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Old-fashioned 14-day sweet pickles using small cucumbers, brined and gradually sweetened in cinnamon-celery seed syrup. Heritage canning recipe with crisp results.

Deep-fried French toast dipped in a flour and baking powder batter, fried golden in an inch of oil, then dusted with cinnamon sugar. Crispy outside, custardy inside.

This delicious Italian snack is perfect with a cup of hot tea or coffee.

Chocolate cookies with powdered sugar coating. Very chocolaty, yum!

Black pepper and walnut biscotti pack toasted walnuts and a serious dose of cracked pepper into a brown-sugar dough. Italian-style twice-baked cookies that pair with cheese or coffee.

A traditional English Lake District teabread packed with tea-soaked currants, raisins, and sultanas. Moist, fruity, and lovely sliced thick with a generous spread of butter. Just 7 simple ingredients.

Simple butterscotch squares made with melted butter, brown sugar, one egg, chopped nuts, and vanilla. A one-bowl blondie recipe that bakes in 30 minutes with just 8 ingredients.

Peach and raspberry cobbler with fresh fruit bubbling under golden drop biscuits. A two-stage bake that keeps the fruit juicy and the topping flaky and crisp.

Ricotta pudding baked in individual cups until puffed and golden, made with part-skim ricotta, lemon zest, and a folded egg white for souffle-like lift. A light Italian-style dessert.

Blueberry corn pancakes: hearty cornmeal and whole wheat flapjacks studded with fresh blueberries. Honey-sweetened buttermilk batter for tender Southern-style stacks.

St. Nicholas cookies are buttery, spiced Dutch-style holiday cookies loaded with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and chopped almonds. Slice-and-bake or press into carved wooden molds.

Crispy, golden corn sticks rolled in melted butter and baked until crunchy. Made with creamed corn for a tender, slightly sweet center. Ready from scratch in under 30 minutes.

Classic anise pizzelles made with a full ounce of anise extract, butter, and a touch of lemon. Thin, crisp Italian wafer cookies pressed in a pizzelle iron in 30 seconds each.

Blueberry corn bread with fresh or frozen berries baked into a golden cornmeal batter. Lightly sweet, tender, and ready in 45 minutes from an 8x8 pan.

Simple flour-based chicken dipping batter with seasoned salt and baking powder for light crispiness. Dip and fry for a crunchy golden coating on any chicken piece.

Chocolate nut Dixies are old-fashioned crinkle cookies rolled in powdered sugar for a crackled snowy top. Fudgy chocolate centers, crisp edges, perfect for cookie tins and bake sales.