Baking

Multigrain Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Multigrain Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

This yeast bread isn’t overwhelmingly pumpkiny or sweet, but the seasonal ingredient does keep the loaf moist and tender.

Chipotle Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits
Chipotle Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits

All the creamy components of these biscuits, buttermilk, yogurt, and of course the cheese itself, temper the heat of the chipotle and keep it in balance, without dulling its smoky character.

Bolos de Arroz: Portuguese Rice Cakes
Bolos de Arroz: Portuguese Rice Cakes

These sweet, dense muffin-like treats are nothing like the flavorless, cardboard-y rice cakes found in grocery stores here in the States.

Limoncello Loaf
Limoncello Loaf

This quick bread gets its sweet-tart bust of citrusy flavor from limoncello, lemon-infused vodka.

Heavy Cream Biscuits
Heavy Cream Biscuits

This recipe is ready in under half an hour so you can enjoy fresh baked biscuits mid-week.

Zucchini Bread
Zucchini Bread

A sweet, simple lemon glaze adds a citrusy kick to spiced zucchini bread.

puddingstreuselvlaai
Pudding Streusel Pie

A specialty from the south of the Netherlands: A sweet yeasted pie base filled with lovely smooth and creamy custard topped with crunchy streusel.

Frosted Cinnamon Buns with Apple Butter
Frosted Cinnamon Buns with Apple Butter

If you’re using store bought apple butter make sure it’s not too runny or it will compromise the structural integrity of the buns.

Museli and Tea Bars
Museli and Tea Bars

This is the perfect sweet breakfast bar, with tea and museli baked right into it.

Cherry Almond Muffins

Candied cherries let you make fruit-filled muffins for breakfast all year round.

Cinnamon-Swirl Pumpkin Bread
Cinnamon-Swirl Pumpkin Bread

This is a yeast bread, not a cake-like quick bread that doubles as dessert, with a crusty exterior and a tender, bready interior.

Finnish Pulla
Finnish Pulla Bread: A Coffee Time Treat

Pulla bread is traditionally served alongside coffee, usually amidst a selection of other pastries, but can very well hold its own. Ages ago, families…

Pumpkin Beer Bread with Maple Spice Crème Fraîche
Pumpkin Beer Bread with Maple Spice Crème Fraîche

This is not the sticky-sweet pumpkin bread that doubles as dessert, it’s subtle and serious with an extra layer of pumpkin flavor from the beer.

How to Make Wheat-Free Fluffy Sponge Cake

Just four ingredients results in a light and feathery cake that serves as a subtle canvas for sweet fruit or just powdered sugar.

Ginger Cake with Whiskey Marmalade Glaze
Ginger Cake with Whiskey Marmalade Glaze

This workhorse of a cake takes you from breakfast to dinner parties with a rustic sweetness that’s easy to love.

Basil, Walnut and Pecorino CrackersBasil, Walnut and Pecorino Crackers
Basil, Walnut and Pecorino Crackers

Skip sweet cookies one day and put your baking prowess to work whipping up these salty, crunchy crackers.

Lemon Verbena Shortbread
Lemon Verbena Shortbread

Try these sweet, subtle cookies that are perfect for pairing with afternoon tea.

Orange Cake
Orange Cake

This cake has the texture of a pound cake and gets its flavor from fresh orange juice.

Soft Beer Pretzels with Beer Mustard
Soft Beer Pretzels with Beer Mustard

These pretzels are dense and chewy like classic Philadelphia soft pretzels, which pairs perfectly with the sweet and spicy beer mustard.

Butternut Squash and Cinnamon Loaf
Butternut Squash and Cinnamon Loaf

Butternut squash makes for a dense, moist cake and a single teaspoon of cinnamon goes a long way in adding flavor and fragrance.

Potato Bread with Chives
Potato Bread with Chives

Try this recipe for good old, basic potato bread — the kind that serves as the framework for an array of sandwiches.

Gluten-Free Apple Cake
Gluten-Free Apple Cake

Calvados, an apple brandy, adds another dimension of apple flavor to the cake and makes for for extra-special whipped cream.

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie

This hybrid dessert combines the flaky, buttery crust of a pie and the the crispy, caramelized oat topping of a crumble.

Mini Gingerbread Bundt Cakes with Cinnamon Glaze
Mini Gingerbread Bundt Cakes with Cinnamon Glaze

If ‘coziness’ had a smell, the sweet and spicy aroma baking these cakes will fill your home with would probably be it.

Apple Rum Cake
Apple Rum Cake

This is the perfect dish for anyone going apple picking this season — more apples than cake. Even if you don’t, it makes a delicious breakfast, snack or dessert.

Chocolate Orange Loaf

This cake is soft and moist but not that chocolatey, balancing a subtle cocoa flavor with orange fragrance.

Cheesy Dill Popovers
Cheesy Dill Popovers

These popovers get a double dose of dill in both fresh form and in the Danish cheese.

Glazed Aebleskivers
Video: Christmas Donuts (Danish: Æbleskiver) can be made in under one minut

To this ‘Æbleskive’ dough there is used 1/2 litre milk, 30g yeast, 6 eggs, 2 tbs suger, 400g flour, 1/2 tbs cardamom and 130g melted butter. And then you..

Finnish Pancake with Caramelized Apples
Finnish Pancake with Caramelized Apples

This baked pancake recipe is perfect for when you want something sweet for breakfast but don’t want to have to keep an eye on a stovetop flapjacks.

