Alton's Recipe Roundup

Everything you need to know about flour, sugar, chocolate and other pantry staples.

Sweet and salty are a craveworthy match when it comes to dessert. Hear from Heather Baird of Sprinkle Bakes as she shares a salty-sweet recipe and tips for balanced bites.

Make from-scratch graham crackers with chocolate for the best simple cookies — or s'mores starter — you never knew you wanted.

A perfect rich-yet-airy chocolate souffle is the ultimate wow-factor Valentine’s Day dessert. But souffles can be intimidating, both for expert bakers and novice cooks.

An easy egg tip from Food Network Kitchens' Katherine Alford and Food Network Magazine.

Find out how using different butters and butter-mixing strategies can affect the outcome of your baked goods.

Bake tender, light-as-air scones enriched with seasonal pumpkin and spices. Top them with cream-cheese icing for a sweet treat.

This pumpkin cake is full of fall flavors, and it is easy enough for a beginner baker to make.

Chocolate is available for purchase in dizzying variety: from bitter to sweet, white to dark, powders to chips, bars to bricks. To keep your head from spinning, here's a breakdown of what you'll encounter in the baking aisle.