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A depression era soda bread reicip when many ingredients were in short supply.

No-yeast brown seed bread with whole wheat flour, bran, oats, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, honey, and yogurt. A dense, nutty quick bread loaded with seeds and grains that bakes in under an hour.

Old-fashioned Southern cream cookies made with sour cream, walnuts, and pressed flat with a cinnamon-sugar glass. Soft, cakey drop cookies that yield six dozen from one batch.

Christmas treasure nugget cookies: chewy oat and cereal drop cookies, each topped with a whole blanched almond like a buried treasure. A crunchy holiday cookie tin classic that bakes up fast.

Pecan crescents, buttery melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies rich with finely chopped pecans and a hint of nutmeg, shaped into little crescents. A cornstarch-tender holiday cookie in the wedding-cookie family.

Green-and-white peppermint pinwheel cookies, sliced from a swirled frozen log. A classic Christmas icebox cookie with spiraled layers of vanilla and mint dough.

New Mexico spoon bread baked in a cast iron skillet with creamed corn, green chiles, and melted cheese. A custard-soft cornbread with Southwestern heat you slice like pie.

Lower-sugar oatmeal raisin drop cookies with rolled oats, cinnamon, brown sugar, and just a quarter cup of margarine. A lighter take on the classic cookie that still delivers chewy oat texture and warm spice.

Cheesy Southwestern spoon bread with creamed corn, green chiles, and cheddar baked golden in one pan. This custardy cornbread side is somewhere between cornbread and a savory pudding, and it goes with everything.

Orange molasses quick bread with chopped nuts, orange zest, and evaporated milk. A dense, aromatic loaf with deep caramel sweetness and bright citrus.

Spiced cocoa doughnuts: cake-style chocolate rings fried until light, then dusted warm with cinnamon-spiked powdered sugar. Mace and cinnamon in the dough add a soft, bakery-style aroma.

Anise-scented raisin biscotti with walnuts, lemon zest, and orange zest. Butter-based dough double-baked until crisp. A traditional Italian dunking cookie with citrus and spice.

Peanut butter chocolate chip mini loaves made with chunky peanut butter, buttermilk, and brown sugar. Bakes into 5 small gift-ready loaves that freeze beautifully for up to a month.

Spiced cocoa doughnuts deep-fried into cake-style rings, scented with cinnamon and mace, dusted in cinnamon-powdered sugar. Old-school bakery-counter chocolate doughnut.

Walnut apple quick bread with buttermilk, crushed wheat cereal, and warm spices. A hearty, no-yeast loaf with a tender crumb and crunchy walnut texture in every slice.

Old-fashioned coconut oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips, wheat germ, and brown sugar. A chewy, textured drop cookie with oats, coconut, and a boost of nutrition from wheat germ.