170 hand py recipes

Buttery brown sugar cookie bars with crunchy walnuts and a hidden layer of golden apricot jam. Rich, chewy, and dangerously easy to eat by the handful.

Homemade corn tortillas from instant masa flour and water. Just two ingredients, rolled by hand, and cooked on a dry skillet in minutes.

Old-fashioned molasses taffy pulled by hand until golden and chewy. A French Canadian candy tradition with molasses, brown sugar, and butter. Fun to make with the whole family.

Butterscotch coffee cake using frozen dinner rolls layered with butterscotch pudding mix, cinnamon, butter, and pecans, risen overnight for a fuss-free brunch pull-apart.

Vintage 1935 chocolate yeast bread with cocoa, pecans, and vanilla kneaded by hand and baked into a dark, fragrant loaf. A Depression-era recipe worth reviving.

Homemade boiled and baked bagels with a chewy crust and dense crumb. Shaped by hand, simmered in sugar water, and finished with sesame, poppy, or caraway seeds.

Twisted peppermint candy cane cookies with red and white dough, sprinkled with crushed candy while still warm. A festive holiday baking project that kids and adults both love shaping by hand.

Aunt Velma's 3-ingredient Scottish shortbread is buttery, crumbly, and melt-in-your-mouth tender. Mixed by hand and baked golden, this old-fashioned holiday cookie recipe is pure simplicity at its finest.

Romanian mititei (mici) sausages made with ground beef and pork, garlic paste, baking soda, thyme, and basil. Skinless grilled sausages shaped by hand without casings.

Htipiti is a Greek whipped feta dip with fried hot peppers and olive oil, mashed by hand into a spicy, creamy spread. Serve with bread or crackers as a Macedonian-style meze.

Mexican cookie rings shaped by hand from a rich egg yolk butter dough, dipped in colorful sprinkles, and baked golden. Festive, buttery, and fun to make with kids.

Hearty vegan pot pie with potatoes, broccoli, tofu, and soy sausage seasoned with cinnamon and allspice in a whole-wheat crust. Glazed with barley malt for a golden shine.

Heritage-style sour milk cookies filled with a cooked raisin and ground walnut filling brightened by lemon juice. An old-fashioned farmhouse treat rolled, cut, and sealed by hand.

Homemade whole wheat pasta dough with eggs, olive oil, and water. A nutty, high-fiber fresh pasta you can roll by hand or with a pasta machine.

Susan's Turkey Soup: a hearty post-Thanksgiving soup made from the turkey carcass with yellow and green split peas, chickpeas, small pasta, and aromatic vegetables. Three legumes, one pot.

Double-chocolate cheesecake with cooked chocolate pudding folded into the cream cheese filling, baked in a graham cracker crust, and topped with tangy sour cream. Creamy, dense, and deeply chocolatey from edge to center.