A super-easy breakfast treat, this all-grain cereal requires no prep, is very tasty and quite nutritious. Serving variations are endless: use milk or nut milk, cream or yoghurt, sweeten with syrups or sugars or just eat it straight from the saucepan.

Yield: One, six-ounce serving

Time to prepare: 20 minutes

Tools needed: Measuring cup and spoons. 2-quart saucepan. Stirring spoon.

Snacking cakes are two-bowl wonders - moist, tender, flavorful cakes that skip complicated and time-consuming preparation. This one takes the wonder one step further, by using baking soda to neutralize tartness in a sourdough starter. The tactic creates an instant rise while retaining all the depth and nuance of sourdough - without the sour. Its flour bouquet complements minimal but assertive spices and the sourdough process guarantees very slow staling. Make and enjoy!

Yield: 2 mini-loaves (2 3/4 " wide X 2 1/4" deep X 5 3/4" long).