Baking
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown butter, a 24-hour rest and two sizes of chocolate produce cookies with crisp edges, a chewy middle and pools…
4.9(7,422)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 7422 reviews
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Barbecue, diner classics and a great tradition of baking. 34 tested American recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
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Breakfast
Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
Tall, tender pancakes with a tangy edge and a golden, even surface. The lumps in the batter are not a mistake — they…
4.9(6,244)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 6244 reviews
Dinner
Classic Smash Cheeseburger
A smash burger with lace-edged, deeply browned patties, American cheese melted to the edges and a soft toasted bun…
4.9(5,811)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 5811 reviews
Desserts
Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Cocoa-based brownies with a paper-thin crackly top and a dense, fudgy middle. No chocolate to melt, no mixer needed…
4.9(5,644)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 5644 reviews
Baking
One-Bowl Banana Bread
One bowl, one whisk, and the darkest bananas you can find. Browning the butter first adds a nutty depth that turns…
4.9(5,288)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 5288 reviews
Desserts
New York Cheesecake
Dense, tall and creamy with a faint tang, on a buttery biscuit base. The water bath and a slow cool in the…
4.9(4,877)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 4877 reviews
Dinner
Baked Mac and Cheese
A baked macaroni cheese with a proper béchamel, three cheeses and a buttered breadcrumb top. Evaporated milk and a…
4.8(4,655)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 4655 reviews
Baking
Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
Soft, tall rolls made with a tangzhong starter that keeps them pillowy for days, filled with cinnamon-butter and…
4.9(4,166)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 4166 reviews
Desserts
Deep-Dish Apple Pie
A deep-dish pie with a properly crisp bottom crust and apples that hold their shape. Pre-cooking the filling is the…
4.9(4,122)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 4122 reviews
Appetizers
Buffalo Wings
The Anchor Bar original, baked rather than fried using a baking powder trick that makes the skin crackle like it…
4.8(4,022)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 4022 reviews
Dinner
Southern Fried Chicken
Buttermilk-brined chicken in a craggy, well-seasoned crust, fried in a cast-iron skillet. The double dredge and a…
4.9(3,866)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 3866 reviews
Desserts
Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Individual chocolate cakes with a liquid centre, from oven to table in twenty minutes. The whole trick is pulling…
4.9(3,866)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 3866 reviews
Baking
Artisan Sourdough Bread
An open-crumb country loaf with a blistered, mahogany crust and a genuine tang. Long autolyse, gentle handling and a…
4.8(3,922)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 3922 reviews
Lunch
Caesar Salad
The original Tijuana Caesar: whole romaine leaves, a dressing built on egg yolk, anchovy and garlic, and croutons…
4.8(3,755)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 3755 reviews
Breakfast
Brioche French Toast
Thick brioche soaked long enough to reach the centre, cooked slowly so the custard sets rather than scrambles. It is…
4.8(3,477)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 3477 reviews
Healthy
Chicken Noodle Soup
Built from a whole chicken so the broth carries real body, with the noodles cooked separately so they never turn to…
4.8(3,411)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 3411 reviews
Dinner
BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Oven-baked ribs with a dry rub, a low three-hour cook and a final glaze under the grill. No smoker needed, and the…
4.9(3,244)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 3244 reviews
Baking
Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins
Tall domed muffins with a crunchy sugar top and berries that stay suspended rather than sinking. The high-then-low…
4.8(3,166)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 3166 reviews
Quick Meals
Skillet Grilled Cheese
Mayonnaise on the outside instead of butter, two cheeses for flavour and melt, and eight minutes over patient…
4.7(3,188)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 3188 reviews
Lunch
Philly Cheesesteak
Thinly shaved ribeye, sweated onions and melted cheese crammed into a soft hoagie roll. The debate over Cheez Whiz…
4.8(2,977)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2977 reviews
Breakfast
Eggs Benedict
Poached eggs and ham on a toasted muffin under a blanket of hollandaise. The sauce is the whole game, and the…
4.8(2,955)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2955 reviews
Desserts
Red Velvet Cake
A tender buttermilk cake with a whisper of cocoa, a tang from vinegar and buttermilk, and a proper cream cheese…
4.7(3,011)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 3011 reviews
Breakfast
Crisp Belgian-Style Waffles
Waffles with a crisp, deeply grooved shell and a light, almost hollow interior. Cornflour and whipped egg whites do…
4.8(2,811)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2811 reviews
Desserts
Spiced Carrot Cake
A properly spiced carrot cake, moist from oil and crushed pineapple, with walnuts for bite and a tangy cream cheese…
4.8(2,755)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2755 reviews
Holiday Specials
Classic Pumpkin Pie
A silky custard pie with proper spice and a blind-baked base that stays crisp. Cooking the purée down first…
4.8(2,688)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2688 reviews
Lunch
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Pork shoulder rubbed, slow-roasted for seven hours until it shreds under a fork, tossed in a vinegar sauce and piled…
4.8(2,544)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2544 reviews
Holiday Specials
Herb-Butter Roast Turkey
A dry-brined, herb-buttered turkey that comes out with crisp skin and breast meat that is actually juicy…
4.8(2,411)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2411 reviews
Healthy
Creamy Tomato Soup
Roasting the tomatoes first concentrates them into something far deeper than a stovetop soup, and a splash of cream…
4.7(2,288)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 2288 reviews
Desserts
Key Lime Pie
Sharp, silky lime custard in a buttery graham crust, set by nothing but the chemical reaction between lime juice and…
4.8(2,166)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2166 reviews
Holiday Specials
Gingerbread Cookies
Cut-out gingerbread that holds a sharp edge, tastes strongly of spice and molasses, and stays chewy rather than…
4.7(2,199)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 2199 reviews
Dinner
Classic Meatloaf
A meatloaf that slices cleanly and stays moist, built on a panade and free-formed on a tray rather than steamed in a…
4.6(2,133)Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 2133 reviews
Breakfast
Loaded Breakfast Burrito
Soft scrambled eggs, crisp potatoes, sausage and cheese rolled tight in a griddled tortilla. Built properly it holds…
4.7(2,044)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 2044 reviews
Healthy
Cobb Salad
A composed salad from the Brown Derby in Hollywood: neat rows of chicken, bacon, avocado, egg, tomato and blue…
4.7(1,866)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 1866 reviews
Lunch
New England Clam Chowder
A proper white chowder — thickened with potato starch and a light roux rather than a bucket of cream — with sweet…
4.7(1,622)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 1622 reviews