Pastries
Orange Sweet Rolls
These thinly-rolled pastries are made with both orange zest and juice for a full burst of sweet citrus flavor.
The Best Song To Bake Biscuits To
A celebration of good old all-purpose flour, with a complementary recipe: chicken and biscuits.
Everybody Should Get to Love Something Like Martha Stewart Loves Meringue
The sweetest relationships are bound by egg whites.
Huckleberry Muffins and "Male Gaze Macarons" in an Arty New Cookbook
With writing and recipes by everyone from Jane Smiley to Marina Abramovic, The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook is a fun, quirky, often beautiful mix.
Moments in the Life of Scandinavian Baking Legend Beatrice Ojakangas
Upon the release of her new memoir, Homemade, an icon of Upper Midwestern Pastry Realness looks back.
This Week's Song to Cook to: Corinne Bailey Rae's "Choux Pastry Heart"
But are cream puffs really as complicated as love
Danish Pastry Braid
When Beatrice Ojakangas published The Great Scandinavian Baking Book in 1988, she won a lot of fans—including Julia Child—who asked Ojakangas to be on her television show. There Ojakangas demonstrated how to make this simplified version of traditional cardamom-scented Danish pastry.
How to Make Loaded Baked Potato Biscuits
Shredded potato and all your favorite toppings transform buttermilk biscuits.
Huckleberry Muffins
Tart huckleberries add zing to these tender muffins, topped off with a crackly brown sugar–cinnamon crust.
3-Ingredient Cinnamon-Sugar Twists
These buttery, flaky twists have a crispy, warmly spiced glaze.
Fudgy Chocolate Banana Flax Muffins
This is not your average breakfast muffin. Imagine a fudgy brownie—chocolatey, rich, ringing every bell—and then picture yourself dancing around your kitchen, exuberant with the knowledge that these are sweetened with just bananas, applesauce, and cocoa powder. That’s something to get up for in the morning! And I’ll say what I want to say without saying it: Fiber never tasted so good.
These Biscuits Have a Secret Ingredient That Makes Them Super Fluffy
Hint: It's usually topped with cheddar and chives.
Baked-Potato Buttermilk Biscuits
I have a love of potatoes that is unlike any other love. I grew up eating them often as a kid—almost every day—so now I’m always looking for new ways to incorporate this versatile vegetable into my everyday life. There’s just something so special about biscuits loaded with shredded potatoes, cheddar cheese, and chives. I can’t put it into words, but I feel like I don’t have to because you get it. It’s the baked potato you never knew you wanted . . . in biscuit form.
Summer Pie Baking Tips for Sweltering Cooks (and Kitchens)
It's hot as heck outside—and maybe in your kitchen too. Here are some tips on making sure your pies don't suffer.
Brown Butter Cornbread Muffins with Sweet Tea Glaze
This spin on the home cooking favorite is a nod to a classic Southern combination: iced tea and cornbread. Here, the tea makes a sweet and shiny glaze and the delicate sweetness of fresh corn kernels balances out the buttery bread. Muffins are perfect for grab-and-go breakfasts, but you could also make it in a cast-iron skillet and serve family style. Beware, your overnight guests may never leave.
Glazed Blueberry-Blackberry Turnovers
If the dough starts to soften as you form these, pop it back in the fridge for ten minutes to firm back up.
Strawberry Shortcake
Layer cooled strawberry compote with fresh, sugared strawberries, a fluffy sweet-cream biscuit, and a veritable cloud of whipped cream for spring’s ultimate dessert.
Four Recipes for Summery Comfort Food
Just because the days are starting to warm up, that's no reason to set comfort food aside.
The Fluffiest Biscuit Recipe of All Time
Give me fluffy or give me nothing.
Fluffy Cathead Biscuits With Honey Butter
This hand-rolled biscuit recipe produces a fluffy (rather than flaky) biscuit, ready to be split and spread with flavorful honey butter.