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    French pastry

    • The Pâte Sucrée Crust in a tart pan with a removable bottom ready to be baked.
      The Easiest Pâte Sucrée Pastry Crust
    • Gateau Breton
      Gateau Breton
    • Cafe au Lait Crepe Cake
      Café au Lait Crepe Cake with Orange Cream Sauce
    • Sunny Side Up Apricot Pastries
      Sunny Side Up Apricot Pastries
    • A slice of the Raspberry MascarponeTarte Tropezienne sits on a lace edged white plate with a teal napkin behind it and a gold rimed saucer.
      Raspberry Mascarpone Tarte Tropezienne
    • Chocolate Raspberry Marzipan Gateau
      Chocolate Raspberry Marzipan Gateau
    • Layers of laminated dough
      A Discussion of Laminated Doughs
    • Chocolate Raspberry Pop Tarts
      Chocolate Raspberry Pop Tarts
    • L'Opéra Petit Four
      L'Opéra Petit Fours
    • A caramel topped scoop of ice cream with roasted apples around it.
      Apple Pie ala Mode with Salted Caramel
    • Finished St. Honore
      Gateau St. Honore
    • Finished Photo
      Marjolaine - A Classic Flourless Pastry

    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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    Summertime

    • Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart
      Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart
    • Slices of Date Nut Bread on a plate with walnut halves and dates around it.
      Date Nut Bread
    • Sky High Salted Caramel Chocolate Pie
      Sky High Salted Caramel Chocolate Pie
    • Lightened Creme Brulee
      Easy Lightened Creme Brulee
    • Strawberry Muffins
      Best of All Strawberry Muffins
    • A Millionaires Shortbread bar sits on a white plate with a fork and a tray of bars behind it.
      Updating Millionaire's Shortbread

    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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