10,000 salt recipes

Classic four-ingredient shortbread cookies made with butter, sugar, flour, and a pinch of salt. Rubbed by hand into a crumbly dough, rolled thin, and baked golden in just 10 minutes.

Bread machine Irish soda bread with raisins, caraway seeds, and buttermilk powder. A hands-off yeasted soda bread variation sized for small, medium, or large breadmakers.

Silky pear puree meets warm ginger spice in this chilled dessert soup that's naturally sweet, low-calorie, and perfect for summer entertaining or elegant brunches.

Golden fried Italian dough diamonds studded with raisins and anise seeds, drizzled in hot honey and lemon. A traditional sweet treat for holidays, festivals, and Sunday gatherings.

Fluffy couscous cooked in duck stock with sliced dates and dried figs, ready in just 30 minutes. A sweet-savory side dish that pairs beautifully with roasted duck, lamb, or any rich main course.

Homemade ricotta cheese: three-ingredient fresh cheese from whole milk, vinegar, and salt. Slow-curdled the traditional way for silky, delicate curds. Better than any tub at the store.

Easy popovers use just four pantry ingredients: milk, flour, eggs, and salt. Hollow, golden-domed rolls with a crisp shell and tender interior. Bake in muffin cups, serve hot with cinnamon sugar.

Classic pate brisee: the four-ingredient French shortcrust pastry that forms the base of every great quiche, tart, or pot pie. Flour, butter, salt, and ice water cut and chilled into flaky perfection.

Irish potato farls made from mashed potatoes, flour, butter, and salt, pan-fried until golden. A traditional Irish griddle bread with just 5 ingredients.

Baked potato strips in a peanut butter and salt water bath that browns into a nutty, savory coating. An unusual three-ingredient side dish where peanut butter replaces oil for roasting potatoes.

Oatmeal with dates slow-cooks rolled oats in a double boiler until creamy, then folds in pitted dates for natural caramel sweetness. Cozy old-fashioned breakfast porridge.

Hungarian daragaluska: tiny farina dumplings dropped into hot soup. Just butter, eggs, farina, and salt. Light, pillowy, and the classic addition to clear chicken broth.

Oatmeal cooked in milk and water for a creamier, richer bowl than water alone. Includes directions for flaky, creamy, and chocolate oatmeal variations.

A 3-ingredient strawberry jelly made with lemon-flavored gelatin and frozen strawberries. No cooking, no canning, and it sets in the fridge in about 2 hours.

Breakfast Dutch is an old-fashioned stovetop scrambled pancake made from eggs, flour, and milk, cooked in a cast iron skillet and served with butter and syrup. Simple, hearty, and rustic.

San Juan County fry bread made with flour, baking powder, salt, and water. Kneaded until elastic, hand-stretched, and fried golden. Serve with stew, honey, or jam.