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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.

    One of my readers, Brenda had this to say: 
    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.

    • A single Apple Muffin covered with a crunchy sugar topping.
      Crunchy Topped Apple Muffin Recipe
    • Different ways to shape the Outback Steakhouse Bread are shown.
      Outback Steakhouse Bread
    • Greek Tomato Salad with tomatoes, feta, basil, red onion, calamata olives
      Greek Tomato Salad
    • The Banana Bread Bread Pudding sits in a white bowl covered with the bourbon pecan sauce on a yellow and white background.
      Banana Bread Bread Pudding

    Newest recipes

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

    • A slice of the Asparagus Tart on a white plate with a colorful napkin and fork in the background.
      Asparagus Tart
    • A single Lemon Sugar Bun sits on a white laced edged plate with a platter of more buns in the background.
      Lemon Sugar Buns
    • 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.
      Café au Lait Chocolate Tart
    • Fresh asparagus spears on a foil lined pan seasoned with salt and pepper.
      Asparagus Season is Here

    See more all recipes →

    Cookies that Make a Difference

    • Four Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies on a white plate with a brown rim.
      Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
    • Ready to eat Spritz bars piled up.
      Spritz Bars - Easier than The Cookies
    • Almost Oreos
      Almost Oreos with Black Onyx Cocoa
    • Spice bars ready to eat surrounded by spices.
      Spice Bars

    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

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    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.

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    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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    Celebrating Father's Day

    • A slice of Boston Cream Pie on a plate with cups of tea in the background,
      Boston Cream Pie - A Parts Cake
    • A meringue topped coconut cream pie in a glass pie pan with plates and forks beside it.
      Coconut Cream Pie with a Difference
    • Four finishes on the Carrot Cake Dougnuts are plain, pecan topped, sugared and filled with cream cheese.
      Carrot Cake Baked Doughnuts
    • Unbelievable Cheesecake
      Unbelievable Cheesecake Update!
    • Blueberry Crumb Coffee Cake
      Blueberry Crumb Coffeecake
    • Turtle Cake
      Gluten Free Turtle Cake with Salted Caramel

    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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