Recipes with butter

Old-fashioned yeast-raised doughnuts perfumed with warm nutmeg, built on an overnight sponge for a light, pillowy crumb. Rolled, cut, and fried golden, just like the bakery doughnuts of years past.

Georgia peaches-and-cream cake: a layer of juicy fresh peaches under a tender sour cream cake and a cinnamon-brown sugar crumb. Part cobbler, part coffee cake, all Southern summer comfort.

Georgia peaches-and-cream cake: a layer of juicy fresh peaches under a tender sour cream cake and a cinnamon-brown sugar crumb. Part cobbler, part coffee cake, all Southern summer comfort.

Buttery cinnamon crinkle cookies with a cinnamon-sugar crust and a pecan half pressed into each center. Cream of tartar gives them that signature chewy-crisp edge.

Quick double chocolate pie: a one-bowl chocolate custard pie spiked with creme de cacao liqueur and baked in a prepared shell. Ready in an hour, set into fudgy slices.

Homemade English muffins cooked on a bakestone or griddle, not baked. A classic British recipe with yeast dough that produces nooks and crannies for melting butter.

Four whole heads of garlic simmered with onion, chicken stock, and day-old French bread, puréed smooth and finished with cream. Mellow, rich, and nothing like you'd expect.

Deep Dish Pear Pie with Cheddar Cheese Pastry recipe

Deep Dish Pear Pie with Cheddar Cheese Pastry recipe

Double frosted brownies stack a fudgy pecan brownie under a smooth vanilla pudding buttercream and a glossy chocolate glaze. Three rich layers, chilled until the frosting and glaze set firm and sliceable.

Double frosted brownies stack a fudgy pecan brownie under a smooth vanilla pudding buttercream and a glossy chocolate glaze. Three rich layers, chilled until the frosting and glaze set firm and sliceable.

Double frosted brownies stack a fudgy pecan brownie under a smooth vanilla pudding buttercream and a glossy chocolate glaze. Three rich layers, chilled until the frosting and glaze set firm and sliceable.

No-bake cinnamon s'mores bars with chocolate-coated honey graham cereal and gooey marshmallows. Made in the microwave in minutes, set in an hour, and vanish even faster.

Homemade yeasted rolls swirled with melted chocolate chips and pecans, baked upside-down on a buttery brown sugar caramel. Flip them out onto a platter and watch that sticky, glossy topping drip down the sides. Chocolate meets sticky buns.

Homemade yeasted rolls swirled with melted chocolate chips and pecans, baked upside-down on a buttery brown sugar caramel. Flip them out onto a platter and watch that sticky, glossy topping drip down the sides. Chocolate meets sticky buns.

Chocolate cherry cheesecake with a cherry liqueur-spiked filling, chocolate wafer crust, and glossy cherry pie filling on top. Melted chocolate chips and heavy cream create a silky, truffle-like texture. A make-ahead showpiece that needs 24 hours to set.