The first thing you notice is the smell: coffee warming the kitchen while ginger and cinnamon bloom into the milk....

The zucchini disappears into the dough as you stir, but the bowl still feels soft and damp. That’s normal here:...

The butter starts out quiet, then turns foamy and suddenly smells like toasted hazelnuts. I keep stirring through that last...

When the pan goes into the oven, cinnamon-brown sugar crumbs cover the batter while bits of cranberry peek through. As...