Recipe Sifter

Lightly sweetened applesauce cupcakes with a generous dose of nutmeg, cinnamon, and chopped walnuts. Ready in 30 minutes - serve plain or with a simple cream cheese frosting.

Paris Puffins are nutmeg-spiced muffins rolled in melted butter and cinnamon sugar straight from the oven. They taste like fresh doughnuts without the frying.

Carrot cake bread: a tender carrot quickbread baked in two 9-inch pans, made with olive oil, cinnamon, grated carrots, and chopped pecans. Better the next day, optional orange-butter icing.

Crusty Italian-style bread studded with minced prosciutto and Parmesan, baked on cornmeal-dusted sheets with steam for a crackling crust. Makes two gorgeous loaves that taste like a New York Italian bakery.

Soft, spiced ginger cookies using prune butter to replace fat. Crackled sugar-coated tops with chewy centers, perfect for guilt-free snacking.

A show stopper of an apple custard pie recipe with tender apple halves baked in a luscious, creamy vanilla custard filling.

Crispy oven-baked chicken tenders marinated in honey-mustard barbecue sauce and coated in crunchy breadcrumbs. Make 24 pieces for Super Bowl snacking with extra sauce on the side for dipping.

Fudgy drop cookies packed with black walnuts and unsweetened chocolate, topped with a glossy homemade chocolate frosting. Old-fashioned, from-scratch baking that makes 2 dozen in under an hour.

Light, tender muffins studded with tart blackcurrants and a touch of wheat germ for nutty depth. Mixed by hand, baked in 20 minutes, and brilliant with a cup of tea or a morning coffee.

Golden buttermilk bran muffins with plump raisins and a whisper of nutmeg. A 35-minute recipe that yields a dozen tender, fiber-rich muffins for breakfast or snacking.

Savory bread machine loaf made with onion soup mix, cottage cheese, and sour cream for a soft, tangy crumb. Tastes like California onion dip baked into bread.

Try this different but tasty pasta salad made with mandarin oranges, pineapple and whipped topping.

Tender yeast rolls swirled with cinnamon, brown sugar, and pecans, shaped into unique butterflies. A showstopping sweet bread for brunch gatherings or holiday breakfast tables.

A rich sour cream chocolate cake with a cocoa fudge filling marbled through the batter, creating "craters" as it bakes. Topped with chopped nuts and a dusting of powdered sugar. One pan, zero fuss.

A traditional Dutch spice cake (gevulde speculaas) with a ground almond filling sandwiched between two layers of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg-spiced dough. Topped with whole toasted almonds.

Filled Poppy Seed Cake with Butter Cream Topping recipe