Recipes with flour

Flour-dusted chicken browned in butter and olive oil, then oven-baked in a rustic white wine and tomato sauce with mushrooms. A French bistro classic made simple.

Frozen peach torte layered with white chocolate kirsch mousse, chopped peaches, and a toasted almond crumb crust. An elegant make-ahead summer dessert.

Apricot tea cookies are buttery thumbprints rolled in chopped almonds and filled with apricot preserves. A traditional European-style cookie with citrus zest and almond extract for elegance.

Peanut butter blossom cookies rolled in sugar and topped with a chocolate kiss pressed into each warm cookie. A holiday classic with buttery, chewy centers.

Chocolate and chestnut layer cake with a tender olive oil and white wine sponge, a smooth sweetened chestnut cream filling, and glossy dark chocolate ganache. An elegant autumn and holiday dessert.

This rich, earthy soup has but 100 calories per serving if made with non-fat milk.

Homemade whole wheat bagels using a bread machine for the dough. Boiled then baked for that chewy crust and dense interior with just 6 simple ingredients.

Irish soda bread for Saint Patrick's Day with currants, buttermilk, and a whisper of cardamom. Two crusty round loaves scored with a cross, baked until they thump hollow.

Baked cheddar cheese balls with crispy rice cereal, butter, cayenne, and hot sauce. Dime-sized, crispy appetizer bites that bake in under 10 minutes and store indefinitely.

Sauteed striped bass escabeche marinated in white wine, sherry vinegar, and citrus with bell peppers, green olives, and crisp green beans. A stunning make-ahead dish.

Beer batter fried veggies with onion soup mix, mustard, and baking powder for an extra-crispy, flavorful coating. Works with broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, or mozzarella.

Gingerbread house cake: a warmly spiced two-layer gingerbread cake filled with cream cheese frosting and candy, then decorated like a gingerbread house. All the festive fun without the structural engineering.

Wheat-free oat and garbanzo flour cookies with brown rice flour, chopped nuts, and honey. Egg-free, dairy-free, and naturally sweetened with a nutty, wholesome flavor.

Eggplant Parmigiana with bechamel, tomato sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan, and artichoke hearts. A layered Italian casserole where egg-dipped eggplant bakes into a bubbly, cheesy masterpiece.

Buttery sandwich cookies stuffed with a slice of Baby Ruth candy bar, baked into pockets of melted peanut, caramel and nougat. Tender shortbread-style dough, six ingredients.

Christmas cream wafers sandwich tinted buttercream between sugar-coated, fork-pricked butter wafers. A retro holiday cookie that comes together with just five ingredients in the dough.