Goose recipes

New Orleans-style pain perdu French toast with orange flower water, brandy, lemon zest, and nutmeg. Stale French bread soaked rich and fried golden, dusted with powdered sugar.

Griddle cheesecakes made with pureed cottage cheese, cooked like pancakes and served with a fresh cranberry-orange sauce. A light, tangy twist on traditional cheesecake.

Country sponge cake made with six eggs, cake flour, lemon juice, and no butter or oil. Light, airy, and golden brown from a classic tube pan technique.

Easy peach cake built on a citrus cake mix, peach pie filling, and topped with a no-bake pineapple cream cheese frosting. A potluck dump cake that comes together in one bowl.

Southern chess pie with eggs, sugar, butter, vinegar, and cornmeal in a single-crust pastry shell. Classic 45-minute Southern pantry pie.

Old-fashioned egg custard pie with a silky, nutmeg-spiced filling in a flaky pastry crust. A simple five-ingredient custard that bakes smooth with the classic knife-clean test.

Easy pumpkin loaves made with sourdough starter and biscuit mix for a shortcut spiced bread with raisins, walnuts, and a sweet golden glaze.

Light blueberry lemon snack cake with an oat streusel topping drizzled with honey. A wholesome, low-fat baked treat with bright lemon and juicy berries in every bite.

Paul Prudhomme's black muffins: dark, deeply molasses-rich whole wheat muffins studded with toasted pecans. A Cajun bakery treat with a crumb that's almost gingerbread.

Ginger spice cake with molasses, buttermilk, and orange juice, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A deeply flavored, moist single-layer cake with warm holiday aromas.

No-bake club cracker cookie bars layered with a boiled brown sugar filling, topped with melted chocolate, peanut butter, and crushed peanuts. Chill and slice.

Three-layer pistachio cake with white chocolate buttercream, orange zest, and almond extract. A showstopper dessert with chopped pistachios pressed into the frosting.

Brandied fruit starter with pineapple, peaches, apricots, and maraschino cherries soaked in brandy and sugar. A living friendship cake starter you keep and share.

German springerle, the classic embossed anise cookie made with eggs, sugar, flour, and crushed anise seed. Patterned with a springerle roller and dried overnight to lock in the design before baking.

Honey-sweetened white bread for the bread machine with a soft crumb and golden crust. Butter, eggs, and powdered milk give this loaf bakery-quality richness with hands-off ease.

A no-bake daiquiri cheesecake with rum, lime juice, and whipped cream on a graham cracker crust. Cool, creamy, and boozy. Chill overnight for the best set.