Pastries
The Best Food Processor for All Your Kitchen Prep Tasks
Why spend all that time chopping when a good food processor can do it for you?
By Allison Robicelli and Kendra Vaculin
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23 Hand Pies So You Can Have a Pastry Wherever You Go
From Edna Lewis’s classic fried apple pies to savory feta-dill pockets, these portable treats are primed for any meal.
By Hannah Lee Leidy and The Editors of Epicurious
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
When you need a snack (whether it’s for after school, before practice, or between meetings), these satisfy.
By Evelyn’s Coffee Bar
Strawberry Muffins
Studded with fresh strawberries and sprinkled with crunchy sugar, these tender-crumbed strawberry muffins are the best bake to wake up to.
By Zoe Denenberg
Mayo Biscuits
Putting mayonnaise in the recipe gives you fluffy, craggy, flavorful biscuits that go from bowl to outstretched hand in about 20 minutes.
By Stephanie Ganz
Kringle
The official pastry of Wisconsin has Danish roots. Our homemade kringle recipe is filled with almond paste and cherry jam.
By Kelly Janke
Egg Wash Your Way to Shinier Pie Crusts, Pastries, and More
Give any dough a little razzle-dazzle with this guide to egg washes.
By Zoe Denenberg and Katherine Sacks
Biscuits and Gravy
Tender buttermilk biscuits are the perfect vehicle to sop up creamy, velvety sausage gravy.
By Inés Anguiano
Sweet Potato Biscuits With Benne Seeds
Sweet potatoes make for a tender and moist biscuit that is great as a substitute for dinner rolls. The benne seeds add a rich and nutty flavor.
By Erika Council
Yogurt Biscuits
The yogurt in the dough activates the baking soda, just like buttermilk would, helping these yogurt biscuits to rise and making them light and fluffy.
By Erika Council
Sweet Palmiers
Transform a sheet of puff pastry and a bowl of sugar into these stunning holiday cookies.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Coconut, Raspberry, and Chocolate Muffins
The combination of coconut, raspberry, and chocolate in these muffins tastes wonderful whether you’re using fresh raspberries in season or frozen raspberries.
By Hermine Dossou
Apple Strudel
These raisin-studded apple strudels have a hint of cinnamon and a zingy whipped cream topping fortified with sour cream.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Chocolate Croissants
This illustrated guide to making pains au chocolat will point you toward patisserie perfection.
By Nancy Silverton
Chocolate Chip Scones
A batch of homemade chocolate chip scones has the power to turn any regular morning into a special occasion.
By Ron Silver
Cream Scones With Grilled Nectarine and Goat Cheese Sabayon
A broken oven led to the creation of these grilled-nectarine-topped scones.
By Abra Berens
How Kolaches Became the Pastry Pride of Texas
These doughy circles are homemade vehicles for dried fruit, cream cheese, or any savory filling you could dream of.
By Kayla Stewart
Kolaches
While you can find them all over Texas, for some reason kolaches just taste better in a small hamlet called West settled by Czech immigrants.
By Lisa Fain
Cruffins
In this brunch pastry, muffins meet croissants: Cruffins are flaky, extravagant morning treats worth all the effort.
By Sarah Kieffer