baking

Beer bread just got fancy. Well, sorta. It’s still quick and easy and incredibly difficult to stop noshing. This one just seems a little more lovely than most. And we betcha already have everything you need to make it.

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• 10 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 0

A classic chocolate cake on caffeine, this impressive yet easy to assemble stack of chocolatey elegance takes its rounded chocolatey-ness from a cup of joe and its ample fudgy-ness fro ganache.

• (4)
• 50 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 36

The most unique carrot cake we’ve ever tried. And we mean that in the best possible way.

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• 45 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 0

An homage to the chocolate cakes of yesteryear but with a contemporary dark chocolate oomph that turns tradition upside-down in the most pleasing possible way. You’re welcome.

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• 50 M
• 2 H
• 0

Patties. Pasties. Turnovers. Whatever you insist on calling these savory hand pies is of little consequence. It’s the taste that talks to us. And oh, do they. With a Jamaican accent, no less.

• (2)
• 45 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 12

Okay, breadbaking virgins, here’s the loaf for you. Nothing tricky. Just flour, water, yeast, and salt. And an honest-to-goodness homemade taste.

• (1)
• 20 M
• 11 H, 30 M
• 14

Crunchy on the outside and soul-sighingly soft inside, this simple no-knead sourdough recipe from Jim Lahey turns out a classic Italian loaf that would pass muster at any trattoria.

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• 35 M
• 1 D, 11 H
• 0

New York Times’ reporter Julia Moskin divulges the recipe for City Bakery’s Peanut Butter Sandies. You’re welcome.

• (3)
• 20 M
• 50 M
• 13

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. Witness this macaroni and cheese with fontina, Gorgonzola, pecorino, and Parm.

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• 40 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 1

We pinky swear these whole wheat chocolate chip cookies don’t taste healthy. Not even remotely. Quite the contrary. Experience why folks are calling this their new go-to cookie recipe.

• (3)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 7

Looks like upside-down cake. Tastes like upside-down cake. Yet this sticky citrusy dessert couldn’t be more right-side up.

• (12)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 66

This simple yet spectacular riff on coffee cake—there’s actually coffee in the cake—is rich and robust and rousing in that way only espresso can be.

• (12)
• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 45

Panettone, which makes its traditional Italian Christmas appearance, is gussied up here with any dried fruit you fancy. An ever so slight twist on a classic.

• (1)
• 1 H, 30 M
• 5 H
• 2

Shirley Corriher, the doyenne of all things food science, divulges her foolproof secrets to gloriously golden and puffy popovers.

• (3)
• 20 M
• 2 H
• 7