2,486 batter recipes

Fudgy chocolate brownies: dense, rich brownies built on six squares of unsweetened baking chocolate and real butter. The bake-sale champion that crackles on top and stays gooey inside.

New potatoes in a tangy cheesy butter caper sauce.

Mom's baklava layers buttery phyllo with a blend of ground almonds and walnuts, soaked in cinnamon-lemon honey syrup. The cool-syrup-over-hot-pastry trick keeps every flaky layer crisp.

Chocolate chip banana nut bread blends mashed ripe bananas with buttermilk into a tender quick bread loaded with mini chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Two loaves from one bowl, perfect for freezing.

Unusual banana curry muffins flavored with curry powder, treacle, and sweetened condensed milk, plus mashed bananas and bran. A high-fibre breakfast muffin with a savory-spice twist.

Almost whole wheat bread combines whole-wheat flour, bread flour, gluten flour, and instant potato flakes for a soft, fiber-rich bread machine sandwich loaf. The two-thirds whole-grain hybrid that actually rises.

Warm applesauce is a delicious filling for these nutty 12-grain crepes and also packed with goodness.

Cranberry pumpkin muffins fold tart fresh cranberries into a spiced pumpkin batter for a tender breakfast muffin balanced between sweet and tangy. The autumn pairing in muffin form.

Spiced applesauce breakfast muffins with cinnamon and nutmeg, baked into tender rounds with a cinnamon-sugar crackly top. Pantry-staple muffins for grab-and-go mornings.

Fudge-pecan pie with bittersweet chocolate melted into a buttery corn syrup filling and loaded with chopped pecans. A holiday-table classic that splits the difference between Southern pecan pie and dense chocolate fudge.

Hawaiian baklava reinvents the Greek classic with tropical macadamia nuts, pecans, and toasted coconut between buttery phyllo layers, soaked in honey-lemon syrup. Pacific island flavors meet Mediterranean technique.

This recipe comes from Italy by way of Argentina. Maxwell Mowry of Charleston got this recipe when he lived in Buenos Aires in the early l970s. Since there are more people of Italian ancestry in Argentina than of Spanish ancestry, it is not surprising to find panettone there, where it is called in Spanish pan dulce, meaning 'sweet bread.' At Christmas in Argentina, pan dulce is eaten accompanied by sparkling apple cider. Houseware shops in Argentina sell special tall cylindrical springform pans to bake the pan dulce, but an empty, greased 1-pound coffee can may be used.

Crunchy homemade granola with dates, coconut, almonds, and cashews baked in honey butter with allspice and cinnamon. Makes ahead and stores for two weeks. Kid-friendly breakfast or snacking.

The original Toll House chocolate chip cookies, the recipe that started it all: creamed butter and two sugars, vanilla, and chocolate morsels baked into a classic chewy-edged cookie. Add nuts if you like.

Chocolate banana bread for the bread machine folds mashed ripe banana, cocoa powder, and warm cinnamon into a yeasted loaf with optional walnuts. A toaster-friendly sandwich bread with the soul of a banana muffin.

A super juicy and tasty pear galette and it's also very easy to make. This delicious and rustic galette is not too rich, not too sweet and just the right balance. An ideal dessert for fall, especially it's best served while it's warm.