Oatmeal Buttermilk Pancakes
Before trying the original version of this, I had seen a handful of oatmeal pancake recipes that looked appealing, but they all required overnight soaking. I wanted to be able to whip up thick, puffy oatmeal pancakes for breakfast without prior planning, and this recipe allows me to do just that. In addition to the …
Gingerbread Nut Scones
For some reason—probably gingerbread cookies at Christmas time—I tend to associate gingerbread with winter. When temperatures dipped a month or so ago, I started experimenting with a gingerbread scone recipe I hadn’t baked in years. With the usual “savvy” changes—added whole grains and reduced sugar and butter—the results are worth biting into any time of …
Cranberries
Here’s another installment of Incredible Ingredients, written to illustrate the health benefits of foods that appear time and time again on Savvy Baker. Thanks in part to the readily available dried form, this fruit now goes way beyond its traditional Thanksgiving role. Though too tart to eat out of hand, fresh or frozen cranberries can …
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Scones
I’ve seen several variations of peanut butter scones online and wanted to give them a try. Though they look really good, many call for more than half a cup of butter. Given the oil already included—courtesy of the peanut butter—I thought I’d try experimenting with “butter-free.” Admittedly, my recipe has a little more sugar, but …
Banana Chocolate Chip Snack Bread
I have loved banana bread since I was a kid, and when our bananas ripen to only-good-for-baking condition, that’s the first thing that comes to mind. Given the typical one-hour minimum prep and bake time, I don’t always feel like making it. This bread machine recipe helps put aging bananas to good use without requiring …
Easy Sourdough Oatmeal Pancakes
Here’s a fun way to put your sourdough starter to good use in something other than bread. The first sourdough pancakes I made were… um… sour. After several modifications to that recipe, I came up with these, which are tender, tasty and nutritious. They’re not the most photogenic pancakes I’ve made, but they are good. …