Videos

Just Add Milk and an Egg for the Easiest Homemade Pancake Mix

How to make the best homemade pancake mix, for pancakes both thick and thin.
Techniques

How to Make Vibrant, Flavorful Fruit Frostings

How to use freeze-dried fruit to make flavorful frostings.
Baking

Brown Butter and Toasted Sugar Make Vanilla Cake Anything But Plain

How to use brown butter and toasted sugar in fluffy white cake.
American

How to Make Tate's-Style Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

How to make thin and crisp chocolate chip cookies at home.
Chocolate

The Best Extra-Dark Supermarket Chocolate Bars for Baking

Explore an even darker chocolate style with these seven bars in the 80% range.
Recipes

How to Make the Best Hot Chocolate From Scratch

With toasted sugar and a blend of chocolates and cocoa powder, this recipe is simple yet complex.
Breakfast and Brunch

Turn Overripe Bananas Into Tender Yet Crunchy Granola

Turn overripe bananas into a tender-crisp granola, loaded with chunks of chewy dried fruit and crunchy pecans.
Yeast Bread

How to Make 100% Whole Wheat Bread

A step-by-step guide to making 100% whole wheat bread that's light and soft.
Baking

Maple Angel Food Cake: A Study in Sweet Simplicity

Maple sugar lends an all-natural sweetness to this otherwise classic cake.
Banana

Turn Speckled Bananas Into Spectacular Banana Pudding

Break out of the banana bread rut with these two bold banana desserts.
Recipe Roundups

25 Low-Sugar Baking Projects for Not-Too-Sweet Treats

Baking recipes that use eight grams or less of sugar per serving.
Techniques

Gingerbread Ice Cream Gives Cookie Scraps a Home for the Holidays

Use leftover gingerbread cookie crumbs to make this Christmas-y dessert.
Staff Picks

Stella's Favorite Recipes of 2018

Stella's favorite recipes from 2018
Chocolate

How to Make the Best Holiday Cookie Assortment

How to mix and match cookie styles for the best holiday assortment.
Videos

Quick Gingerbread Cookies for Busy Holiday Bakers

A simple holiday classic.
Chocolate

Our Top 6 Dutch-Style Cocoas for Brownies, Hot Chocolate, and More

Dutch-style cocoas are alkaline and dark, with a flavor that's earthy and deep. These six brands are guaranteed to please.
Chocolate

Almond Biscotti: The Perfect Care-Package Cookie

Classic almond biscotti, with a hint of anise.
Fruit Desserts

A Crash Course in Mastering Pie Dough

Everything you need to know when making a pie dough from scratch.
Techniques

Slice-and-Bake Shortbread Cookies Get a Makeover With Brown Butter

Harness the power of brown butter for your next batch of shortbread.
Gluten-Free

Rethinking American Buttercream: Still Quick and Easy, Just Better

A guide to making the most of a classic American buttercream.