Baking

This unconventional popovers recipe stars nutmeg and black pepper, making it the perfect savory dinner roll (or salty snack).

The best—and easiest—brownies you'll ever make. This recipe belongs in your repertoire. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

Throughout France, these traditional fried cookies are called "marvels" for good reason. For crisp, golden results, be sure that the oil is hot enough before you begin.

This dense quickbread is traditionally baked in empty coffee cans.

A cross between a moist pear cake and the best oatmeal cookie you’ve ever had, these blondies will have kids adults coming back for more.

Inspired by a style of cake from California’s Miette bakeries, we frost the top and middle layers of this stunner but leave the sides naked to showcase the almond cake. Don’t have a pastry bag or star tip to frost the layers? Fill a resealable plastic bag with the frosting, snip off a corner, and pipe away.

Sweet, salty, and a little chewy, this almond granola bars recipe comes in handy for breakfast or a midday treat.

Adding cream of tartar to the caramel prevents the sugar from crystallizing. Drizzle the sauce over the cake; save the rest for passing alongside.

This tart is a tradition-forming mix of caramel, crunchy pecans, and melted chocolate. Be sure to let it rest for 30 minutes before serving.

Layers of buttered and sugared phyllo pastry are molded in muffin tins to form the crisp crusts for these mini apple croustades.

Spinach and feta arrive in tiny puff-pastry packages.

Serve this cake at brunch, or for dessert with a scoop of ice cream.

How to improve on a basic apple tart recipe? Add brown butter, of course.

This super-simple shortbread gets festive thanks to a tart cranberry-grapefruit compote.

This chocolate chip cake recipe is perfect for beginners—the result is moist, forgiving, and easy. Jif creamy peanut butter is our favorite for the decadent frosting.