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Warm cinnamon-spiced muffins packed with shredded tart apples and crowned with a crunchy pecan-brown sugar topping that caramelizes as it bakes.

Tender beef stew loaded with mushrooms, tomatoes, and carrots, topped with golden sour cream dumplings baked until crisp on top. Hearty comfort food from the Dutch oven.

Sweet, rich and delicious...a decadent ending to a light meal or, just as a snack. The kiddies will love these.

Chewy butterscotch brownies (blondies) made with dark brown sugar, butter, pecans, and shredded coconut. No chocolate needed. Rich, caramel-scented, and baked in one pan. Makes 18 squares.

Berlin Bread is a spiced German bar cookie loaded with grated chocolate, almonds, rum, apple preserves, and candied lemon peel. Iced while warm and sliced thin, these fragrant little bars belong on every holiday baking list.

Delicate butter cookies with ground anise and toasted pine nuts mixed into the dough, topped with whole pine nuts for elegant, nutty-sweet bites.

Peach oat cobbler: juicy ripe peaches under a rustic raisin-oat biscuit topping. Lower-fat dessert with bright almond extract and a cobblestone crust.

Tender scones packed with oat bran cereal and chopped fresh apples, brushed with butter and cinnamon. These wholesome wedges bake up golden in under 20 minutes for quick breakfasts.

Diabetic-friendly chocolate bars made with cocoa, sugar substitute, and a hint of cinnamon, topped with melted chocolate chips. Fudgy, rich, and lower in sugar than traditional brownies.

Double chocolate oatmeal cookies: melted chocolate and chocolate chips in a chewy oat dough, rolled in powdered sugar for a crackly crinkle top. Rich, fudgy, and easy to make.

Italian chocolate cookies with cocoa, cinnamon, cold coffee, and grape jelly in the dough. An old-world recipe with no eggs that makes a huge batch of soft, cakey cookies.

Pfeffernuesse (German pepper nut cookies) are tiny round spice cookies flavored with cinnamon, allspice, clove, nutmeg, and mace, finished with a drop of brandy before baking. A traditional Christmas cookie from Germany.

Savory dried tomato scones with a buttery, flaky crumb and pops of concentrated tomato flavor throughout. Uses cream of tartar and baking soda for a tall, light rise.

Cheese scones with sharp cheddar, whole wheat flour, and dry mustard rubbed with cold butter. A British-style savory scone that bakes tall and golden in under 10 minutes.

Cracker pecan pie with a meringue-like base of stiff egg whites, crushed crackers, and sugar topped with pecans and broiled milk chocolate. A crustless, no-flour dessert.

Hearty buttermilk rye bread for the bread machine with caraway seeds, brown sugar, and vital wheat gluten. Dump it all in, press start, and enjoy a fresh-baked loaf.