupcakes will definitely impress your kids and the friends, and they are delicious!

Light breakfast muffins with grated apples, orange zest, and warm spices. Made with skim milk powder and minimal fat. Tender crumb from beaten egg whites.

Buttermilk corn oil biscuits use yeast plus baking powder for double leavening and a refrigerator-friendly dough that keeps a week. Pull off only what you need and bake fresh biscuits any morning.

Tavern biscuits are a colonial-era American sweet biscuit spiced with nutmeg and mace. Crisp at the edges, tender in the middle, and just sweet enough to serve with tea, coffee, or a glass of cold milk.

I cut the recipe in half and made 24 mini muffins, which baked in 12 minutes. I also took the liberty of adding a pinch of ground cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. of vanilla extract.