Recipe Sifter

I use a bit more flour, let the dough rest in the fridge for 1 hr., and shape these into logs instead, brushing with egg wash and sprinkling with a little granulated sugar. I then bake them for 17 minutes. After cooling in the sheet pan for 5 min., I cut them into squares.

Get ready for a cozy, sweet-and-sour twist on classic stuffed cabbage rolls—without all the fuss! This hearty one-pot wonder simmers ground beef meatballs in a tangy tomato-cabbage broth, perfect for busy weeknights or a lazy weekend.

Traditional green tomato mincemeat with suet, raisins, apples, oranges, and warming spices simmered low for hours. A homestead recipe for filling pies, tarts, and turnovers from the late-season garden haul.

Kuchen, a traditional German yeast coffee cake with raisins and cinnamon, made from a rich egg dough that rises twice. A heritage recipe that makes two golden loaves.

No-bake graham cracker fruitcake with maraschino cherries, raisins, chopped nuts, and a marshmallow-butter binder. A retro holiday icebox cake with no oven required.

Green tomato and Granny Smith apple chutney with ginger, mustard seeds, and warm spices. A tangy, spiced preserve for using up end-of-season unripe tomatoes.

Southern Japanese fruitcake: a 4-layer cake alternating plain butter cake with spiced pecan-and-raisin layers, bound by a thick lemon-coconut filling. A vintage Christmas dessert from the American South with a name that has nothing to do with Japan.

Baked empanadas with a flaky cornmeal pastry crust stuffed with spiced ground beef, raisins, and spaghetti sauce. A Mexican-inspired hand pie with sweet and savory picadillo-style filling.

Autumn breakfast muffins built on pumpkin puree, applesauce, chopped apples, and warm spices, with bran and granola for fiber-rich crunch. Egg whites and applesauce keep them low-fat without sacrificing moisture.

Buttermilk Christmas pudding: a warmly spiced, molasses-dark steamed pudding studded with raisins and made tender by buttermilk and suet. The traditional British holiday dessert, served with brandy sauce or custard.

Simple and delicious, a great way to use up your beet greens!

Bread machine Danish rolls filled with cinnamon, raisins, and sliced almonds. The machine handles the dough, you shape and bake golden, egg-washed spirals.

Pumpkin bread pudding with cinnamon, nutmeg, and dark raisins, baked into a custardy fall dessert. Finished with a warm bourbon sauce poured over the top.

Cinnamon raisin bread for the bread machine with just 10 minutes of hands-on prep. A simple dump-and-go recipe using bread flour, butter, and basic pantry ingredients.

Bourbon-soaked raisin and pecan tube cake with a tender buttermilk crumb and warm nutmeg spice. A boozy Southern-style pound cake finished with a brown sugar drizzle.

Light carrot cake made with applesauce instead of oil and egg whites instead of whole eggs, studded with raisins and drizzled with a fresh orange glaze. Lower in fat but still full of flavor.