170 hand py recipes

Old-fashioned cake doughnuts with cinnamon and nutmeg, rolled and cut by hand, then fried golden in hot shortening. A simple from-scratch recipe with just 9 pantry ingredients.

Easy homemade pizza dough with a slow overnight rise for deep flavor and a chewy, crisp crust. A high-hydration bread-flour dough you proof cold, then stretch by hand into pizzeria-style rounds.

Whole wheat bagels using a bread machine for the dough, then shaped by hand, boiled, and baked. Includes tips for bagel sticks and homemade bagel chips.

These truffle tarts are so smooth, creamy and full of chocolate flavor, they are so handy, and melt in your mouth.

Fudge brownie pie: a fudgy chocolate brownie filling with chopped nuts baked in a flaky pie shell. A cross between brownie and pie, served warm with ice cream.

These mini cheesecakes were so handy to be picked up, and it was creamy, cheesy and chocolaty.

Simple homemade pizza dough with just five ingredients: flour, yeast, olive oil, sugar, and salt. Knead by hand or food processor for chewy, bubbly crusts every time.

Homemade boiled-then-baked bagels with a chewy crust and dense, satisfying interior. Just 5 basic ingredients, shaped by hand and simmered before baking for authentic texture.

Overnight coffee cake built from frozen bread dough, butterscotch pudding, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Assembled at bedtime, baked fresh in the morning, and pulled apart by hand.

Chocolate orange truffles with semi-sweet chocolate, Cointreau, orange marmalade, and chopped almonds. A no-bake French-style candy rolled by hand, ideal for holiday gift boxes.

Sweet buttermilk biscuits with a touch of sugar, made with shortening for a tender, flaky crumb. Six ingredients, patted by hand, and baked golden in 15 minutes.

Dense apple bars with a brownie-like texture from oil-based batter. Mix by hand, fold in chopped apples and nuts, then bake for an hour. Stays fresh for weeks.

Homemade orecchiette pasta from semolina and all-purpose flour with just water and salt. An eggless Italian pasta shaped by hand into little ear shapes, no machine needed.

Yeast-free carob date bread made with whole wheat, buckwheat, and brown rice flour. Kneaded by hand and rested overnight for a dense, naturally sweet, low-fat loaf.

Pecan and red onion bread made in a bread machine or by hand. Savory yeast bread with chopped nuts and sweet onion baked into a soft, buttery crumb.

Classic four-ingredient shortbread cookies made with butter, sugar, flour, and a pinch of salt. Rubbed by hand into a crumbly dough, rolled thin, and baked golden in just 10 minutes.