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
Air fryer scones
Use your air-fryer to make fluffy scones. Serve them for afternoon tea with jam, clotted cream and a pot of tea
Yummy golden syrup flapjacks
Bake these 4-ingredient flapjacks – they're easy to make and ready in half an hour. Add chocolate drops, desiccated coconut or sultanas, if you like
Microwave mug cake
Need a quick chocolate fix? Try making this easy microwave mug cake with storecupboard ingredients. It's even more delicious with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
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
The best apple crumble
You can't beat a traditional apple filling topped with crispy, buttery crumble - classic comfort food at its best
Slow-cooker banana bread
Dig out your slow cooker to make this simple banana bread. Enjoy just as it is for afternoon tea, or slather on a little butter
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
Easy bread rolls
Bake these simple white bread rolls for sandwiches, burger buns or to dunk in soup. Using only a handful of ingredients, bread-making has never been so easy
Chocolate & raspberry birthday layer cake
Who could resist our chocolate and raspberry cake? Like a Victoria sponge but better, try budget-friendly frozen raspberries for the cream
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
Glazed doughnuts
While these ring doughnuts require a little extra effort to make, they're well worth it. Top with a simple icing sugar glaze to finish
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