Recipes with baking powder

Sour cream cranberry kuchen with a crunchy brown sugar almond topping baked in a springform pan. Tart cranberries meet tender, buttery cake in this German-inspired holiday treat.

Prune corn bread with chopped cooked prunes folded into a classic cornmeal batter. The prunes add natural sweetness and moisture for a tender, slightly fruity cornbread.

Butterscotch dandy cake folds homemade hard-ball butterscotch syrup into a tender two-layer cake, then crowns it with a cooked brown sugar buttercream. A real-deal Southern butterscotch cake from scratch.

Hush puppies are deep-fried cornmeal fritters with chopped onion and a touch of sugar. A Southern fish fry classic with crisp golden shells and tender corny middles.

Southwestern crab meat soufflé with Monterey Jack, green chiles, corn, cottage cheese, and a hint of curry. A savory egg bake that serves 12 for brunch or dinner.

Old-fashioned sandwich cookies with a choice of two homemade fillings: raisin with lemon, or chopped date with orange zest and nutmeg. Three dozen per batch.

Honey oat biscotti with rolled oats, cinnamon, and chopped nuts, twice-baked until dry and crunchy throughout. Sweetened with honey instead of sugar.

Kiwi muffins folded with fresh chopped kiwi, lemon zest, and crunchy walnuts. Moist, fruity, and bakery-style with a bright tropical twist on the classic breakfast muffin.

Currant scones from The Painted Table restaurant, with butter cut into flaky layers and a sugar-crusted top. Bakery-style afternoon-tea scone recipe.

Pumpkin cookies with caramel frosting, they're so good it's hard to eat just one. Great to make in a advance and freeze.

Buttery, paper-thin ginger cookies with a double hit of crystallized and ground ginger folded into brown sugar dough. Crisp, snappy, and warmly spiced, this recipe yields four dozen from scratch.

The name says it all. I got this from Sandra Lee at Food Network. I am adding it to my recipe box because I'm a sucker for ANYTHING cheesecake.

Griddle cakes made with Cream of Rice cereal for a lightly crisp, tender texture. Quick to mix, 10 minutes to rest, and golden brown on a hot griddle.

Lightly spiced pear quick bread sweetened with honey and studded with raisins. Moist, tender crumb thanks to applesauce and minimal oil.

Melomakarona (fenekia) are traditional Greek honey cookies made with orange juice, cognac, farina, and walnuts. Baked, dipped in warm honey syrup, and dusted with cinnamon.

Chewy peanut butter bars stacked in three layers: a buttery cookie base, a gooey marshmallow middle, and a crunchy peanut butter, rice cereal, and peanut topping. A potluck and bake-sale crowd-pleaser.