Darcy Lenz
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No-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls with Brown Butter-Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Most classic cinnamon roll recipes require yeast, which means these recipes also require you to let the dough rest and rise a couple of times before they make it into the oven… so the cinnamon rolls you start in the morning won't actually be ready until later that day. But hold tight, no need to reach for the canned rolls—there's another way. We developed these yeast-free cinnamon rolls… → Read More
The Best Apple Cinnamon Bread Recipe
This easy Apple Cinnamon Bread is a must-bake for fall. Get the recipe here. → Read More
Easy Cinnamon Apple Pull-Apart Bread Recipe
For a special breakfast that’s sure to impress, this easy Cinnamon Apple Pull-Apart Bread is a must. Not only is it a looker, but every fluffy crevice and golden fold of this loaf is smattered with irresistibly buttery, apple and cinnamon-brown sugar goodness. Using canned biscuits keeps this pull-apart bread recipe simple enough for bakers of all skill levels; however, it’s what you bring to… → Read More
Turmeric Chicken, Sweet Potato, And Kale Soup
Heartwarming and flavorful, this veggie-packed soup is perfect for chilly days. Turmeric offers an antioxidant-powered edge while chicken keeps things hearty and satisfying for a fast soup that's ready in just over 30 minutes. → Read More
This Easy, One-Bowl Apple Cake Will Be the Highlight of Your Week
Sweet and simple. → Read More
These Roasted Garlic Butter Biscuits Are a Little Taste of Heaven
They’re like Red Lobster biscuits—minus the cheese, but still better. → Read More
If You're Having a Wreck of a Week, These Garbage Disposal Cookies Are for You
If you don’t want to call them Garbage Disposal Cookies, just call them dinner. → Read More
5 Important Reasons I Love THIS Zucchini Cake Above All Other Zucchini Cakes
There’s no better way to close out zucchini season. → Read More
Snickerdoodle Bread
This quick and simple Snickerdoodle Bread is a lot like a warm, cinnamon-sugar wrapped hug—and we’re all about it. Sour cream lends moisture to the loaf, as well as the subtle signature tang snickerdoodle cookies are known for (typically from cream of tartar). Serve slices of this Snickerdoodle Bread warm with coffee for breakfast or as a sweet after-dinner treat. → Read More
How to Make Snickerdoodle Bread
It may not make the temperature drop, but this cinnamon-sugar loaf will help you manifest some seriously cozy vibes. → Read More
Water Pie Is the Low-Cost, Low-Effort Dessert Recipe Every Cook Needs In Their Back Pocket
This depression-era dessert is sure to satisfy a sweet tooth, and costs less than $3 to make. → Read More
How to Blind Bake a Pie Crust
It may sound intimidating, but blind baking is a super simple process that guarantees a perfectly crispy pie crust, no matter the filling. This step-by-step guide is all you need! → Read More
Homemade Bisquick
This DIY all-purpose baking mix could not be easier to stir up and makes weekend-level breakfasts doable any day of the week. But pancakes aren’t all you can do with this mix; to find more tips and ideas for putting your Homemade Bisquick to work, take a look at our guide, How to Make Your Own Bisquick—Plus, All the Ways to Use It. Because this homemade version doesn’t have the shelf stabilizers… → Read More
Best Basic Granola
Fact: Homemade granola beats the pants off of anything you can buy at the store. And luckily, it’s also just about the easiest baking project that → Read More
How to Make Better (and Bluer!) Blueberry Muffins
Here’s our secret ingredient for more intensely blueberry-flavored blueberry muffins—plus, a few tips for making your best batch yet. → Read More
Stabilized Whipped Cream Frosting
Classic whipped cream is undoubtedly delightful—however, it’s also incredibly fragile. After about a day (if properly refrigerated), you’ll notice your freshly whipped cream deflating and “weeping.” Thankfully, you can easily stabilize whipped cream by adding a little bit of unflavored gelatin, making it durable enough to use as a light and lovely frosting on your favorite cakes. You can even… → Read More
You Can Turn Basic Whipped Cream Into the Best Cake Frosting with This Easy Trick
Stabilized whipped cream is 100-percent a recipe you need in your baking repertoire. → Read More
Strawberry Shortcake Casserole Definitively Proves That Exceptional Desserts Don’t Have to Be Hard
In fact, sometimes, they can be outright easy. → Read More
Miso-Glazed Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Though not a typical ingredient for dessert recipes, miso paste gives this cake stand classic an unparalleled flavor upgrade. White miso paste, brown sugar, and butter meld together in a warmed cake pan to create an incredible salty-sweet caramel glaze to coat this decadently moist, pineapple upside-down cake. It’s a show stopper for sure, but nobody has to know how simple it was to pull… → Read More
7 Ways You Can Use Cold, Leftover Coffee to Level Up Your Baking
Think twice before you pour what’s left of this morning’s pot down the drain. → Read More