Recipes for sweet pies, buns, and donuts

In American cuisine, there's a dessert called a S'more (from the English "something more"). Originally, this name referred to a unique sandwich often made by scouts, consisting of...

Scones are a very popular pastry in Scotland and England. They were originally flat cakes fried in a pan and cut into triangles. With the advent of baking powder...

The English have long been considered the most avid tea drinkers, and everyone knows how much this nation loves tradition. Similarly, for the iconic English tea ceremony, Five O'Clock Tea, there is a whole range of...

Donuts are found in many cuisines around the world, but Americans have embraced this dessert so much that it's practically a national icon. Every year on the first Friday of June, the United States celebrates Donut Day...

Make delicious, fluffy, and mouthwatering yeast doughnuts with raspberry jam. First, knead the yeast dough and let it rise. If you're pressed for time, it's best to...

Bundevara is a Serbian pastry similar to strudel. It's filled with grated pumpkin, sugar, and spices, rolled into several layers of thin dough, and baked in the oven. The main ingredient...

German placinta are pastries with a sweet pumpkin filling and aromatic spices, popular among the "Russian Germans" who inhabit the state of North Dakota in the United States. Like all turnovers...

It's impossible to imagine Christmas baking in Western Europe without the captivating aroma of almonds. During these festive times, marzipan becomes a staple ingredient in many confectioneries...

Bear paws are puff pastry cookies with a marzipan filling. After the filling is wrapped in the dough, it is cut into rectangles, and each rectangle has four...

Marzipan is considered one of the most popular baked goods fillings in the Netherlands. Christmas sweets, including candies, cookies, buns, and many other confections, are especially incomplete without it.

Banbury puff pastries are a traditional English pastry with a vibrant oriental flavor and aroma. Their birthplace is considered to be the town of Banbury in England, where these pastries have been baked for many centuries after...

Bakpia Pathok are sweet pastries considered the culinary signature of the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta. Originating in the Pathok district, they are popular throughout the city, the country, and even abroad.

If you've always associated ravioli with pelmeni or vareniki, this recipe will give you a new perspective. Make sweet ravioli with the flavor of an American camping dessert...

Using ready-made puff pastry in baking simplifies the entire process and gives the buns a wonderful flaky texture that will impress everyone. Spread the filling onto the prepared dough...

Mexican elotes (Spanish for "corn on the cob") are baked in the shape of a corn cob, a traditional Mexican cereal. They resemble buns in shape, but their texture is more like soft...

"Nun's Sighs" are traditional Spanish deep-fried choux pastry doughnuts. Spanish convents have historically been considered the place where the most...

If you're looking for a dessert that will not only captivate your guests with its flavor but also be a true highlight of your holiday table, create a magnificent, slightly ornate, yet unforgettable croquembouche. This...

Crushed hazelnuts elevate the flavor of these famous cinnamon rolls. A touch of cloves adds a new dimension to their sweet and spicy aroma. These rolls are absolutely delicious and...

This bread pudding, shaped like mini muffins, is literally infused with Christmas flavors and aromas. It's made with panettone, an Italian Christmas bread shaped like a kulich,...

The taste and aroma of cinnamon rolls always lifts the spirits, whether eaten for breakfast, dessert, or as a snack. And with this recipe, they turn out just as soft, airy, and...

Even if you have absolutely no baking experience, you'll be able to make these puff pastries with flying colors. They'll also taste just like those from a bakery. To bake them, you'll need ready-made puff pastry...

Spanish churros are long, fried doughnuts made from choux pastry, often rolled in cinnamon sugar and eaten dipped in chocolate sauce. They taste simply amazing. But if you don't have...

If you love those famous warm cinnamon rolls but the thought of yeast and dough daunts you, use ready-made, chilled white bread dough. It's perfect, and the texture...

This versatile choux pastry is ideal for airy baked goods such as eclairs, profiteroles, and gougères.

What could be more delicious than homemade croissants? Light, crispy, fragrant, and delicious, they're the perfect complement to your morning cup of coffee. These croissants are made only with homemade...

This recipe will yield plenty of profiteroles, but you can also make éclairs to serve a crowd. These choux pastry puffs filled with a delicious custard...

These fruit-filled pies are made with apple pie dough. But they have several advantages over larger pies: they bake faster, their filling doesn't require pre-cooking,...

French crullers are deep-fried, ribbed choux pastry doughnuts. Create the perfect dough by stirring flour into a simmering mixture of milk, water, sugar, and...

A few sheets of puff pastry in the fridge means you can whip up delicious, quick baked goods at any time. After all, the crisp, airy puff pastry pairs perfectly with any filling.

It's hard to resist the delicious crispy crust of deep-fried pies. Make them with a fragrant filling of sweet, slightly tart apples, stewed in spices that make...

Imagine a barbecue – made entirely of candy! When hosting a picnic or outdoor party, you can make a simple and impressive themed dessert using donuts – American-style doughnuts...

The birthplace of the Dutch Bosche Bollen cake (Dutch: bossche bollen – Boss balls) is considered to be the small town of 's-Hertogenbosch (or Bos for short), where these cakes are simply called chocolate...

Swiss birnbrot bread differs from other types of bread by its generous filling of dried fruits, which primarily include dried pears, supplemented with other dried fruits, nuts, candied fruits, and...

Berliner doughnuts, or simply Berliners, are made from a sweet yeast dough with the addition of sour milk, eggs, and butter. The dough is cut into circles and fried in a generous amount of oil...

Conchas (Spanish for "shells") are the most popular type of pan dulce (sweet bread) in Mexico, and can be found in various bakeries throughout the country and sometimes beyond.

Pan dulce (Spanish for sweet bread) is a popular Mexican pastry that comes in numerous varieties of buns and cookies, with a total of between 500 and 2,000 varieties.

Mexican chamuco buns are very similar to the famous Danish pastry, but differ in that they contain a larger amount of curd filling. They are also baked from yeast-raised puff pastry, which is cut...

These delicious, crispy empanadas are baked from yeast dough with a pumpkin filling. The filling is made by simmering the pumpkin in a sugar syrup made from piloncillo—a evaporated, unrefined sugarcane...

The cake of the Magi (Spanish: Rosca de Reyes – "ring of the Magi") is the main treat of the Epiphany, January 6, in all Spanish-speaking countries. Unlike the cakes of the Magi in other Catholic countries, in...

One of the most vibrant and colorful holidays in Mexico is Day of the Dead, celebrated on November 1st and 2nd. During these days, it is believed that the souls of the dead come to visit their loved ones, and the hospitable Mexicans...

Unlike the Spanish doughnuts of the same name, Mexican buñuelos are thin, crispy flatbreads fried in oil. No Christmas in Mexico is complete without them. Often...

Popular throughout Spanish-speaking countries, Buñuelos doughnuts vary greatly depending on the region. In Colombia, for example, they're more like cheese balls, crispy on the outside and incredibly...

Vol-au-vents are airy puff pastry pastries shaped like tiny wells filled with various fillings. Make these delicious vol-au-vents filled with marzipan and fresh...

Cross buns are a popular Easter pastry in Catholic countries of the British Commonwealth. They are traditionally baked on Good Friday from a rich dough with aromatic spices and...