6,343 baking powder recipes

Ruehrkuchen is a classic German stirred cake: a simple lemon-and-rum-scented butter cake split into layers and filled with silky vanilla pudding buttercream. Everyday German baking at its most comforting.

Artichoke spice bread with pureed artichoke hearts, orange juice, currants, and walnuts spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A uniquely moist quick bread.

Hershey Bar cookie torte: tender buttermilk sugar cookies layered with milk chocolate whipped cream filling and a chocolate glaze. A retro stacked dessert that slices like a layer cake.

Butterflied shrimp dipped in a light batter and fried until golden, with tails fanned out like a phoenix. Seasoned with dry sherry and white pepper for a classic Chinese appetizer.

Ham fritters with creamy sauce: golden, crispy-edged spoonfuls of ham-studded batter deep-fried until puffy, served with a rich, velvety sauce. A Southern diner classic that turns leftover holiday ham into crowd-pleasing finger food.

Quick raisin muffins skip the butter and oil entirely, using just milk and an egg to bind a lightly sweet, raisin-studded crumb. Ready in 40 minutes start to finish with pantry basics.

Favorite fruit muffins: simple seven-ingredient base recipe that takes any fruit you have on hand. Raisins, berries, or chopped stone fruit all work. Twenty-muffin batch.

Hot milk cake with eggs whipped until thick, hot butter and milk stirred in at the end, and a full tablespoon of vanilla. A tender, fine-grained sponge that stays moist for days.

From-scratch griddle cakes with sliced fresh strawberries folded right into a light, fluffy batter. Thirty minutes from bowl to breakfast table, served hot with syrup and butter.

Old-fashioned griddle cakes from scratch with six basic pantry ingredients. Fluffy homemade pancakes with a hint of sweetness, ready in 30 minutes.

Peppermint pinwheel cookies with mint extract, rolled into red and white (or green) spirals and sliced. A festive holiday cookie that's all about the swirl.

Light ginger cookies rolled thin and cut into shapes, made with powdered sugar, butter, and a splash of vinegar. A delicate, crisp holiday cookie perfect for decorating with frosting.

Easy nut bread mixes pantry staples with chopped nuts into a tender quickbread, rested briefly then baked into two loaves. A no-frills 8-ingredient breakfast bread.

Crisp rolled poppy seed cookies made with oil instead of butter, loaded with a third cup of soaked poppy seeds and a sugar-sparkle top. Simple dough, big crunch.

Parslied buttermilk biscuits baked at 500F for a golden crust and fluffy, tender center. No rolling pin, no cutting, just hand-shaped drop biscuits with fresh parsley in under 30 minutes.

These biscuits are called bones to chew because they are hard and pale. They are traditionally baked on All Soul's Day in Italy.