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These are the beef enchiladas that the entire Bon Appétit Test Kitchen fought each other for. Let’s just say there won’t be leftovers with this recipe. 

For BLTs, French toast, grilled cheeses, bread and jam, the daily lunchbox sandwich, or whenever an absolutely perfect loaf of white bread is required. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

You know what most chicken salads are missing? Crunch. Not this one!

Energy-packed flaxseed and protein-rich chia seeds give these flapjacks a lot more staying power.

Are filled pastas still good at room temperature? This tortellini recipe proves that they are; if you don’t have tortellini or ravioli on hand, use any short, ridged pasta, such as fusilli or penne rigate.

The filling will be loose when it comes out of the oven, but it will firm beautifully after a 4-hour rest.

The parcooking is essential for a tender result, but the extra effort’s worth it.

Pickling the onion in lemon juice gives it a fresh, less acidic finish. If you like, soak the carrot ribbons in ice water for 10 minutes to make them curl.

For a simple summer salad, grill vegetables of your choice and serve with a hearty grain, such as quinoa or farro. This version, created by editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport, goes great with a vinaigrette created by his wife, Simone Shubuck. Get the recipe here.

When you toss hot clams right off the grill with some flavored butter, the butter melts and mingles with the clam liquor, creating an irresistible combination.

Big fat strips of dough make for a rustic and modern-looking pie (and they’re easy to weave into a lattice). 

Make sure to isolate your cut-outs toward the center of the top crust. If they’re too close to the edge, the pie juices will bubble up and prevent the edges from browning.

Pour in the root beer slowly, allowing it to cascade over the ice cream, then top off until the glass is full.

The best pie crust doesn't require special equipment. Using your hands is the best way to ensure that the butter ends up in irregular pieces and the dough doesn’t get overworked. Use the force!

This chocolate birthday cake recipe calls for dark chocolate in the ganache to balance out the sweetness of the Nutella. For a more kid-friendly cake, use milk chocolate. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

Icing on top and in the middle, sides left bare: This modern-looking style shows off the cake’s decadent (and perfectly even) chocolate layers.

The genius part of this rich and moist sheet cake recipe is the “reverse creaming” method. Instead of creaming butter and sugar before adding the liquid ingredients and flour, you’ll gradually add the liquid ingredients into the flour. As a result, the cake bakes almost perfectly flat—no domed tops, no layers to trim.

It’s amazing how malleable eggs are, and this method yields an especially fluffy result. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

These breakfast sausage patties are perfect for freezing, extra insurance toward future hangovers.

Yes, you can use regular oranges, but don’t you just love the color you get from blood oranges?!