Recipes for sweet pies, buns, and donuts

Golden and airy New Orleans beignets are made with yeast dough and served hot, dusted with powdered sugar, with a cup of warm coffee with milk or cocoa. This recipe uses yeast dough...

Complete your holiday bread basket with Boston Parker House buns—fluffy and airy, with a wonderful buttery aroma. These buns were first baked in the 19th century...

These mini donuts are baked in the oven, so you'll need a mini donut pan, or you can use a mini muffin pan if you don't mind the holes in your donuts.

Americans call donut holes the tiny, ball-shaped donuts left over after cutting holes in larger donuts. They're fried along with the rings, and are loved almost more than the donuts themselves...

A versatile recipe for sweet or savory choux pastry, used to make fluffy profiteroles for cakes or savory snacks. Once the profiteroles are baked, pierce them with a knife immediately...

Airy, crisp on the outside, and hollow on the inside, profiteroles are the perfect ice cream shell. Ice cream is spooned into halved profiteroles, topped with the other half, and...

Classic American donuts are fluffy, fried rings topped with a delicious glaze. They're irresistible. Yeast-raised donuts have a more porous, airy texture and...

In America, yeast-free doughnuts are also called "muffin doughnuts" because the dough is mixed almost like a muffin. It rises with baking powder and can be flavored with various...

No matter how many Mexican empanadas you bake with this sweet filling, they're always a hit. How can you resist the crispy shell and soft caramel filling of these pastries?

Transform classic French croissants into sophisticated pastries, likely inspired by the traditional American lemon meringue pie. Croissants...

These miniature doughnuts are made from a choux pastry dough made with a mixture of wheat flour and instant mashed potato base. Butter is also added...

Chocolate donut cores can be used to make a delicious dessert: miniature chocolate-covered ice cream sandwiches. Place them between two donut halves...

Make light and delicious shortcakes that look bright and summery. This dessert is low in calories and very easy to assemble: the shortcakes, or shortcakes, are broken in half and used as sandwiches...

Fluffy and airy profiteroles are baked from choux pastry, which, in addition to flour, contains butter, sugar, and eggs. The pastry is first cooked in a saucepan on the stovetop, whisking constantly...

The combination of orange zest and dried cranberries gives these scones a stunning, vibrant flavor. When mixing the dough, use very cold butter, which will show up in small blobs in the dough...

Coconut scones, unlike more traditional ones, are made with coconut milk and coconut flakes instead of sour milk or kefir, which imbues each bite with a divine...

A festive Easter breakfast can also be bunny-shaped. A cheerful donut shaped like a bunny's tail and paws will certainly lift your spirits. You don't need any special...

Savarin is a French ring-shaped pastry made from yeast dough. The finished savarin is soaked in a delicious vanilla-cognac syrup, transforming it into a truly exquisite dessert, which is then...

These vitushki buns have an interesting filling that will captivate you with their multifaceted flavor. The buns themselves are made from yeast dough, which is rolled out and filled with two types of filling. The first is...

Unlike traditional rum baba, this baba is baked without added alcohol or a special mold. The dough is hand-formed into a twist and then placed inside...

These buns are perfect in every way: a light, airy crumb, a savory filling of butter, sugar, and cinnamon, a luscious creamy glaze, and a garnish of sprinkles. The buns are baked in a twist-shaped...

A basic yeast dough that can be used for roll-up buns with any sweet filling. These buns are convenient because you don't have to shape each one individually; you just spread...

It's best to plan ahead when making these donuts, as the yeast dough is mixed the night before and then rises in the refrigerator overnight. In a cold environment, the yeast...

These quick buns are a lifesaver if you don't have time to wait hours for yeast dough to rise, or if you've never worked with yeast before. They're delicious and light, and most importantly, they take no more than...

A yeast dough pie filled with cinnamon, sugar, and roasted hazelnuts, topped with a sticky glaze and sprinkled with crushed hazelnuts. The dough for nut baba (or babka) is made with a pre-dough starter. So...

Light, airy croissants with a perfectly crisp crust are the perfect treat with your morning coffee. To ensure you have the freshest croissants for breakfast anytime, make them ahead of time and...

These delicious yeast buns are filled with sugar and cinnamon and topped with a sticky glaze and crunchy almond flakes. To ensure the buns are perfectly light and airy, the dough...

Soft and fragrant, these stylized buns, shaped like adorable bunnies, are a perfect treat for Easter or just to delight the kids. The yeast dough is mixed with raisins and spices such as...

A wonderfully fragrant pastry for the Easter table. Cross buns get their name from the crosses painted with sugar icing on their surface. They differ from other types of buns...

American popovers literally leap out of their tins when baked under the influence of steam, hence their name. After baking...

Cross buns are the most popular Easter pastry in many English-speaking countries. Traditionally, they are baked on Good Friday, and sometimes much earlier, as they are incredibly delicious and...

For the filling of these scones, use an assortment of fresh, juicy berries: raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, or any other berry of your choice. The more different berries you use, the more interesting the flavor. The dough is made with buttermilk, which...

This mouth-watering bread, covered in a deliciously sticky glaze and studded with pecan chunks, is a dessert that will leave no one indifferent. It's baked in a round metal pan using balls of yeast dough,...

Transform classic donuts into attractive individual cakes, garnished with a glossy pineapple wheel and a maraschino cherry. Unlike traditional donuts, these donuts are baked in the oven.

This delicious homemade bread with raisins and cinnamon is made from yeast dough, which can be mixed with a mixer or by hand. Some of the bread flour in the dough is replaced with brown rice flour.

These fluffy and flavorful buns are baked with yeast dough mixed with butter. It imparts a subtle, creamy aroma and flavor. To ensure the buns are deliciously flaky,...

Traditionally, American monkey bread is baked from numerous balls of yeast dough. But you'll make things easier by using store-bought dough for flaky buns. They're already...

This rustic bread uses equal parts wheat and rye flour, which, along with a little brown sugar, gives the bread a rich, slightly sweet, and...

Become a master baker and bake aromatic and delicious bread at home with cocoa and coffee. These ingredients, along with molasses and honey, will enhance the flavor and aroma of coffee bread without...

Unlike traditional English scones, these buns are more like soft biscuits, but they are made with the same ingredients: flour, sour milk, eggs, baking powder, and butter. The dough...

English scones are one of the simplest types of homemade baked goods. The dough is quickly mixed, the scones bake quickly, and they turn out delicious. Their signature feature is their flaky texture. What...

These breadsticks take a few hours to make, but they're worth it. They're baked with yeast dough mixed with whole-wheat flour, which packs a healthy punch of fiber. And...