Baking
You Don’t Need a Granola Recipe, Just This Golden Ratio
Customize your dream blend with this formula for perfect homemade granola every time.
By Anna Stockwell
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread With Walnuts
Loaded with mix-ins, this loaf makes an excellent breakfast or dessert—or you could gift it to someone you really like.
By Marsha Klein
Ube Milk Crinkles
With the sweet and nutty flavor of ube, these cookies taste like they’ve been dunked into a glass of milk.
By Arlyn Osborne
Pineapple Pie
With a crisp crust and fruity filling, pineapple pie is a Philippine bakeshop specialty.
By Arlyn Osborne
Tadka Focaccia
This tadka-topped focaccia is loaded with crispy curry leaves, black mustard seeds, white sesame seeds, and dried red chiles.
By Khushbu Shah
The Best Toaster Ovens for Roast Chicken, Emergency Cookies (And, Duh, Good Toast)
These countertop cookers can take the place of a few other appliances—including your full-size oven. We tested eleven popular models to find the best.
By Wilder Davies
Easy Egg Custard
With just a handful of ingredients, this old-fashioned egg custard is the little black dress of dinner party desserts—simple and effortlessly chic.
By Victoria Granof
Classic Thumbprint Cookies
With a buttery base and any-jam filling, these simple cookies can be customized to your whims.
By Siobhan Adcock
Dirty Chai Cheesecake Brownies
These brownies feature a delightful combo of warm spices, black tea, and strong coffee.
By Hetal Vasavada
Everyday Cocoa Cake
Need an elegant dinner party dessert? A quick tea cake? A vacation birthday bake? This chocolaty wonder fits every bill.
By Melissa Roberts
Saffron Madeleines
You can enjoy these madeleines with just powdered sugar—or decorate them with a colorful white chocolate shell.
By Hetal Vasavada
The Best Baking Sheets for Baking Cookies, Roasting Veggies, and So Much More
It’s one of the most useful and versatile items in your kitchen—and our top pick is super affordable.
By Kendra Vaculin and Emily Farris
How to Choose Between Coconut Flakes, Chips, Shreds, and More
Plus, what’s the deal with desiccated coconut?
By Alexis deBoschnek
Superb English Plum Pudding
Legendary chef James Beard created this version of the British classic for Gourmet’s 1963 holiday issue. Six decades later, it’s still inspiring fans.
By James Beard
Popovers
All you really need is melted butter and a hot oven to make perfectly pillowy popovers.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Lemon Olive Oil Cake
With just six ingredients, this elegant olive oil cake asks so little and gives so much.
By Lillian Chou
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23 Hand Pies So You Can Have a Pastry Wherever You Go
From Edna Lewis’s classic fried apple pies to savory feta-dill pockets, these portable treats are primed for any meal.
By Hannah Lee Leidy and The Editors of Epicurious
Halloween Thumbprint Cookies Are Candy’s Greatest Destiny
Learn the tricks to these enchanting holiday treats.
By Katherine Sacks and Emily Saladino
Crunchy Pecan Cookies
These six-ingredient cookies are crisp, golden, and just so happen to be gluten-free.
By Ruth Cousineau