Recipe Sifter

Homemade pizza dough from just flour, yeast, salt, and water, kneaded soft and stretched into thin 12-inch rounds. The trick to a crisp base is a screaming-hot oven and a preheated tray.

Homemade bagels boiled then baked for that classic chewy crust and tender crumb. Customize with poppy, sesame, garlic, or onion toppings. Freezer-friendly and worth every minute of kneading.

Fitascetta is an Italian bread ring topped with red onions slow-cooked for 40 minutes until silky and sweet. A yeasted olive oil dough shaped into a ring and baked golden.

Flat cat cookies, the gleefully gruesome Halloween treat. Roll out refrigerated sugar cookie dough, cut roadkill cat shapes, add red candy eyes and a drizzle of jam blood. Easy enough for kids.

Focaccia condita made with durum flour and a slow-rise biga, topped with fresh tomatoes, oregano, capers, and olive oil. Crisp, chewy Italian flatbread baked at high heat.

Traditional fortune cookies made from scratch with 9 ingredients including instant tea for authentic color and flavor. Chill the batter, work with cotton gloves, and fold while hot for bakery-quality results.

Bread machine French bread with just six ingredients: flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt, and shortening. A crusty, simple loaf with zero kneading required.

French-style vegetable stew with eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, and green pepper simmered in a Dutch oven. A ratatouille-inspired one-pot dish ready in under an hour.

These scrumptious biscuits are perfect for those small dinner parties with friends!

Homemade boiled-then-baked bagels with a chewy crust and dense, satisfying interior. Just 5 basic ingredients, shaped by hand and simmered before baking for authentic texture.

Low-fat frosted brownies made with applesauce instead of butter and egg whites instead of whole eggs. Topped with a simple cocoa icing, no oil or butter needed.

Fruit nut breakfast bars with rolled oats, chopped almonds, and golden raisins bound with brown sugar and a hit of almond extract. Make-ahead bars that beat any granola bar in the cereal aisle.

Fruit pudding: apples and prunes simmered into a sweet, juicy base, topped with light dumplings steamed right on the fruit. A cozy, low-fat stovetop pudding that comes together in one pan.

Fruit and nut mini muffins sweetened naturally with boiled dates, raisins, and cranberries. No added sugar, made with egg substitute for a lighter, diabetic-friendly breakfast treat.

Indian-style garlic wheat flatbread with cardamom and crushed garlic, griddle-cooked into eight tender rounds. Yeast-free Indian roti-style bread for curries and stews.

Gingerbread duff loaf made with molasses, ginger, and cinnamon. An old-fashioned baked gingerbread with a dense, spiced crumb and deep caramel sweetness.