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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˜…

    ย โ€œEasy Holiday Food Giftsโ€ + โ€œFood Gift Ideasโ€

    Looking forย easy holiday food giftsย that everyone will love? Edible gifts are the perfect solution for neighbors, coworkers, teachers, and last-minute recipients. Popular food gift ideas like granola, a loaf of the best banana bread, or homemade caramel sauce travel well and can be made ahead, making your holiday season more relaxed.

    • Salted Macadamia Rum Toffee in a gold candy box with a star shaped pink ornament with Warm Holiday Wishes written on it and a snowman and gingerbread man on the ornament.
      Salted Macadamia Rum Toffee
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      Granola
    • Finished trio of cookies
      Holiday Cookies
    • Slices of Banana Bread in a circle with strawberries in the middle on a blue and white plate.
      Best Two Step Banana Nut Bread

    Newest recipes

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

    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Bake and Share Holiday Treats for Gifts
    • A slice of the Cranberry Linzer Tart sits on an antique cream and gold plate.
      Jaw-Dropping Holiday Desserts Guaranteed to Impress Your Guests
    • Festive Breakfast Bakes to Fill Your Home with Holiday Cheer
    • Cookie Roundup of 45 Cookies & Bars

    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.

    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Bake and Share Holiday Treats for Gifts
    • Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
      Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
    • A slice of the Cranberry Linzer Tart sits on an antique cream and gold plate.
      Jaw-Dropping Holiday Desserts Guaranteed to Impress Your Guests
    • Southwestern Seafood Tart
      Southwestern Seafood Tart

    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.

    • 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
    • Three layers of chocolate cake, white chocolate mousse,dark chocolate mousse and a chocolate glaze sit on an old fashioned cut glass tray.
      Exceptional Tuxedo Cake
    • An Orange chiffon Cake is filled with cranberry curd and chocolate. The cake is finished with whipped cream and julienned candied orange zest
      Orange Cranberry Cake - A Holiday Specialty
    • This Riene de Saba cake features 2 layers of chocolate cake with a mousse like filling, topped with candied cranberries
      Reine de Saba Cake with Candied Cranberries

    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 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
    • Cranapple Pie with a Pleated Crust ready to eat.
      Cranapple Pie with a Pleated Crust
    • Cinnamon Bun Apple Pie slice on a plate with the pie plate in the background.
      Cinnamon Bun Apple Pie
    • Pumpkin Mousse with a graham cracker crust, cheesecake layer topped with pumpkin mousse finished with a wreath of whipped cream
      Pumpkin Mousse Torte Recipe

    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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