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.
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The recipes of Pastries Like a Pro are professionally presented in a manner which anticipates questions about the recipe and provides thorough answers. This helps a baker improve their skills. I highly recommend this as one of the best Food/Recipe websites. It is truly inspiring and motivates you to bake with confidence. Thank you. ★★★★★
Father's Day
The perfect recipes for the whole day to honor fathers and grandfathers.....from Apple muffins for breakfast or brunch to rolls and salad for dinner and an easy bread pudding for dessert.....all of which can be made ahead of time.
Newest recipes
My latest posts can be found here including updated recipes that are sure to become favorites.
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Cookies that Make a Difference
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These recipes are the most viewed recipes on my blog.
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.
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.
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Tarts & Pies
From the perfect crusts, to individual tarts and pies to a no bake pie that is deceptively easy, it all here.
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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.
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Pastries Like a Pro brings you everything baking and pastry. It’s filled with technique, recipes, updated methods and most of all it’s like having a seasoned professional standing next to you in the kitchen.
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.