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    Baking amazing pastries doesnโ€™t have to be intimidating โ€” especially when you have expert-curated roundups at your fingertips. Pastries like a Pro has assembled the ultimate collections so you can easily access the best recipes for any occasion.

    These guides will save you time searching and help you bake like a true pro, no matter your skill level. Indulge in our hand-selected favorites and elevate your home baking game!

    Find recipes you will love here:

    • Hot Curried Party Mix
      Short on Time? 6 Easy Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes or Less for Sharing or Gifting
    • An individual Italian Tiramasu sits on a beige and silver rimmed plate with anoher in the background.
      7 Stunning Last-Minute Christmas Desserts That Taste Like You Planned for Weeks
    • 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
    • Viennese Whirl Cookies are comprised of two cookies filled with a chocolate and strawberry buttercream.
      Kick-Start Your Holiday Spirit: Cookies & Breads to Bake Now
    • A slice of the Apple Crisp Cheesecake sits on a tan oplate with a fork on the plate and a napkin in the background.
      7 Last-Minute Desserts That Taste like you Planned for Weeks
    • A plate of scones with one on top broken open to show the interior of the scone.
      Recipes for a Stress-Free Thanksgiving Morning
    • 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
      Thanksgiving Pie and Tart Perfection
    • Pumpkin Dinner Rolls along with their pearl sugared breakfast rolls.
      Unforgettable Breads to Bake and Share
    • A slice of the Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake sits on a yellow rimmed plate with a napkin in the back ground.
      Fill Your Home With Autumn Baking
    • A slice of No Bake Strawberry Pie finished with whipped cream, sits on a white plate with a yellow gingham background.
      A Summer Roundup of Sweet & Savory
    • Cranapple Pie with a Pleated Crust ready to eat.
      Holiday Roundup - Sweet and Savory
    • An Orange chiffon Cake is filled with cranberry curd and chocolate. The cake is finished with whipped cream and julienned candied orange zest
      Holiday Roundup
    • Sweet potatoes, squash green and red peppers and red onions roasted in a honey and thyme
      A Thanksgiving Roundup
    • Photo of Peaches in rows at a market
      A Peach Roundup
    • Valentine's Day Dessert
    • Cranapple Pie with a Pleated Crust ready to eat.
      Thanksgiving Recipes from Breakfast to Dessert
    • Easy Hawaiian Sundae for No-Bake Sweets
      Revisiting No-Bake Sweets
    • New York Style Crumbcake for Easy Baking
      Easy Baking with Pantry Ingredients
    • A box of Macadamia Rum Toffee with a small Christmas ornament The toffee is topped with chocolate and almonds
      A Baker's Dozen Holiday Food Gifts
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      May is Fresh Strawberry Month
    • Turtle Cake for Father's Day Desserts
      Father's Day Desserts for a Special Father
    • Chocolate Truffles for Holiday Food Gifts
      Easy Holiday Food Gifts
    • Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Cake for Exceptional Mother's Day Cakes
      Exceptional Mother's Day Cakes
    • Croissant for Five Make Ahead Breads for Easter
      Make Ahead Breads For Easter
    • Orange Cranberry Cake for Holiday Baking
      Updating Holiday Baking

    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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    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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