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Beginner Croissants

Croissants are a classic French pastry made with a yeasted dough that is laminated with butter. Traditionally, the process can take over 18 hours...

baked croissant cut in half showing all the layers

Baking Techniques

Laminated Dough 101

The process of laminating dough can feel intimidating so let’s start with the basics! In Laminated Dough 101, you will learn what laminated dough...

Baking Techniques

Quick Puff Pastry

Quick puff pastry bakes up with all of the buttery flakiness of traditional puff pastry, but is much faster and easier to make! Also...

Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream

Learn how to make homemade ice cream using the ice cream maker method. This is my best recipe for vanilla ice cream that can...

Pies, Tarts, & Cobblers

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Strawberry pretzel salad is a three layered dessert that consists of a pretzel crust, a no-bake cheesecake filling, and a strawberry jello topping. Overview...

Fruit tart with custard and strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, and peaches

Pies, Tarts, & Cobblers

Classic Fruit Tart with Custard

This classic fruit tart is made with a buttery shortbread tart shell, a custard filling made with vanilla pastry cream, and topped with fresh...

Lemon Bar squares decorated with a lemon slice and sprinkled with powdered sugar

Bars & Brownies

How to Make the BEST Lemon Bars

The way to make the best lemon bars is to use a buttery shortbread crust and real lemon curd as the filling. These classic...

Cakes

Blueberry Lemon Poke Cake

Blueberry lemon poke cake is a light and summery dessert made by combining 3 simple components: fluffy cake, sweet and tart blueberry lemon sauce,...

Sauces & Jams

Fresh Berry Sauce

This fresh berry sauce can be made with any berry you like, or a combination of a few. Serve over cheesecake, angel food cake,...

puff pastry pop tart cut in half with jam in the middle topped with glaze and fresh berries

Pastries

Puff Pastry Pop Tarts

Pop tarts are a nostalgic treat that can be made at home with simple components. This recipe makes my favorite version using puff pastry,...

Sauces & Jams

Small Batch Refrigerator Jam

The process of making small batch refrigerator jam is incredibly easy, quick, and versatile for any fruit or flavor combination. Use this base recipe...