We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what their favorite back-of-the-box recipes are. Here's what they recommended...
1.Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
2.Libby's Pumpkin Roll
The pie recipe is on the outside of the can, but if you take the label off, the pumpkin roll recipe on the inside is the best thing ever. I make it every holiday season and everyone raves about how great it is.
My mom made the BEST banana bread when I was growing up, and later told me she was using the recipe on the back of the flour. It's delicious every time!
On the back of the large bags of Toll House chocolate chips is a recipe for chocolate chip pie ― it's one of the best recipes I've ever tasted and it always works perfectly! I make one for every holiday, and there's never any leftover (that's how good it is).
The ultimate chocolate chip cookies are on the back of the Crisco Baking Sticks Butter Flavor box. They're absolutely amazing and versatile (I add toffee pieces in lieu of the chopped pecans). Every time I make them, they're a hit, and people are shocked to learn that I got the recipe from the back of a Crisco box.
Land O'Lakes butter has a great sugar cookie recipe that I use every Christmas. People love them, and I never tell them I got the recipe from a tub of butter.
The recipe for chocolate–peanut butter chip cookies on the back of the Reese's Peanut Butter Chips is to die for! My mom has been making them for as long as I can remember. They're fudgey, soft, and oh-so yummy. To make them even better, add some semi-sweet chocolate chips for extra gooey-ness and refrigerate the dough so they don't spread too much.
Reese's Peanut Butter Temptations are an easy-to-make crowd-pleaser. My roommate and I compete to see who can unwrap the most Reese's Peanut Butter Cups from their foils while the cookies bake in the oven. (Warning: once you eat one, you won't be able to stop yourself from inhaling the rest.)
I've made them for friends several times, and every time they rave about them. They're soft, chewy, spiced, and warm with a delightful dusting of sugar.
They have a connection to my childhood and are my favorite Christmas cookie recipe to make. They're so easy, and I actually won a ribbon at our county fair with the recipe.
I knew this old lady who was famous for her biscuits. One day, a restaurant asked her to make their biscuits and as a result, they started doing very well (always selling out of biscuits). Everyone knew her biscuits had Bisquick in them, but no one knew her exact recipe. Turns out, she had been using the recipe on the back of the box!
The spinach dip recipe on the back of Knorr's Vegetable Recipe Mix packets. I always bring it to parties, and even people who don't like spinach dip end up wiping the bowl clean.
The chocolate cake recipe on the back of the Hershey's Cocoa package. It uses boiling water in the batter which makes it different than other chocolate cake recipes I've seen. I made it for my husband's friend's birthday, and a year later his mom emailed me asking for the recipe!
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The directions should include step-by-step directions detailing how to put the recipe together and in what order. Include any steps for keeping foods safe*; how to cook the ingredients to create the dish; and how to serve it when appropriate.
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Ingredient List - The ingredient list is one of the most critical parts of a recipe. The ingredients should be listed in chronological order, with the ingredient used first at the very top of the list (Palmer, 2020).
List Steps In Order, Keeping Instructions Short and To The Point. The instructions should match the same order as the ingredients list. And they should be as short and simple as possible. Try to describe the easiest way possible to accomplish the steps in the recipe.
Both writing and cooking can have varying degrees of preparation. Some writers like to outline, some don't. Some people like to use recipes, some don't. The difference is in the outcome.
The standard format is the most common format and is read from top to bottom. At the top is the name of the recipe. Listed next are the ingredients and amounts followed by the directions for preparation and then the yield.
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