Recipe Sifter

A traditional Appalachian stack cake with six ginger-spiced layers sandwiched together with applesauce filling, then left to meld overnight.

Got his recipe in an email. From the Harvest restaurant, Cambridge, MA

Old-fashioned peach gingerbread upside-down cake: molasses-spiced gingerbread baked over fresh sliced peaches, then topped with butter-glazed peaches and a preserves brush. Late-summer dessert perfection.

Crispy rye breadsticks flavored with caraway and molasses, rolled in sesame seeds. Dense, chewy interior with a crunchy crust.

Apple molasses pecan pie marries two Thanksgiving classics into one. Sliced apples and toasted pecans bound in a brandy-spiked molasses filling, finished with a buttery lattice crust.

Oat bran Russian black bread with rye flour, whole wheat, carob, molasses, caraway, and fennel seeds. A dense, dark, vegan loaf with just one short rise.

Low-cholesterol oatmeal cookies made with sunflower oil, egg whites, molasses, and whole wheat flour. Warmly spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.

Malt bread made with self-rising flour, cocoa, molasses, brown sugar, and golden raisins in a bread machine. A dark, sticky, British-style tea bread with no yeast needed.

Grandma Rosenbrook's old-fashioned gingersnaps with molasses, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, rolled in sugar before baking. A crispy-edged, chewy-centered heirloom cookie recipe.

Whole wheat cookies shaped like cat poop, rolled in Grape-Nuts, and served in a litter box. Two dough options: chocolate or gingerbread. The ultimate gross-out Halloween party hit!

Dark pumpernickel bread for the bread machine, a four-flour loaf with rye, cocoa, coffee, molasses, and caraway seeds for that deep-mahogany deli-style crust and crumb.

Mincemeat bars with a chewy oat-molasses crust and condensed mincemeat filling. Old-fashioned holiday baking with a crumble topping, dusted with powdered sugar.

Gingerbread house dough that bakes rock-solid for sturdy construction. Built with shortening, dark molasses, and a generous hit of cinnamon and ginger. Cuts cleanly, holds shapes, makes 5 walls.

Hearty war bread made in a bread machine with oats, cornmeal, whole wheat flour, molasses, and applesauce. A rustic, no-fat loaf inspired by wartime rationing.

A gluten-free steamed bread made with amaranth flour, brown rice flour, oats, dried apricots, and ground almonds, sweetened with molasses. Dense, moist, and naturally wheat-free.

Hearty oatmeal bran bread with whole wheat flour, wheat germ, soy flour, and molasses. A nutritious yeast bread packed with fiber and whole grains, makes two loaves.