Baking

Much as we love lard, we gotta say, this all-butter pie crust has a special place in our hearts. And on our thighs.

• (1)
• 35 M
• 2 H, 20 M
• 8

The perfect answer for anyone who may feel a touch sheepish about indulging in pumpkin pie for breakfast.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 1 H
• 4

The pleasing smack of sourdough was seemingly made to be melded with the awesomely chewy denseness of bagels. And it’s SO much easier than you’d expect!

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• 40 M
• 10 H
• 0

An unconventional approach to apple pie that happily involves booze and lotsa butter. Even more memorable than the classic.

• (10)
• 45 M
• 4 H, 25 M
• 34

Though we dearly loved Pop Tarts as kids, even then we thought the packaged pastries ought to be better. Flakier. Fruitier. Fresher. Just like these. And they’re quite simple to pull off.

• (4)
• 45 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 22

We’re hearing that this red velvet cake recipe with its mascarpone and cream cheese frosting surpasses all other renditions. Judge for yourself.

• (3)
• 1 H
• 2 H
• 32

When you want the taste of cinnamon rolls but don’t have the time (or yeast!), enter these shortcut lovelies laced with spice and lavished with cream cheese icing.

• (3)
• 40 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 11

Nothing helps a vegetable go down without a struggle like a little sweetness. Come summer, we’re particularly fond of this old-fashioned—yet still fashionable—zucchini delivery system.

• (2)
• 15 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 17

Our quest for memorable-in-a-lovely-way blueberry muffins has been decades-long and riddled with disappointment. Here’s the muffin recipe that changed our tune as well as our ‘tude.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 50 M
• 0

Dark chocolate-y, appropriately (and not too) rich, just sweet enough, and the entire surface blanketed with that coveted crackly surface. Let the love affair commence.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 6