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Home | Recipes | Quick Breads, Muffins & Scones | Page 3

Quick Breads, Muffins & Scones

I’m the first to admit that artisan bread is a labor of love, but let’s be real: sometimes you don’t have twelve hours to wait for a loaf to proof. Sometimes, you just want a warm, buttered something-or-other in your hand before the coffee gets cold. That’s where this collection comes in.

 Unlike yeast breads, these recipes rely on chemical leaveners like baking powder and baking soda for their lift. Whether you’re folding together a batch of tender blueberry muffins, “cutting in” butter for flaky Southern buttermilk biscuits, or stirring up amazing citrus mini bites, these bakes are all about speed, simplicity, and a perfect, tender crumb.

A broken slice of banana bread stacked on a white plate
A loaf of carrot zucchini bread with candied ginger on a white platter with three slices cut from it and buttered.

Carrot-Zucchini Bread with Candied Ginger

1 hr 15 mins

Cheddar cornbread in a cast-iron skillet, cut into 8 wedges, with one wedge removed.

Cheddar Cornbread

55 mins

Two Grand Central Bakery jammers, each on a separate plate with jam dripping down the side.

Grand Central Bakery Jammers

1 hr 15 mins

Bread Pudding Muffins

Bread Pudding Muffins

5 hrs

Chocolate muffins cooling on a wire rack.

Chocolate Muffins

1 hr

Portuguese mini lemon-orange cakes piled on a cake stand.

Portuguese Mini Lemon-Orange Cakes ~ Queques

45 mins

Three slices of pear bread on a white plate with a cut loaf in the background.

Pear Bread

1 hr 30 mins

A broken slice of banana bread stacked on a white plate

Banana Bread by Cook’s Illustrated

1 hr 30 mins

A large rectangular pan with bacon cornbread in it and a large knife.

Bacon Cornbread

13 hrs 10 mins

A tray of bacon, egg, and Cheddar scones

Bacon, Egg, and Cheddar Scones

55 mins

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