Monsters are quick yeast-raised donut holes dropped into hot oil and rolled in sugar. A fast, no-rise fried dough treat from a sticky batter, ready in 25 minutes.
Kolachky cream cheese dough, the rich, flaky pastry base for these Eastern European cookies. Just flour, butter, cream cheese and egg, chilled overnight, rolled on sugar and filled with prune, apricot, walnut or poppy seed.
Shredded potato nests crisped to golden brown in the oven, then filled with baked eggs for a fun, portable breakfast.
Sweet cinnamon fettuccine is a dessert pasta: egg noodles rolled and cut by hand, scented with cinnamon and lemon zest, then deep-fried into crispy golden ribbons. Dust with powdered sugar for an Italian fairground treat.
Sugar crisps made with oats, almond extract, and a baking soda-vinegar reaction for extra lift. Rolled into balls and flattened with a sugar-dipped glass for a crackly, crisp cookie.
Spice muffins warmed up with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a tender from-scratch crumb. A pantry-staple muffin you can pull together in one bowl for breakfast, snacks, or coffee time.
Baked French toast sticks with whole wheat bread, butternut squash, and cinnamon. Make-ahead breakfast for busy mornings, freezer-friendly.
Classic choux pastry profiteroles made with just 4 ingredients: water, butter, flour, and eggs. Light, hollow puffs ready to fill with cream, ice cream, or custard.
Spritzgeback are classic German pressed butter cookies flavored with almond extract. Pipe them through a cookie press for decorative shapes, then bake until just golden.
Moist quick bread with applesauce, warm nutmeg, and chopped nuts that bakes into breakfast slices or afternoon snack perfection
One-saucepan double chocolate chip brownies made with melted chips instead of cocoa, then loaded with more chips and nuts. Rich, fudgy, and quick to stir together.
Super simple poppy seed bundt cake starts with a doctored cake mix, with vanilla pudding for a moist, dense crumb and a generous handful of poppy seeds. Just mix everything in one bowl and bake.
Classic French toast: day-old bread dipped in a cinnamon-and-egg custard and fried in butter until golden. A quick, foolproof breakfast for syrup, honey, or jam.
Lamingtons made the Aussie way: light sponge cake sandwiched with hot strawberry jam, then rolled in desiccated coconut. A classic afternoon-tea treat with a jammy center and a snowy coconut coat.
Pate a choux, the classic French pastry dough made from just butter, water, flour, and eggs. Master this one batter and you can pipe cream puffs, eclairs, and profiteroles.
Delicate butter cookies with golden brown edges and crispy texture bake up in 3-5 minutes for an elegant tea-time treat.