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Showing posts with label pastry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pastry. Show all posts
Jun 9, 2026

Girelle - Italian Breakfast Pastry

Jun 9, 2026

Girelle - Italian Breakfast Pastry

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Girelles are an Italian breakfast pastry made with sweet laminated croissant - style dough and filled with cinnamon and raisins. 

Girelle - Italian Breakfast Pastry on three plate.


These pastries are made with half of  the same dough as the cornetti, or Italian croissants I recently posted. I was so happy with how the dough came together that I decided to make these girelles. 

Nov 30, 2024

Apple Cider Pie

Nov 30, 2024

Apple Cider Pie

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This apple cider pie is filled with sliced apples that are tossed with sugar, spices, and a boiled apple cider reduction. It's deeply flavored with the tart and sweet essence of apples. 

Apple Cider Pie slice with the pie in the background.


This apple pie is made with easy-to-find ingredients and is just right for a holiday pie, or for whenever you are craving a slice of this all-American dessert. 

May 7, 2024

Johnnycake Cobblers

May 7, 2024

Johnnycake Cobblers

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These Johnnycake cobblers start with a layer of sweetened stone fruit and then are topped with a crunchy, sweet, and tender cornmeal biscuit. 

Johnnycake Cobblers with peaches and cherries in ramekins.


Johnnycake cobblers are from the traditional American rustic biscuit-topped family of fruit desserts. 

May 4, 2024

Tiny Homemade Pop-Tarts

May 4, 2024

Tiny Homemade Pop-Tarts

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These tiny homemade Pop Tarts are so fun to eat and totally "pop-able." They are perfect for a party, especially for a brunch. 

Tiny Homemade Pop-Tarts on a cutting board.


These tiny pop-tarts, or "pop-tart bites," are a fun treat to serve for breakfast or brunch. Just use your favorite store-bought or homemade pie crust, fill it with your favorite jam, and top it with a bit of royal icing and your favorite sprinkles. 

Nov 5, 2023

Shoreek - Egyptian Sweet Rolls

Nov 5, 2023

Shoreek - Egyptian Sweet Rolls

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Shoreek - soft, ethereal, fluffy, sweet, light as air... it's hard to choose the best word to best describe these Egyptian sweet rolls! 

Shoreek - Egyptian Sweet Rolls in a blue bowl.


These spirals of pull-apart bread, sprinkled with sugar, while not well known in the rest of the world, are said to be very popular in Egypt. They're especially enjoyed by Christians in Egypt for Easter, and year-round by everyone else in the country (source: The Kitchn). 

Jul 16, 2023

Czech Kolaches

Jul 16, 2023

Czech Kolaches

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Kolaches are a pastry brought to the American Midwest by Czech immigrants during the mid and late nineteenth century and made popular throughout the region, especially in Texas. 

Czech Kolaches on a quarter sheet pan.


This version is comprised of an enriched brioche-like yeasted dough filled with a lemon-scented cream cheese and ricotta filling. 

Apr 24, 2023

Guava and Cream Cheese Pastelitos

Apr 24, 2023

Guava and Cream Cheese Pastelitos

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Guava and Cream Cheese Pastelitos are simple to make tasty treats that you can have ready for breakfast, brunch, snack, or dessert in just over a half an hour.  

Two Guava and Cream Cheese Pastelitos in a blue bowl.


Also known as Pastelitos de guayaba y queso, they are a popular treat from the Caribbean, especially Cuba. They are made with a filling of melted cream cheese and guava paste and are super convenient and amazingly delicious. 

Jun 23, 2022

Vegetable and Cheddar Tarts

Jun 23, 2022

Vegetable and Cheddar Tarts

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These Vegetable and Cheddar Tarts, filled with zucchini, tomatoes, onions, and red bell peppers, and baked in a flaky and cheesy crust, are a delicious savory pastry treat that you can serve for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Vegetable and Cheddar Tarts with tomatoes and a salad.


This vegetable and cheddar tart with its cheesy filling and cheese-filled crust is a cheddar lover's dream. 

Jun 11, 2022

Berry Galette

Jun 11, 2022

Berry Galette

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This mixed berry galette is a quick and easy way to pull together a tasty dessert for four with fresh summer berries.

Berry Galette on a blue plate.



This sweet galette, filled with raspberries and blackberries, is the dessert recipe you'll love to make when you want to serve a wonderful freshly baked pastry warm from the oven.