Baking

These date bars combine naturally sweet dates with a buttery oat crumble for a satisfying treat that’s both...

This recipe was given to me nearly 50 years ago, at a company picnic, and it's our family's favorite dessert....

My aunt made a mighty breakfast that revolved around 'The Big Pancake'. I always enjoyed watching as she poured the...

This strawberry muffin recipe is sweet and flavorful because the muffins are made with lots of strawberry jam. They have...

In the 1930s, producers of a popular radio program called Jake and Lena invited listeners to write in for this...

This easy rhubarb cake is a springtime favorite. The unusual topping, a pour of sweetened vanilla milk, soaks into the...

This cheesecake pie combines two all-star desserts into one. Its graham cracker crust is buttery and crumbly, while the cheesecake...

This is an old recipe that I decided to improve upon—and I like this version so much better! Sometimes, I'll...

Think sugar cookies are just for the holidays? Think again! Learn how to make sugar cookies from scratch that you...

This angel food cake has a completely different texture than the ones made from a mix. My family enjoys it...

"WE BAKED at least two batches of bread each week for our family of six. We also spent hours (or...

These sweet-yet-filling apple butter cookies are your sweet tooth's answer to a healthier cookie. Chock full of flavor (and nuts...

This recipe is an old-time favorite that was given to me by my mother-in-law. She told me the cake shouldn't...

My grandmother taught me to bake these breakfast buns 70 years ago. Now my granddaughter makes them! This batter is...

If you've never had a raisin pie, here's your chance to find out what you've been missing. It takes just...

These golden cloverleaf dinner rolls were one of my mother's specialties. We always looked forward to them on holidays and...

Our rich and sweet pound cake recipe is made with all the basics—butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and flour—for a perfect,...

These cookies were the treat we would enjoy when we traveled on family shopping trips to Ft. Worth many years...

"APPLES WERE plentiful in our area, so they were the staple of many of the desserts served at our table....

"FRESH ZWIEBACK is baked in many German Mennonite homes to serve to friends who might drop in, or for the...

When I lived in an orphanage more than 50 years ago, I helped out in the kitchen, often making this...

Back in the '30s, my grandmother found this recipe on a cereal box. For moist, flavorful oatmeal cookies, these can't...

Some people consider bread to be the most important part of a meal...and this Irish bread satisfies such folks! This...

Whenever we went to visit my Aunt Ione in south Georgia, her icebox cookies were our favorite treat. My mother...

This custard recipe uses simple ingredients and a no-frill method to make the perfect batch of belly-warming baked custard.

My grandmother first used this recipe for gingerbread more than 100 years ago. I remember that the kitchen smelled like...

Whenever I bake this pie, I think of the days of the Depression. Meat was hard to come by then,...

"THIS cobbler was always topped with fresh whipped cream that we skimmed from a milk pan kept cool in my...

"Baking and giving" is a hobby of mine, and I love to bake my gifts by using old-fashioned recipes like...