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Five beans and sausage casserole loads pork-and-beans, wax, lima, green, and chili beans into a tomato-mustard sauce with cooked sausage. A potluck legend that feeds a crowd.

Morning glory muffins packed with grated carrot, apple, raisins, coconut, and toasted nuts. A hearty breakfast muffin loaded with goodness in every bite, ready in 50 minutes.

Wild rice pancakes with sour cream in the batter for extra tenderness. Cooked wild rice adds a nutty, chewy texture to fluffy breakfast pancakes. A Minnesota-style brunch favorite.

British rock buns with currants, candied peel, mixed spice, and nutmeg. Craggy, golden, and baked in just 15 minutes. A classic tea-time treat from scratch.

Crispy griddle-fried patties made from bulgur wheat and chickpea flour with onion and garlic. A quick, egg-free grain patty that works as a burger substitute or hearty side.

Microwave maple bacon pancake made with Bisquick, cheddar cheese, maple syrup, and crumbled bacon. A savory-sweet breakfast baked in a pie plate, ready in minutes.

Pennsylvania Dutch shoofly pie filled with chopped apples, molasses, and spiced crumb mixture. The wet filling soaks into buttery crumbs as it bakes. Traditional comfort food with a fruity twist.

Sourdough silver dollar hotcakes with an overnight fermented batter, baking soda for lift, and a tangy flavor no regular pancake can match. Makes 30 mini pancakes.

Old-fashioned oatmeal muffins with sour milk-soaked oats for a tender, moist crumb. An overnight soak and simple pantry ingredients make these a rustic breakfast staple.

Gingerbread rice bran muffins made with whole wheat flour, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and raisins. Low-fat, egg yolk-free, and high in fiber for a healthier breakfast muffin.

Four-in-one oatmeal cookie base that yields 4 different cookies by adding raisins, peanuts, chocolate chips, or coconut. One dough, four flavors, great for batch baking.

This recipe, though fussy to make, is attractive and tasty. Cheryl Kaufenberg of Darien said it came from a very old Better Homes & Gardens magazine

Delicate butter cookies with ground anise and toasted pine nuts mixed into the dough, topped with whole pine nuts for elegant, nutty-sweet bites.

Slice-and-bake vanilla wafer cookies with powdered sugar, butter, and cream of tartar. Make the dough ahead, chill, slice thin, and bake crispy in 10 minutes.

Peach pecan muffins fold ripe summer peaches and toasted pecans into a cinnamon-spiced batter for tender, fruit-studded breakfast muffins. One bowl, no mixer, ready in 45 minutes from cold oven to cooling rack.

Warm cinnamon-spiced muffins packed with shredded tart apples and crowned with a crunchy pecan-brown sugar topping that caramelizes as it bakes.