4,243 tenderizer recipes

German sweet chocolate cake built on a chocolate cake mix base enriched with extra butter, buttermilk, and folded egg whites for a tender, tall three-layer cake. Designed for the classic coconut-pecan frosting on the tops only.

Favorite cinnamon twists take soft yeast dough, layer it with butter and brown-sugar cinnamon, then twist it into ridged ropes that bake up golden and tender. All the flavor of a cinnamon roll in a fun, pull-apart twist.

A moist chocolate date cake baked in an 8-inch square pan with chocolate chips in the batter and a crunchy chip-nut-sugar topping. Dates softened in boiling water keep it impossibly tender. The kind of no-fuss cake you carry straight to the picnic in the pan.

A soft, lightly sweet bread machine egg bread, enriched with eggs and dry milk but kept light with applesauce instead of butter or oil. Add it all, press start, for a golden, tender loaf great for toast and French toast.

Garlicky paella loads saffron rice with prawns, clams, and browned chicken, perfumed with a heavy hand of garlic. The golden, one-pan Spanish classic, simmered low and never stirred so the rice cooks up tender with a crisp bottom.

Slow cooker pot roast that practically makes itself: a beef roast braised low in cream of celery soup and dry onion soup mix until fork-tender, with rich gravy built right in. A 4-ingredient dump-and-go dinner.

Simple onion soup mix pot roast needs just a beef roast, a packet of onion soup mix, and a little water. The covered low-and-slow bake turns it fork-tender with a savory gravy and no extra seasoning.

Dairy free cake is a light, classic sponge made with dairy-free spread, easily adapted gluten-free too. A simple creaming-method base that bakes into tender layers or cupcakes, ready to fill and decorate any way you like.

Homemade bagels the easy way: let a bread machine do the kneading, then shape, boil, and bake for that chewy crust and dense, tender crumb. Top with poppy, sesame, or onion, or roll the dough around a hot dog.

Inspired by Chicago's legendary Berghoff restaurant, this hearty beef ragout simmers tender round steak strips with mushrooms, green peppers, and dry white wine into a rich, savory gravy. Serve over buttered noodles or dumplings for a cozy weeknight dinner.

Linzer Augen are Austria's almond shortbread sandwich cookies: two tender, nutty rounds glued with apricot jam, the top cut with a little window that frames the glistening preserves under a snowfall of powdered sugar. A Christmas cookie tin classic.

Lemon nut bread with whole wheat and white flours, finished with a poured fresh-lemon glaze that soaks into the warm loaf. A lighter quick bread made with egg whites and skim milk for tender crumb without the cholesterol.

Spelt soy milk bread is a dairy-free, vegan-friendly yeast loaf with one quick rise and ready start to finish in under an hour. Nutty spelt flour and warm soy milk make a tender crumb for sandwiches and toast.

Set-it-and-forget-it veal stroganoff in the slow cooker. Flour-dusted veal cubes braise with potatoes, mushrooms, and beef stock until fall-apart tender, then get a rich swirl of sour cream right before serving. Hearty comfort food with zero babysitting.

Vegan brownies with chocolate sauce bake into a self-saucing pudding cake with no eggs and no dairy. Soy milk and oil keep the crumb tender, while a layer of cocoa, brown sugar, and boiling water poured over the batter sinks down into a fudgy hot sauce as it bakes.

It's hard to go wrong with a combination of beef roast, hot green chile and beer. The beef was falling-apart tender with a hint of spiciness. Of course make sure to have enough beer to serve with the roast :)