Whole Wheat Flour
Chocolate-Oat Lactation Cookies
These hearty monster cookies have it all for nursing parents.
By Mandy Major
Sesame Chocolate Rye Breakfast Cookies
With sesame seeds, pecans, orange pieces, poppy seeds, and chocolate, these breakfast cookies really do have it all.
By Sarah Kieffer
Classic English Muffins
This recipe for homemade English muffins employs a few smart tricks, offering a faster path to warm rolls with those coveted chewy nooks and crannies.
By Claire Saffitz
Vegan Biscuits With White Bean and Tempeh Gravy
Biscuits and gravy, traditionally heavy on dairy and pork, is no one’s idea of a heart-healthy meal. This vegan version swaps out the sausage for fiber-rich beans.
By Joy Manning
Youtiao (Chinese Savory Doughnuts)
Crisp, golden brown youtiao is a staple at the Chinese breakfast table.
By Jeremy Pang
Sour Cream Thepla
Thepla is a quintessential Gujarati flatbread that goes with anything—mango lassi, a cup of chai, or achar for dipping.
By Keya Wingfield
Sweet Potato Date Muffins
Sweet potato purée and banana bind the ingredients together (so you can skip the eggs), while adding a light, natural sweetness to the batter.
By Sarah Britton
Tenderest Shortbread Four Ways
This tender, fragile shortbread is the result of a happy accident involving an extra egg yolk.
By Dorie Greenspan
Oven-Dried-Tomato Stecca
This bread is ideal for deep summer when you’re awash in fresh, local tomatoes.
By Claire Kopp McWilliams
For More Flavorful Baking, Mill Your Own Flour at Home
Milling your own grains means access to a wider variety of fresh, flavorful flours—and optimized storage. Read on for our guide to the equipment (and grains!) that you’ll need to get started.
By Andrew Janjigian
Halloumi and Mint Muffins
Halloumi and mint are a classic Cypriot flavor combination and they meld so perfectly together. This recipe is inspired by my hosts at the Bougainvillea Guesthouse in North Nicosia, who greeted me with a plate of these when I checked in, tired and weary, after an international flight.
By Yasmin Khan
The Power of Fresh Flour
The arrival of a new crop of flavor-forward flours is the most exciting development in the world of bread baking since, well, sliced bread.
By Andrew Janjigian
Sourdough English Muffins
These fermented griddle bread have the comforting flavor of an English muffin with a touch of whole grains. The nooks and crannies make them a perfect vessel for sweet and savory spreads.
By Bryan Ford
Forget Raisins. Oatmeal Cookies Are Better With Dates
Roxana Jullapat's brilliant recipe has changed the way I'll think about oatmeal cookies forever.
By Maggie Hoffman
Oatmeal Date Cookies
These superlative oatmeal cookies skip the raisins and use Medjool dates instead. Once chopped, become nearly indistinguishable from the buttery, caramel-rich flavor of the chewy cookie.
By Roxana Jullapat
Whole Wheat–Oat Waffles
Mix the batter with a fork until it just barely comes together. A lumpy batter now means a light and tender waffle later.
By Deb Perelman
Big Easy Pumpkin Beignets
Can't find kefir? Substitute buttermilk or plain yogurt.
By Julie Smolyansky
Whole Grain Pancakes with Blackberries
With all due respect to diner breakfasts and box mixes, the average pancake is about as satisfying as a bag of marshmallows. We’ll take ours skillet-size, burnished from whole wheat flour and studded with cooked grains, because we want them flavorful and with a hardy texture.
By Chris Morocco
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Using salted butter and resting the dough are the secrets to these crowd-pleasing cookies that are equal parts chewy and crunchy.
By Emily Johnson
Seeded Whole Grain Soda Bread
This moist, chewy loaf is packed with seeds, oats, and whole wheat, which makes it both energy-sustaining and beautiful to look at.
By Claire Saffitz