Recipes with flour

Easy green chile sauce made with roasted green chili peppers, garlic, and a simple flour roux. Ready in 30 minutes, this versatile New Mexican staple goes on everything from enchiladas to eggs.

Chewy chocolate oatmeal cookies with melted chocolate folded into the dough plus chocolate chips in every bite. Brown sugar and oats create thick, bakery-style cookies with crisp edges and soft centers.

Fresh mushroom bisque with a full pound of mushrooms, half-and-half, egg yolk, and lemon juice. A rich, velvety cream soup ready in 25 minutes with no stock needed.

Chewy oatmeal chocolate chip bars with brown sugar and butter, baked in one pan and cut into bite-sized squares. Easier than drop cookies with the same great flavor.

Orange chocolate chip cookies made with cream cheese in the dough, fresh orange zest, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Soft, tangy, and citrusy drop cookies.

Genoise sponge cake whips warm whole eggs and sugar to ribbon stage, then folds in cake flour and melted butter for a delicate French-style layer cake base. The classic foundation for tortes and trifles.

German hazelnut cakes (Haselnusstörtchen) with ground hazelnuts, separated eggs for lift, and a rum-glazed top finished with a whole hazelnut. Classic Konditorei treat.

French onion tart with a handmade butter pastry, slow-cooked onions, bacon, and a silky cream custard. Baked low and slow for a rich, golden filling.

Prebaked pie shell using a classic lard-and-butter pastry. Blind-baked with weights for a flaky, sturdy crust ready to hold cream pies, fruit fillings, or quiche.

Homemade puff pastry made with instant flour and water, laminated through six folds for flaky layers without the fuss of traditional methods.

Dense, fudgy brownies made with melted unsweetened chocolate, brown sugar, butter, and walnuts. Mixed by hand in one bowl. No mixer needed.

Honey cake made with buttermilk, ginger, and cinnamon, baked low and slow in two layers. A dense, fragrant spiced cake where honey is the star, not just a supporting player.

Banana layer cake with mashed bananas folded into a classic creamed butter and cake flour batter. A soft, tender two-layer cake with old-fashioned technique and genuine banana flavor.

Chili-Cheese Bake layers Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese with green chilies under an egg-flour batter and bubbly tomato sauce. A Southwestern casserole with minimal prep.

Buttery orange poppy seed loaf cake with a citrus glaze. No leavener needed as five eggs provide all the lift. Best after ripening 1-2 days for deeper orange flavor.

Creamy chicken chowder with potatoes, carrots, and fresh parsley thickened with a flour-milk slurry. A hearty, from-scratch soup that's perfect for thermos lunches.