Rúgbrauð: Icelandic Thunder Bread
Rúgbrauð: Icelandic Thunder Bread

Traditionally, Rúgbrauð is baked buried in the ground near hot springs. If you don’t have access to hot springs at home, adding a water bath to your oven to create steam will work just fine.

Cardamom and Almond Pound Cake
Cardamom and Almond Pound Cake

Don’t skimp beating the butter and sugar together, that’s what gives this delicate cake it’s light texture.

Peanut Butter and Banana Cake
Peanut Butter and Banana Cake

This recipe will also give you fantastic muffins. Follow it the same way, only when the batter is ready, simply spoon it into silicone muffin baking cups rather than a cake pan.

Spiced Almond Muffins
Spiced Almond Muffins

A bevy of aromatic spices flavor these fluffy muffins that can be filled with any dried fruit or nut of your choice.

Apple Chai Cake
Apple Chai Cake

Tart flecks of granny smith punctuate this sweet, spicy cake that pairs perfect with a mug of tea or coffee.

Seed and Nut Bread
Seed and Nut Bread

If you’re trying to be more conscious about what you consume, this seed- and nut-studded loaf is the perfect anytime snack.

Honey Walnut Banana Bread
Honey Walnut Banana Bread

The nutritious combination of ingredients makes this banana bread hearty and decadent, without dairy, gluten, or refined sugar.

Swedish Cider Bread
Swedish Cider Bread

The fruity flavors in the Swedish cider lend this quick bread a sweetness that is enhanced by a zesty glaze.

Kanelbullar: Swedish Cinnamon Buns
Kanelbullar: Swedish Cinnamon Buns

Even if you don’t have memories of a Swedish konditori, cinnamon buns have a nostalgic effect, and they make your whole house smell delicious.

Ricotta and Sage Loaves
Ricotta and Sage Loaves

This bread comes together very easily, boasting the perfect crumbly crust and chewy center that is kept moist by the ricotta cheese.

Grandma’s Finnish Biscuit
Grandma’s Finnish Biscuit

Finnish food gets a bad rap but there is plenty to love from the Scandinavian country, including this sweet, cardamom-scented breakfast loaf.

Swedish Visiting Cake with Mackmyra Whisky Glaze
Swedish Visiting Cake with Mackmyra Whisky Glaze

This cakes comes together in under an hour so you’ll be ready to entertain even the most last-minute guests.

Cheesy Spinach and Caramelized Onion Bread
Cheesy Spinach and Caramelized Onion Bread

Homemade bread loaded with sweet caramelized onions, spicy habanero and fresh spinach makes the perfect anytime snack — especially delicious hot out of the oven.

Healthy Granola Cookies
Healthy Granola Cookies

These homemade granola cookies are a healthier alternative to store-bought granola bars and work as a replacement for a more indulgent dessert.

Pumpkin Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips
Pumpkin Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips

This recipe combines the classic summer quick bread with the comforting fall quick bread into a late summer/early fall treat.

How To Make Your Own Naan Bread
How To Make Your Own Naan Bread

Learn to make a restaurant-quality version of the versatile Indian flatbread at home.

Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake with Cashew Cream and Figs
Whole Wheat Chocolate Cake with Cashew Cream and Figs

This gorgeous bundt cake is even better on the second or third day — assuming it lasts that long.

Bolinhas de Coco
Bolinhas de Coco

These gluten-free, cardamom- and coconut-flavored cookies have a delicate, melt-in-your mouth texture from the semolina flour.

Apricot Ricotta Cake
Apricot Ricotta Cake

Serve this rustic cake with ice cream for dessert or sneak a slice for a sweet breakfast.

Eggless Apple Almond Bread
Eggless Apple Almond Bread

The color of this loaf comes from molasses which lends a deeper, more complex sweetness than sugar alone.

Healthy Zucchini Bread

Using zucchini is a classic way to keep a sweet loaf moist but still relatively healthy.

Spiced Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Spiced Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Zucchini keeps this cake moist and indulgent tasting without adding any guilt.

Strawberry Scones
Strawberry Scones

These scones are sure to be a hit at your next brunch, light and flaky and flavorful but not too sweet.

Citrus and Spiced Butter Cookies
Citrus and Spiced Butter Cookies

These cookies are soft but not too sweet and bursting with unusual flavors.

Rosemary and Sea Salt Focaccia
Rosemary and Sea Salt Focaccia

This focaccia is surprisingly simple to make and makes a delicious replacement for a basic dinner roll.

"Bloomer" Bread
“Bloomer” Bread

Bloomer refers to a British white bread that’s perfect for paninis or even just PB&J.

Fresh Blueberry Pie

Blueberry pie is an American summer classic — what better way to end your Labor Day feast?

The Perfect Burger Bun

Why subject your perfectly grilled burger to store-bought buns this Labor Day weekend when you can bake your own at home?

Whole Wheat Eggless Garlic Bread Rolls
Whole Wheat Eggless Garlic Bread Rolls

These savory rolls would make a great dinner side or party snack.

Lemon Cookies
Lemon Cookies

These melt-in-your-mouth lemon cookies are sophisticated and delicate, the perfect tea time snack.

Dutch Baby
Dutch Baby

This baked pancake requires just a few ingredients to come together and can be topped with anything from lemon juice and powdered sugar to peanut butter and bananas.