Muffins, Quick Breads & Donuts

These Apple Filled Donuts are made with yeast for a light and airy crumb. Fresh apple filling & a secret ingredient gives these luscious donuts an amazing apple pie flavor. This recipe is an adaptation of my favorite Apple Cider Donuts. It’s basically the same donut stuffed with delicious apple filling. In fact, I originally …

These Apple cider donuts are made with yeast for a light crumb and deep-fried for crisp texture. I use a special trick for getting the most apple-y flavor in these cider donuts. If you think all Apple Cider Donuts are the same, this recipe just might change your mind. Cake Style Donuts Vs. Yeasted Donuts: …

Snickerdoodle Bread is a cinnamon lover’s dream. This quick bread has a crunchy, crackly cinnamon sugar crust on the outside and TWO cinnamon ripples on the inside. Do you love Snickerdoodles? Since you’re reading this, I’ll bet you’re a fan of those wonderful, old-fashioned cinnamon-coated cookies. But there is more to the classic cookie than …

These Sourdough Biscuits are both fluffy and flaky. A little sourdough discard gives these biscuits a wonderful flavor and a simple technique creates a super-flaky texture. When I created my Flaky Buttermilk Biscuit recipe, I found if I made a fairly wet dough, and folded that dough a couple of times, I was able to …

Use up all that zucchini you’ve got in the fridge to make Lemon Zucchini Bread with olive oil & thyme. It’s so good you won’t even notice the healthy veggies in the mix. By now we’ve all seen about a 120,238,290,832 different zucchini bread recipes, haven’t we? I have already posted a Whole Wheat Zucchini …

Strawberry Rhubarb Shortcake is a twist on the classic dessert featuring the popular pairing of two early summer fruits. For the purists, there’s an all-rhubarb option too. When I say that Strawberry Shortcake is a classic dessert, I’m not kidding. Shortcake recipes were found in English cook books as early as 1588. I can imagine …

A true Strawberry Shortcake is not a layer cake, it’s a biscuit topped with fresh berries and mounds of whipped cream. I put a secret ingredient into the berries for the best shortcake recipe ever! It’s the perfect early summer dessert. When I say that Strawberry Shortcake is a classic dessert, I’m not kidding. Shortcake …

Shortcake Biscuits? Why not shortcake “cakes”? Because, despite the name, a true shortcake is more biscuit than cake. Read on for all the truly fascinating details, or scroll straight to the recipe to get the goods. Even though the name “shortcake” implies that this dessert would be cake-based, it’s the “short” in the name they …

Irish Cheddar & Scallion scones are savory buttermilk scones brimming with pockets of melty Irish Cheddar cheese and fragrant fresh scallions. They’re cheesey, they’re oniony, what more could you want?

Irish Tea Brack is a not-too-sweet quick bread that is moist and full of dried fruits that have been soaked in strong black tea. The honey glaze is brushed on when the loaf is hot from the oven. I’ve called this recipe Tea Brack instead of the more often used name Barmbrack. I’ve read conflicting …