10,000 butter recipes

Apple praline pie layers Granny Smith apples with a spiced corn syrup filling and a brown sugar-pecan praline topping. A double-crust Southern dessert with cutout vents.

Grilled sausage foil packet with red potatoes, green beans, and onion sealed up and cooked right on the grill. Smoky sausage and tender vegetables in one no-cleanup hobo dinner for camping or the backyard.

Impressive apple pie with cinnamon crust, sour cream filling, and crunchy walnut-brown sugar topping. Three distinct layers of flavor and texture.

Heavenly hash candy made with unsweetened chocolate, cream, marshmallows, roasted almonds, and pecans boiled to soft ball stage. A vintage chocolate fudge-style confection cut into squares.

Chewy butterscotch brownies made with Bisquick, brown sugar, pecans, and coconut. Everything gets mixed in one bowl and baked until golden. The laziest route to a pan of seriously good blondies.

Southern chess pie with eggs, sugar, butter, vinegar, and cornmeal in a single-crust pastry shell. Classic 45-minute Southern pantry pie.

A surprising sweet-savory pie layering sautéed zucchini with caraway seeds and lemon zest beneath a rich, buttery lemon custard. The kind of old-fashioned garden pie that turns zucchini skeptics into believers.

Salted cod pudding with rice, eggs, and milk, baked until set. A traditional Scandinavian or Portuguese bacalhau-style fish pudding that's simple, high-protein, and ready in 1 hour.

Butter-seared filet mignon topped with mango chutney and cracked black pepper, then flambéed with Armagnac. Five ingredients, restaurant-caliber steak in 30 minutes.

This scrumptious cake is made with instant potatoes and ground almonds. It also tastes amazing with a custard sauce on the side.

Savory rice stuffed pork chops with bacon, mushrooms, and vegetables. Double-thick chops bake slowly, basted to juicy perfection with Burgundy sauce.

Make-ahead bran muffin batter that keeps in the fridge for weeks. Mix once, bake fresh muffins on demand for breakfast any morning. The classic refrigerator batter recipe with bran flakes and buttermilk.

Frosted cashew cookies use Bisquick, brown sugar, and sour cream with salted cashews, topped with a browned butter frosting. A soft, cakey drop cookie with nutty crunch.

Homemade candy log rolls with a creamy vanilla fondant center dipped in melted milk chocolate and rolled in chopped nuts. Old-fashioned candy making at its best.

Elegant apple dessert bars with flaky pastry base, apricot jam layer, and Brazil nut-raisin topping served warm with whipped cream for special occasions.

Variations: Omit parsley, add tarragon or rosemary.