Dawna in the Kitchen

This is a slightly different take on a popular lunchbox treat. An electric beater helps make this batter very smooth and well-aerated, whic...

Sometimes, you don't need a big batch. Sometimes, you just need a half-pan of cornbread. That's when a wide 12.5cm/5" wide lo...

These are classic cookies - suitable for the holidays, with their fancy spices, but down-home enough that you can make them anytime. Plus,...

I originally started recipe blogging to preserve and share my family's recipes, and this one is from my childhood. I've never had ...

This is from my mother's recipe collection. It's handwritten on a scrap paper, so I have no idea whence the recipe came, but there ...

Pfeffernüsse ("Pepper Nuts") are traditional German cookies that flood the markets and stores during the Christmas season. Light ...

Pumpkin puree brings a wonderful tenderness (not to mention some vitamins) to this loaf. Glaze it if you must, but it really is perfect jus...

This recipe is from one of my mother's sisters, my Aunt Linda, who had married into a Finnish family. The word pulla technically just ...

To be perfectly honest, these muffins are essentially derived from my Spicy Cheddar Corn Muffins . Savoury muffins are a great grab-and-g...

Clafoutis defies a truly comprehensive description. It's part custardy flan, part pancake, part coffee cake, and a distant relation to ...

It seems like everyone's making tahini-swirl brownies these days, and there's a darn good reason for it - they're simply fantas...

Jam buns are such a quick and easy dessert (or lunchbox treat) to make that it almost seems too good to be true. It's almost more of...

These were actually made with Hokkaido squash (aka Red Kuri, amongst other names), rather than what we might usually think of as a pumpkin ...

My mother called these "Summer Cookies" because you could make a batch on the hottest day of the year without turning the oven on...

Apple Crisp is one of my favourite homemade desserts. It's good enough to serve to company, yet still relaxed enough for any casual sup...

Germany doesn't seem to have much in the way of sausage rolls, despite their willingness to incorporate sausages into almost every othe...

There are various stories about why this popular treat is called an "Amerikaner", but none are particularly satisfactory. My favo...

Much like the recipes for Kalte Schnauze and shortbread , this was one of the required Christmas baking items of my childhood. They are a ...

I've always enjoyed making breads - pancakes, biscuits, tortillas, pizza crusts, sandwich loaves, challah, pita with self-forming pock...

Pumpkin pie represents such a beloved combination of flavours in North America that we're apparently even happy to consume it as a latt...