Recipes with butter

Creamy toasted almond soup with almond paste, sherry, orange zest, and rice, pureed silky smooth. An elegant New England inn-style appetizer soup.

Classic onion soup with red onions, bourbon, and beef broth topped with toasted French bread and broiled Swiss cheese. A smoky, rich twist on French onion soup.

Light, fluffy coconut cupcakes made with coconut syrup, cake flour, and whipped egg whites folded into a scalded milk batter. Topped with guava frosting for a tropical Hawaiian-style treat.

Creamy mild cheddar soup with grated carrots, parsnip, celery, and onion in a beef consommé base, finished with melted cheese and milk. A homestyle bowl of cheesy comfort, ready in 45 minutes.

Praline pumpkin pie with a candied brown sugar pecan layer baked into the bottom of a flaky homemade crust, plus a bourbon-spiked spiced pumpkin custard. Holiday pie at its richest.

Baked bananas with lime juice and brown sugar caramel sauce. Use slightly underripe bananas, baste as they cook, and you get a glossy tropical dessert ready in 30 minutes with just 4 ingredients.

Crisp baked sue gow wonton wrapper sandwich cookies layered with toasted hazelnuts, chocolate, and a creamy white-chocolate ricotta filling brightened with orange zest. An elegant fusion dessert.

Chocolaty double cruncher cookies with rolled oats, crushed corn flakes, coconut, and a chocolate filling. A crunchy sandwich cookie with triple texture.

Fettuccine with steamed sea scallops, fresh peas, and saffron butter sauce. An elegant seafood pasta where gentle steaming keeps the scallops tender and the saffron adds golden richness.

Golden lentil and potato soup, a velvety, skin-on soaked yellow lentil pot simmered with onion, celery, and carrots in rich chicken broth for old-school comfort.

Applesauce oatmeal raisin cookies use applesauce in place of half the fat for a chewier, lower-fat cookie. A soft-baked oatmeal raisin with brown sugar warmth and plump fruit.

This rich crumb topping keep well on the pantry shelf or in the refrigerator. Halve the recipe if you use crumbs sparingly.

Rhubarb-apple crisp with fresh rhubarb and apple pie filling under a buttery cinnamon crumble topping. A tart-sweet baked fruit dessert, best served warm.

Brownie cookies are roll-and-cut chocolate cookies with melted semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate, walnuts, and a tender, fudgy bite. Doubles as a press-in crust for ice-cream pies.

New Year's bread made with sourdough starter, butter, eggs, cinnamon, and orange zest in the bread machine. A festive, enriched celebration loaf with citrus and warm spice.

Candied spiced bananas pan-fried in brown sugar, lemon, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Caramelized on the outside, soft inside, ready in 10 minutes for ice cream toppings, brunch, or quick dessert.