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The Best Sourdough Bread Recipe for Beginners
The best sourdough bread recipe for beginners: 4 ingredients, no kneading, and a crisp crust with a soft, open crumb.
- Total:
- About 24 hours
- Makes:
- 1 round loaf (12 slices)
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Quick Breads
The Best Banana Bread Recipe (Moist, Easy, One Bowl)
The best banana bread recipe: super moist, easy one-bowl banana bread made with three overripe bananas, melted butter and brown sugar.
- Total:
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Makes:
- One 9x5-inch loaf (12 slices)
Quick Breads
The Best Buttermilk Cornbread Recipe (Moist, Tender, Golden)
The best cornbread recipe: moist, tender buttermilk cornbread with crisp golden edges, baked in a cast-iron skillet in 25 minutes.
- Total:
- 35 minutes
- Makes:
- One 10-inch skillet or 9-inch square pan (9 pieces)
Muffins
The Best Blueberry Muffins Recipe (Bakery-Style, Tall and Moist)
The best blueberry muffins: tall bakery-style domes, moist buttermilk crumb, bursting with berries and topped with buttery streusel.
- Total:
- 40 minutes
- Makes:
- 12 large muffins
Breakfast
The Best Fluffy Pancakes Recipe (Easy Buttermilk Pancakes)
The best pancake recipe: light, fluffy, diner-style buttermilk pancakes from scratch in 20 minutes.
- Total:
- 25 minutes
- Makes:
- About 12 four-inch pancakes (4 servings)
Breakfast
The Best Waffle Recipe (Crispy Outside, Fluffy Inside)
The best waffle recipe: crispy, golden homemade waffles with a light, fluffy inside.
- Total:
- 35 minutes
- Makes:
- 8 waffles (about 7-inch rounds or 4-inch Belgian squares)
Dinner
The Best Chili Recipe (Classic Homemade Beef and Bean Chili)
The best chili recipe: thick, rich, classic homemade beef chili with beans, a toasted chili spice blend and a slow simmer.
- Total:
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Makes:
- About 12 cups (8 generous bowls)
Dinner
How to Cook the Perfect Steak Every Time (Pan-Seared, Butter-Basted)
How to cook the perfect steak every time: a pan-seared cast-iron steak with a deep crust, a rosy medium-rare center and garlic-herb butter.
- Total:
- 1 hour 10 minutes
- Makes:
- 2 large steaks (serves 2 to 4)
Sides
The Best Scallion Pancakes Recipe (Crispy, Flaky Chinese Cong You Bing)
The best scallion pancake recipe: crispy, flaky Chinese green onion pancakes (cong you bing) from a simple flour-and-water dough, coiled with scallion oil and pan-fried.
- Total:
- 1 hour 20 minutes
- Makes:
- 6 pancakes (about 7 inches each)
Sauces & Salsas
The Best Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce Recipe (Simple Homemade Marinara)
The best authentic Italian tomato sauce recipe: a simple homemade marinara from San Marzano tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and basil, simmered 45 minutes.
- Total:
- 1 hour
- Makes:
- About 6 cups (enough for 2 pounds of pasta)
Sauces & Salsas
The Best Authentic Tomatillo Salsa Recipe (Roasted Salsa Verde)
The best authentic tomatillo salsa recipe: roasted salsa verde from charred tomatillos, serrano chiles, onion, garlic, cilantro and lime.
- Total:
- 25 minutes
- Makes:
- About 2 1/2 cups
Jams & Preserves
The Best Simple Strawberry Jam Recipe (No Pectin, 3 Ingredients)
The best simple strawberry jam recipe: easy homemade strawberry jam with just strawberries, sugar and lemon juice, no pectin needed.
- Total:
- 1 hour 10 minutes
- Makes:
- About 3 cups (three 8-ounce jars, 48 tablespoons)
Jams & Preserves
The Best Simple Raspberry Jam Recipe (No Pectin, Small Batch)
The best simple raspberry jam recipe: easy homemade raspberry jam with just raspberries, sugar and lemon, no pectin.
- Total:
- 30 minutes
- Makes:
- About 3 cups (three 8-ounce jars, 48 tablespoons)
Cakes
The Best Carrot Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting
The best carrot cake recipe: incredibly moist, warmly spiced, packed with fresh carrots and toasted pecans, and covered in tangy cream cheese frosting.
- Total:
- 2 hours
- Makes:
- One 2-layer 9-inch cake (16 slices)
Desserts
The Best Easy Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes Recipe
The best easy chocolate molten lava cakes: rich dark chocolate cakes with a warm, flowing center, made in ramekins in 30 minutes with 7 ingredients.
- Total:
- 30 minutes
- Makes:
- 4 individual cakes
Cheesecakes
The Best Biscoff Cheesecake Recipe (Baked Lotus Cookie Butter Cheesecake)
The best Biscoff cheesecake recipe: creamy baked cheesecake with cookie butter in the filling, a Lotus Biscoff cookie crust and a melted Biscoff topping.
- Total:
- 8 hours
- Makes:
- One 9-inch cheesecake (12 slices)
Cheesecakes
The Best Spanish Cheesecake Recipe (Basque Burnt Cheesecake)
The best Spanish cheesecake recipe: the famous Basque burnt cheesecake from San Sebastián, with a caramelized top and creamy custard center.
- Total:
- 3 hours
- Makes:
- One 9-inch cheesecake (12 slices)
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