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Jul 5, 2026

Sourdough Corn Dogs

These sourdough corn dogs are a tasty way to use some of your sourdough discard to make everyone's favorite summer snack. 

Sourdough Corn Dogs on a small platter.

These sourdough corn dogs are perfect for serving as a quick lunch or dinner. You can also make them as an appetizer for a game day party. Set them out on a platter with some mustard and ketchup and watch them disappear. 

Coconut Shortbread Cookies

These coconut shortbread cookies are made with a combination of coconut flour and either wheat flour or gluten free flour along with butter and sugar. 

Coconut Shortbread Cookies on black plates.

These are my first attempt at working with coconut flour as a substitute for "regular" flour. I dipped them in chocolate and added sprinkles to celebrate the summer season. 

Jun 28, 2026

Canadian Butter Tarts

These Canadian butter tarts are an iconic mini dessert made with a pastry shell and filled with a sweet caramel-ish filling that is semi-soft and full of buttery flavor. 

Canadian Butter Tarts on Green Cake Stands.

These tarts are similar to pecan tassies, which are an old fashioned American dessert often served during the holidays. The difference is, that in the case of the Canadian butter tarts, the filling is often left plain, or with very little add-ins. 

Jun 25, 2026

Fresh Rhubarb Upside-down Baby Cakes

This is a lovely little butter cake with a topping of fresh rhubarb and pecan caramel laced with a bit of bourbon. 

Fresh Rhubarb Upside-down Baby Cakes with whipped cream.

The cake itself is amazing. I can think of so many things I would like to try out with this batter. Add the rhubarb, bourbon, and pecan mixture and these cakes are over the top amazing. 

Jun 24, 2026

Sweetened Condensed Milk Cookies

These sweetened condensed milk cookies are soft and slightly chewy and have a sweet vanilla flavor. 

Sweetened Condensed Milk Cookies on a white plate.

These condensed milk cookies are like a cross between a snickerdoodle and a sugar cookie with a flavor similar to tres leches cake or no churn vanilla ice cream. 

Jun 21, 2026

Pineapple Nidos

These are pineapple filled nidos (nests). They're made with a Mexican pan dulce dough, a yeasted dough that you can also use to make conchas, (shells), and other Mexican pan dulce, and then fill with a sweet pineapple filling.  

Pineapple Nidos on a plate.


For the dough, you can use a pan dulce dough, such as the one I used for funfetti conchas. It's very much like brioche or challah, super rich and yet very light. There is also a wonderful recipe in the book, The Mexican Bakery by Alex Peña. You can use it to make any form of bizcocho, which is a descentant of French brioche. 

Jun 16, 2026

Norwegian Sun Buns (Solskinnsboller)

These Norwegian sun buns, known as solskinnsboller or solboller, are made with a buttery cardamom dough, filled with cinnamon sugar, and topped with a vanilla custard. 

Three sun buns on a white plate.

While I skipped this step, I've also seen these drizzled with a thin vanilla glaze.