Recipes with lemon zest

Moist bran date bread with sourdough starter, buttermilk, and lemon zest baked into a dense, naturally sweet loaf. Spread with cream cheese for something truly special.

Kulich bread machine recipe with raisins, dried cherries, almonds, and honey. A simplified version of the traditional Russian Easter bread with dried fruits and a sweet, aromatic crumb.

Penne with artichoke hearts, ricotta, spinach, and white wine in a light lemon sauce. No cream, no oil, and packed with vegetables. A fresh 15-minute pasta dinner.

Layered fruit salad stacks peaches, blueberries, strawberries, and grapes under a lemon cream cheese topping with chopped walnuts. A potluck centerpiece in a glass bowl.

Lemon chiffon cake with bright lemon juice, fresh zest, and a cloud-light crumb leavened by stiff-beaten egg whites. The vintage springtime cake that's still impossible to beat.

Rhubarb pie sweetened with both granulated sugar and honey, brightened with lemon zest, and tinted rosy with red food coloring. A double-crust spring pie with floral honey notes against tart rhubarb.

Hungarian goulash soup: tender beef and potatoes in a brothy, deeply paprika-spiced base with caraway, marjoram, and a hint of lemon peel. The classic gulyas served as a hearty, soul-warming soup.

Lemon olive oil basting sauce with garlic, oregano, and lemon zest. A bright, Mediterranean-style sauce for grilling chicken, lamb, pork, or fish.

Italian pastry puffs with lemon-scented biscotti dough wrapped around silky vanilla-almond pastry cream. Baked in a cupcake pan until golden, these old-school treats are worth every minute.

Tender veal pieces browned with garlic, then braised with lemon zest, sage, and a touch of cayenne before finishing in a silky cream sauce. A refined one-hour dinner for four.

Garden kale dinner with prosciutto, shallots, lemon zest, and chicken stock served over rice with grated Parmesan. A one-skillet weeknight meal that comes together in 35 minutes.

Crispy, spiced sweet potato waffles made with whole wheat flour, cornmeal, and soy milk, topped with a warm homemade blueberry syrup. A wholesome brunch that feels indulgent.

A lemon-scented yeast bread studded with blueberries, made entirely in your bread machine. Five minutes of hands-on work gets you a soft, fragrant loaf with pops of fruit in every slice.

Rehruecken (saddle of venison cake) bakes a German chocolate-cinnamon sponge in a ribbed loaf mold, splits and fills with currant jelly, then glazes with chocolate and studs with slivered almonds.

Ausgezogenes Mehlmus is a traditional German baked flour pudding with lemon zest, fluffy beaten egg whites, and a custard-like center. Light, airy, and subtly sweet, this old-world dessert comes together in 40 minutes.

This shimmering white wine gelatin mold folds dry wine, bright citrus, and billowy whipped cream into a retro showstopper dessert that chills overnight and unmolds like a dream.