10,000 butter recipes

Idiot's Delight: a layered no-fuss dessert with pecan shortbread crust, cream cheese filling, butter pecan pudding, whipped topping, and praline pecans. Potluck royalty.

Classic French pâte à choux with detailed instructions for cream puffs, eclairs, and a show-stopping cream puff ring. Just 5 ingredients and a bit of technique for bakery-worthy pastries.

The Pennsylvania Dutch settlers made these at Thanksgiving and stored them in a stoneware crock until Christmas. The cookies can be made at any time, but allowed to age for 4-6 weeks.

Bubbly, golden Käsespätzle loaded with Emmentaler cheese and caramelized onions. This cozy German noodle casserole bakes in just 30 minutes for a rich, comforting weeknight dinner.

This is sort of a huge piece of French toast in a baking pan that looks like a roller coaster. It is fun to watch if you have a glass door oven. If not, it is a big surprise when you take it out!

Ground beef simmered with warm cinnamon, oregano, and tomato sauce layered between broiled eggplant slices for this beloved Greek comfort food. A family-friendly take on classic moussaka.

Old time pound cake, today it is still an excellent recipe!

Sweet and fruity sauce made from applesauce, apple butter, raisins, and maple syrup, simmered until thick and glossy for ham.

Rich, fudgy chocolate almond cake with a silky dual-chocolate glaze and fresh raspberries. A flourless-style showstopper that melts on the tongue with every dense, buttery bite.

Caramelized ripe plantains pan-fried in butter with a sprinkle of sugar until golden and sticky. Just 3 ingredients and 20 minutes for a sweet Caribbean-style side or dessert.

Poached rainbow trout served on a rich, reduced cream sauce finished with butter and fresh herbs. A classic Irish fish dish with just 4 ingredients and 30 minutes of your time.

Buttery coconut shortbread squares dipped diagonally in semi-sweet chocolate. A crisp, sandy cookie with toasted coconut flakes baked low and slow.

Fresh fig muffins with a tender crumb, chopped ripe figs folded into the batter, and a tall golden top. Late summer breakfast or brunch in 30 minutes.

Jan's 1940s apple pie heaped with McIntosh and Cortland apples, finished with a quick water-rinse trick on the top crust that produces an exceptionally flaky finish.

A simple and scrumptious casserole that doesn't take a lot to make with this stress-free recipe!

Crisp, wafer-thin cream cheese cookies studded with finely chopped walnuts. Just five ingredients and 10 minutes in the oven. A Hollywood legend's own recipe.