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    Home > About Helen

    Welcome to Pastries Like a Pro

    Welcome to Pastries Like a Pro where you are going to learn the art of baking and pastry.

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    With 25 years experience owning and operating a wholesale specialty bakery servicing hotels, restaurants and caterers, I am going to share a wealth of information I’ve gained over those years with you. You are going to certainly find recipes, but just as important, the ins and outs of baking, why things happen - or don’t, (sometimes even worse), techniques and equipment. Everything to help you become the baker or pastry expert you always wanted to be.

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    The goal of this blog is to share not only recipes but the tips and tricks we used in my wholesale bakery of 23 years selling to hotels, restaurants, and caterers. Many of the recipes come directly from the bakery. Others just strike my fancy or are updated in some way. There will be white papers on ingredients, equipment, why things work the way they do and anything and everything about baking.

    In addition to the recipes, tips and tricks, I will also be posting about the workings of a professional bakery.

    If you have a specific question, please feel free to contact me via email.

    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.

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    Fall Favorites

    • A slice of the Cinnamon Whiskey Tart sits on a plate with a scoop of ice cream and caramel sauce.
      Cinnamon Whiskey Apple Tart
    • A slice of the pecan upside down cake sits on a white plate with a lace edge which sits o ntop of another orangish pate.
      Pecan Upside Down Cake
    • Traditional Apple Strudel
    • Cinnamon Bun Apple Pie slice on a plate with the pie plate in the background.
      Cinnamon Bun Apple Pie
    • An individual Gingerbread with Orange Sauce on a white plate with dots.
      Gingerbread with Orange Sauce
    • Pumpkin Dinner Rolls and Breakfast Rolls out of one recipe
      Pumpkin Dinner Rolls Two Ways

    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
    • A split double strawberry muffin showing its pink interior next to a streusel-topped muffin on a white scalloped plate with a fresh strawberry.
      The Only Muffin Recipes You'll Ever Need — All From a Bowl and a Whisk!
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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