diff --git a/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/HudsonTestCase.java b/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/HudsonTestCase.java
index fe34bbe998..20015a93c7 100644
--- a/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/HudsonTestCase.java
+++ b/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/HudsonTestCase.java
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ public abstract class HudsonTestCase extends TestCase {
         withNewHome();
     }
 
-    protected HudsonTestCase withNewHome() {
+    public HudsonTestCase withNewHome() {
         homeLoader = HudsonHomeLoader.NEW;
         return this;
     }
 
-    protected HudsonTestCase withExistingHome(File source) {
+    public HudsonTestCase withExistingHome(File source) {
         homeLoader = new CopyExisting(source);
         return this;
     }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public abstract class HudsonTestCase extends TestCase {
      * See https://svn.dev.java.net/svn/hudson/trunk/hudson/main/test/src/main/preset-data/
      * for available datasets and what they mean.
      */
-    protected HudsonTestCase withPresetData(String name) {
+    public HudsonTestCase withPresetData(String name) {
         name = "/" + name + ".zip";
         URL res = getClass().getResource(name);
         if(res==null)   throw new IllegalArgumentException("No such data set found: "+name);
diff --git a/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/PresetData.java b/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/PresetData.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e8c92cca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/PresetData.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package org.jvnet.hudson.test.recipes;
+
+import org.jvnet.hudson.test.HudsonTestCase;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Runs a test case with one of the preset HUDSON_HOME data set.
+ *
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ */
+@Documented
+@Recipe(@PresetData.RunnerImpl.class)
+@Target(METHOD)
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
+public @interface PresetData {
+    /**
+     * One of the preset data to choose from.
+     */
+    DataSet value();
+
+    public enum DataSet {
+        /**
+         * Secured Hudson that has no anonymous read access.
+         * Any logged in user can do anything.
+         */
+        NO_ANONYMOUS_READACCESS
+    }
+
+    public class RunnerImpl extends Recipe.Runner<PresetData> {
+        public void setup(HudsonTestCase testCase, PresetData recipe) {
+            testCase.withPresetData(recipe.value().name().toLowerCase().replace('_','-'));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/Recipe.java b/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/Recipe.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae9252d2a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/recipes/Recipe.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package org.jvnet.hudson.test.recipes;
+
+import org.jvnet.hudson.test.HudsonTestCase;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Meta-annotation for recipe annotations, which controls
+ * the test environment set up.
+ *
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ */
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
+@Documented
+@Target(ANNOTATION_TYPE)
+public @interface Recipe {
+    /**
+     * Specifies the class that sets up the test environment.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * When a recipe annotation is placed on a test method, 
+     */
+    Class<? extends Runner> value();
+
+    /**
+     * The code that implements the recipe semantics.
+     *
+     * @param <T>
+     *      The recipe annotation associated with this runner.
+     */
+    public abstract class Runner<T extends Annotation> {
+        /**
+         * Called during {@link TestCase#setUp()} to prepare the test environment.
+         */
+        public void setup(HudsonTestCase testCase, T recipe) {}
+        /**
+         * Called during {@link TestCase#tearDown()} to shut down the test environment.
+         */
+        public void tearDown(HudsonTestCase testCase, T recipe) {}
+    }
+}