Recipes with salt

Crisp outsides and chewy centers, are often achieved by undercooking. In this recipe a small amount of corn syrup is substituted for some of the granualted sugar, for a chewy texture without being soft or undercooked.

Berry coffee cake with a soft, yogurt-tender crumb studded with fresh blueberries, raspberries, or whatever berries you have on hand. A simple square-pan breakfast cake ready in 40 minutes.

Hearty oatmeal cookies loaded with chocolate chips, raisins, and walnuts. This big-batch recipe makes 48 thick, chewy cookies with wholesome oats and sweet-tart raisins.

Oatmeal waffles or pancakes: hearty whole-wheat batter with quick oats, buttermilk, and a touch of molasses for warm depth. Heart-healthy breakfast made with egg substitute and canola oil.

Strawberry biscuits, drop biscuits studded with fresh chopped strawberries and optional pecans. Hot from the oven with butter and cold milk, the unofficial breakfast of June.

This is so easy to make you won’t believe it. This is coming from me who could ruin the easiest of recipes.

Heart-shaped sugar cookies made the old-fashioned way with lard, sour milk, and a hint of nutmeg. Tender, slightly flaky cut-outs ready for royal icing or sprinkles. A Valentine's Day classic.

Double berry muffins layer blueberry batter around a hidden teaspoon of raspberry jam, lightened with wheat germ and orange juice. Low-fat breakfast bake.

Bread machine whole wheat bread sweetened with honey and softened with yogurt. Vital wheat gluten keeps this whole grain loaf light and tender instead of dense. Just measure, press start, and bake.

Classic peanut butter cookies with the iconic fork-crossed tops, soft chewy centers, and crisp edges. Made with creamy peanut butter, shortening, and both sugars for old-school texture.

Flaky, buttery pie shell built for pecan pie filling, with a sturdy bottom that holds up to sticky filling. Made with butter, shortening, and an egg-white wash for golden crispness.

Classic Kentucky pecan pie with toasted pecans floating on a brown sugar corn syrup custard. The Southern Thanksgiving and Derby Day dessert, baked in a flaky shell.

Snowshoe naan is a hand-stretched, sponge-leavened flatbread baked on hot quarry tiles and topped with nigella seeds. Long oval shape with crisp edges and pillowy centers, dairy-free and rustic.

Crisp sugar cookies: thin, snappy roll-out cookies with vanilla and a hint of lemon, sprinkled with sugar before baking. Old-fashioned cookie jar staple that holds intricate cutter shapes.

Homemade chapatis made with whole wheat and all-purpose flour, just four ingredients and no yeast. Griddle-cooked flatbread that puffs up light and soft with the right technique.

Oatmeal raisin cookies with toasted walnuts, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, and a hit of nutmeg. Chewy in the middle, crisp on the edges, and packed with three cups of rolled oats for serious texture.