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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!" ★★★★★

    Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving

    With all the turmoil going on in the world, it's wonderful to have a day dedicated to giving thanks for whatever we have. Here are some special additions to your traditional dinner.

    • Two Brioche Rolls are on a plate with a jar of jam.
      Super Fast and Easy Brioche Rolls
    • Individual Apple Crostatas with Pastry Cream
      Individual Apple Crostatas
    • Slices of Chocolate Cranberry Quick Bread served on a blue rimmed white plate with several fresh cranberries on the plate
      Chocolate Cranberry Quick Bread
    • Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Sauce
      Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Sauce

    Newest recipes

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

    • Pumpkin Mousse with a graham cracker crust, cheesecake layer topped with pumpkin mousse finished with a wreath of whipped cream
      Pumpkin Mousse Torte Recipe
    • Almost Oreo cookies sit in a stack of 3 on a marble counter.
      Almost Oreos™- Homemade Oreo™ Cookies
    • An individual Sticky Toffee Pudding sits in a puddle of Lemon Sauce in a yellow and white bowl.
      Non Traditional Sticky Toffee Pudding
    • Eight Pumpkin Pecan Scones sit on a white plate with mugs and spoons in the background.
      Simple Pumpkin Pecan Scones Recipe

    See more all recipes →

    Trending

    These recipes are the most viewed recipes on my blog.

    • A slice of Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry) with its white fondant and chocolate chevron desigh sits on a marble late with other slices in the background.
      Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry)
    • Langue de Chat cookies in a bowl.
      Langue de Chat
    • Three Ice Cream Sandwiches on a white plate with multi colored glasses and napkins behind.
      Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
    • A plate of turnovers featuring the Amazing Pastry Dough Recipe.
      Amazing Pastry Dough Recipe

    Baking Information

    This is where you'll find important helpful information on baking and pastry including in depth guidance on ingredients, equipment, technique and more.

    • Cuisinart Food Processor
      Food Processor Tips When Baking
    • Six cocoas including natural and Dutched.
      Cocoa Fundamentals Natural vs. Dutched
    • Three different compositions of baking pans are featured - a 9" glass pie plate, a 9"decorative clay shortbread mold, and a ceramic blue and white pie plate
      Baking Pans
    • Getting the Most out of Baking Recipes.com
      Getting the Most out of Baking Recipes

    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.

    • The Triple Lemon Cake consisting of a yellow crumb coated single layer cake finished with white meringue in the middle
      Triple Lemon Cake - Revised
    • A slice of chocolate cake, peanut butter mousse glazed in chocolate on a marble plate
      Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cake
    • Blueberry poke cake is a 9x13" cake that has holes poked in it and filled with a blueberry compote. It is finished with whipped cream and blueberry filling
      Blueberry Lemon Poke Cake
    • Slices of the Orange Pistachio Loaf Cake sit on a white tray with a blue napkin behind it and abcup of tea to the right.
      Orange Pistachio Loaf Cake

    See more cake recipes →

    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
    • Caramelized Peach Tart
      Caramelized Peach Tart with Brown Sugar Crumble
    • A slice of No Bake Strawberry Pie finished with whipped cream, sits on a white plate with a yellow gingham background.
      (Almost) No Bake Strawberry Pie
    • A slice of Bailey's Pie for Pi Day with its dark bottom layer, light mousse layer and whipped cream edging sits on a white plate with the ie in the background and a cup next to the plate.
      Bailey's Pi Day Pie

    See more tarts & pies →

    My Books

    Sharing the information I’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 →

    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 →

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    Thanksgiving

    • Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish
      Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish
    • A slice of the pumpkin tart finished with a lattice design and whipped cream sits on a white plate with an orange and green gourd behind it as well as the pumpkin tart itself
      (Almost) No Bake Pumpkin Tart
    • Chocolate Caramel Pecan Tart
      Chocolate Caramel Pecan Tart
    • Pumpkin Muffins on a cooling rack with a blue and yellow cloth and yellow smiley face tea cup,,
      Really Easy Pumpkin Muffins
    • Cranapple Pie with a Pleated Crust ready to eat.
      Cranapple Pie with a Pleated Crust
    • Pumpkin cake donuts on a plate with a cup of tea.
      Pumpkin Cake Donut Recipe

    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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