Recipe Sifter

Whole wheat banana muffins made with mayonnaise in place of oil and eggs. The mayo keeps them moist and tender, and one bowl is all it takes. A quick, wholesome way to use up brown bananas.

Quick banana apricot bread with ripe banana pulp, chopped dried apricots, and a hint of lemon zest. Tender loaf with chewy apricot bits and a brighter twist on classic banana bread.

These scrumptious breakfast muffins are made with buttermilk, diced rhubarb and chopped nuts.

Double-frosted brownies: fudgy chocolate brownies topped with a creamy cooked fondant frosting, then crowned with melted unsweetened chocolate. Three layers, three textures, serious chocolate intensity.

Gluten-free monkey bread made in a bread machine, then shaped into cinnamon sugar balls. Rice flour and xanthan gum create a tender pull-apart loaf studded with nuts and raisins.

A lightly spiced breakfast cake made with applesauce and bran for natural moisture, studded with raisins and nuts for texture.

Carob-orange cookies made with rice flour, barley flour, carob powder, ground nuts, and honey. Egg-free and dairy-free with a natural sweetness and subtle citrus flavor.

Every year before my grandkids come over to my place, I usually bake a large batch of these cookies, and everyone loves them. I do however add some chocolate chips to the batter, and they are some great addition.

Pumpkin squares blend canned pumpkin with mincemeat, nutmeg, and allspice in a tender bar cookie, then frost with cream cheese icing. A holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Freeze-ahead oatmeal cookie dough made with vegetable shortening, ready to slice and bake whenever cravings strike for chewy raisin nut cookies.

Simple apple quick bread spiced with cinnamon and cloves, studded with chopped nuts. A dusting of confectioner's sugar adds an elegant finish to this homestyle loaf.

Pineapple zucchini bread with crushed pineapple, cinnamon, raisins, and chopped nuts baked into a moist, tender quick bread. Two-loaf recipe perfect for freezing or gifting.

Mayonnaise spice cake with raisins, cinnamon, cloves, and chopped nuts. No eggs or butter needed. The mayo keeps this old-fashioned cake incredibly moist with a tender, spiced crumb.

A thin, fudgy chocolate sheet cake baked right on a cookie sheet and iced while still hot. Feeds a crowd in 30 minutes flat. The ultimate potluck and church supper cake.

Chewy brown sugar cookie sticks baked low and slow, cut into thin fingers, and rolled in powdered sugar. Toasted walnuts take these from good to great.

Peppernuts cookies with ground raisins, coconut, and nuts in a brown sugar-buttermilk dough, rolled into ropes and cut into bite-sized pieces. A Mennonite holiday tradition.