Budget-friendly baking recipes
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Basic muffin recipe
Good Food reader Charlotte Hilsdon shares her simple, chocolate chip muffin recipe, to which you can add fruit, chocolate or nuts
Peanut butter cookies
With just three ingredients, these simple peanut butter cookies will delight kids and grown-ups alike – and they're gluten-free, too
Lemon drizzle sponge pudding
Transform a classic lemon drizzle cake into a self-saucing pud for a cheap, comforting dessert. Serve with cream or custard
Classic white loaf
Begin your bread-baking journey with this simple white loaf – once you’ve conquered this, you’ll be able to move on to more advanced recipes
Double ginger cookies
If you love ginger nuts, you'll love these American-style spiced biscuits with chunks of stem ginger, dipped in dark chocolate
Lighter gingerbread
This dark and sticky ginger cake is made healthier with naturally sweet dates, buttermilk and plenty of cinnamon and fresh ginger
Coconut & mango sponge
This thrifty traybake sponge used canned fruit and coconut yogurt. Cut into squares and serve up at a party or cake sale
Mini chocolate cheesecakes
Kids will love making these little chocolate cupcakes, with a crunchy biscuit base and Easter egg topping
Basic buttermilk scones
These savoury scones are perfect with potted fish. Make early in the day then warm before serving, for the best results
Milk buns
Use the ‘tangzhong’ method (making a roux-like paste to add to the dough) to give the bread in these milk buns an excellent rise and soft, fluffy texture
Bara brith
Good Food reader, Win Morgan shares her recipe for this traditional Welsh tea bread loaf with mixed spice - serve sliced and spread with butter
Apricot shortbread
Give homemade biscuits a fruity spin by sandwiching a layer of apricots in between two layers of buttery tray-baked shortbread
No-bake flapjacks
Craving a snack? Whip up these easy no-bake vegan flapjacks, which you can flavour with chocolate chips or dried fruit and nuts of your choosing
Dorset apple cake
Edd Kimber's easy apple cake combines chunks of sweet apple and a crunchy demerara sugar topping. Perfect for a teatime treat or dessert, served with warm custard
Lighter treacle tart
This traditional favourite is a perfect way to end a decadent meal- but our version is made lighter with extra apple and half-fat crème fraîche
Fancy iced biscuits
Edd Kimber talks through how to master piping and flood icing to create these cute cookies with a distinct decoration
Jammy heart drops
Cook from the heart and serve these raspberry-centred biscuits to kids, young and old - you don't need a special cutter, either
Iced fairy cakes
Teach 8-14 year olds how to make fairy cakes and guarantee a fun kitchen activity
Banana bread
A cross between banana bread and a drizzle cake, this easy banana loaf recipe is a quick bake that can be frozen. It's great for using up overripe bananas, too.
Chocolate orange marble cake
For a deliciously nostalgic cake, combine a classic flavour combination of orange and chocolate in this retro two-tone bake
School days citrus pudding
Use lemon, lime or grapefruit in this squidgy baked dessert - a simple and nostalgic family pud
Peppermint candy biscuits
These heart-shaped cookies with a crunchy mint filling are fun for children to make and give as a present
Orange & cardamom tree biscuits
Mary's Cadogan's crisp citrus cookies make perfect decorations - just stamp them with the celebration motif of your choice
Spotted dick
Steam a traditional fruity sponge pudding with suet, citrus zest and currants then serve in thick slices with hot custard