Baking

Like the classic, these sponge cakes are crammed to almost bursting with irresistibly sweet, fluffy, creamy goodness—but minus the chemicals and other abominations.

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• 50 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 92

We could blather on and on about this surprising (and stealthy healthy) riff on a Southern classic that everyone is swearing is the best cornbread they’ve ever had.

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• 15 M
• 50 M
• 65

Just like Tollhouse cookies but with the amp turned up. Way up. Think of them as a more mature version of a classic. (Finally, something you don’t have to share with the kids!)

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• 45 M
• 3 H, 30 M
• 0

This recipe for thin, crisp matzoh couldn’t be simpler and, natch, tastes incomparable to the stuff you buy in a box.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 105

Perhaps the most iconic and indispensable ingredient in Moroccan cooking. And perhaps the easiest thing to make ever.

• (1)
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 15

A homey potpie with a creamy, savory sauce that you’ll want to lick off the plate. And did we mention the succulent chicken and mushrooms?

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• 1 H
• 3 H
• 0

Nothing says loving from the oven quite like not-too-sweet chocolate cupcakes smothered with even more chocolate in fhte form of a not-too-sweet bittersweet frosting.

• (3)
• 25 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 6

Dark chocolate cake stacked high and smothered with gooey caramel and coconut and pecans? Don’t mind if we do.

• (3)
• 1 H
• 1 H, 30 M
• 48

Thanks to this gluten-free, paleo-friendly godsend of a recipe, everyone can have their snickerdoodles and eat them, too.

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• 25 M
• 2 H
• 2

Making maple sugar at home isn’t difficult or tricky or fearsome. It’s actually crazy simple. And ridiculously tasty. And paleo-friendly.

• (9)
• 15 M
• 45 M
• 44