115 steeped recipes

Do you like oatmeal, but are tired of the traditional boring bowl? Well here is a little twist on an old favorite! With the addition of apples, chia seeds and flaxseed meal, This breakfast is both very tasty and is high in omega 3 and fiber!

Banana oatmeal yeast bread for the bread machine with steel-cut and quick-cooking oats, mashed bananas, and powdered buttermilk. A hearty whole-grain sandwich loaf.

Baklava with shatter-crisp phyllo, ground walnuts and almonds, and honey syrup steeped with lemon and orange slices. The classic Greek pastry done properly, in shimmering diamond-cut squares.

Viennese spiced coffee steeped with whole cloves and cinnamon sticks, topped with whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon. A cozy holiday coffee drink with old-world cafe charm.

Chunky pickles brine cucumbers overnight, cook in vinegar, then steep in a brown sugar pickling syrup with cinnamon, allspice, mustard, and celery seeds. Sweet old-fashioned bread-and-butter style.

Puerto Rican sofrito chicken made in the slow cooker. Chicken cooks low all day in a base of garlicky sofrito until it's fall-off-the-bone tender and steeped in island flavor. Dump and go.

Red tomato preserves made the old-fashioned way: whole peeled tomatoes steeped overnight in sugar, then simmered with thinly sliced lemon until the syrup runs clear and thick. A vintage canning classic.

Quick limoncello skips the weeks of steeping and shakes together fresh lemon juice and zest, simple syrup, and vodka for a bright Italian after-dinner sipper ready in under an hour. No patience required.

Baklava layers buttered phyllo with cinnamon-spiced walnuts, bakes until golden, then drinks in a citrus-honey syrup steeped with cloves. Greek taverna classic finished with whole cloves studded into each diamond.

Ginger broccoli soup steeps fresh grated ginger in vegetable stock with cayenne and lemon, then simmers broccoli florets just to tender. A vibrant, brothy bowl with Ayurvedic roots, ready in 40 minutes.

Fresh garden mint ice cream made with crushed pineapple, real mint leaves steeped in sugar syrup, and a splash of creme de menthe. A cool, herby summer dessert that earns its garden name.

Lemon verbena ice cream steeps fresh herb leaves into a rich egg-yolk custard base for a smooth, floral-citrus frozen treat. An elegant homemade custard ice cream that tastes like the herb garden in summer.

Rose bavarois cream is a classic French molded dessert made with rose petal-infused custard, whipped double cream, and gelatin. Elegant, floral, and silky smooth.

Pickled red eggs steeped in beet juice, apple cider vinegar, cloves, allspice, peppercorns, and fresh ginger. Vibrant magenta with tangy, spiced flavor.

Roast pork loin with Marsala-steeped dried figs, butter-glossed pearl onions and honey mustard on the side. A rustic, wine-braised dinner-party centerpiece.

Topig is a traditional Armenian Lenten dish: chickpea and potato dough wrapped around a filling of tahini, pine nuts, currants, and spiced onions, then boiled until firm. Vegan, hearty, and steeped in centuries of tradition.