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    Expert Baking & Pastry Recipes from Helen S. Fletcher

    Browse hundreds of delicious, show-stopping baking & pastry recipes you can make today! Learn via expert instruction and step-by-step how-tos from a professional baker with over 30+ years experience.

    Sandi Said "Every recipe this lady shares is amazing! Never a flop!" โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

    January is for Easy Baking

    Happy New Year!! With the holidays behind us, I'm all in for easy baking this month. So come along and enjoy these tasty treats.

    • Apple Cake Doughnuts on a plate with a napkin in the background.
      Apple Cake Doughnuts
    • Blueberry Crumb Coffee Cake
      Blueberry Crumb Coffeecake
    • Slices of Date Nut Bread on a plate with walnut halves and dates around it.
      Date Nut Bread
    • A lone Banana Split Cupcake with its vibrant pink strawberry buttercream and drizzled with chocolate sits on a pink rimmed plate.
      Banana Split Cupcakes

    Newest recipes

    My latest posts can be found here including updated recipes that are sure to become favorites.

    • A whole coffee cake muffin sits on a wite plate with a colored mug on the plate and more muffins in the background.
      Coffee Cake Muffins (Bakery-Style & Moist)
    • A white serving dish holds the Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls and dthe Apricot dipping sauce.
      Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls Recipe
    • Hot Curried Party Mix
      Short on Time? 6 Easy Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes or Less for Sharing or Gifting
    • An individual Italian Tiramasu sits on a beige and silver rimmed plate with anoher in the background.
      7 Stunning Last-Minute Christmas Desserts That Taste Like You Planned for Weeks

    See more all recipes โ†’

    Recently Updated

    Explore the latest updates on our food blog! From refreshed recipes to updated cooking tutorials and ingredient tips, find the newest improvements to your favorite dishes.

    • Crustless Quiche
      Basic Low Fat Quiche Mix
    • An Orange Macadamia Roll sits on a white plate with a rack of other rolls behind it and a saucer to a coffee cup to the right.
      Orange Macadamia Rolls Recipe
    • A cut open Double Chocolate Truffled Muffin sits on a plate with a teacup next to it and more muffins in the background.
      Double Chocolate Truffled Muffins
    • A slice of Peach Crumb Coffee Cake sits on a white plate and yellow plate with a blue and white napkin and a glass of peach juice in the background.
      Peach Crumb Coffee Cake

    Trending

    These recipes are the most viewed recipes on my blog.

    • A slice of the Chocolate Coconut Tart sits on a lace edged white plate with a red napkin and a fork behind it.
      No Bake Chocolate Coconut Tart
    • A plate of turnovers featuring the Amazing Pastry Dough Recipe.
      Amazing Pastry Dough Recipe
    • Slices of English Muffin Bread on a white plate with orange juice, honey and jam with a blue and white napkin in the background.
      Easy English Muffin Bread
    • Apple Crisp
      Apple Crisp with a Difference

    Cakes

    There are so many newer, faster, more efficient ways of baking cakes from mixing, to baking, including how to get flat layers every time without cutting the tops off.

    • Angel food Cake
      Perfectly Easy Angel Food Cake
    • Spirited Marble Cake
    • The opening photo for Multiple Cake Layers from 1 Recipe includes white, yellow, marble, 2 different chocolate layers and 3 citrus versions.
      Multiple Cake Layers from 1 Recipe
    • A partially eaten piece of the Decadent Chocolate Snack Cake sits on a white plate with a fork and bit of marshmallow with the cake in the background and a blue and white vase.
      Decadent Chocolate Snack Cake

    See more cake recipes โ†’

    Tarts & Pies

    From the perfect crusts, to individual tarts and pies to a no bake pie that is deceptively easy, it all here.

    • A slice of the S'more Tart with it's browned marshmallow topping sits on a brown rimmed plate with a fork and napkin in the background.
      How to Make A S'mores Tart
    • A meringue topped coconut cream pie in a glass pie pan with plates and forks beside it.
      Coconut Cream Pie with a Difference
    • Honey Thyme Apple Tart
      Honey Thyme Apple Tart
    • A slice of the Cafe au Lait tart sits on a white plate that is on a tan plate with a napkin and fork behind it.
      Cafรฉ au Lait Chocolate Tart

    See more tarts & pies โ†’

    My Books

    Sharing the information Iโ€™ve gleaned over a 30 year career in professional baking can be found in these books.  Many of the recipes as well as techniques developed for them are included.

    • European Tarts
      European Tarts
    • The New Pastry Cook
      The New Pastry Cook
    • Baking as a Business
    • Craving Cookies, the Quintessential American Cookie Book

    About Helen

    Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

    Learn more about me โ†’

    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

    More about me โ†’

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    Thanksgiving

    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Chocolate Chocolate Truffles
    • Zippy Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
      Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
    • Cranberry Orange Muffins in three sizes, mini, regular and Texas on a gray plate with a red napkin.
      A Cranberry Orange Muffin
    • Cooled Caramel in a bowl.
      Caramel - A Building Block of Pastry
    • Scone with Cranberry Strawberry Jam on a plate
      Scones with Cranberry Strawberry Jam
    • Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
      Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread

    Popular Recipes

    • This Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake features a pineapple slice with a cherry in the middle on top of a yellow cake sitting on a blue and white plate.
      Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
    • A plate of Cuccidati, fig and nut filled Italian Cookies sprinkled with multi-colored nonpariels.
      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
    • This picture shows a slice of the coffee cake on a white, lace edged plate on a marble counter.
      Apricot Crumb Coffee Cake
    • Langue de Chat cookies in a bowl.
      Langue de Chat
    • Angel food Cake
      Perfectly Easy Angel Food Cake
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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