Pastry Recipes

Remember this recipe after your next holiday dinner. I use any leftover mashed potatoes to make these light and fluffy...

A kolache is a yeasty, soft Czech pastry that’s topped with a cheese, poppy seed or fruit filling. It's somewhere...

What could be more delicious than a warm homemade doughnut? I've been making these tasty treats for my children and...

Whenever I have leftover chicken, these turnovers are on the menu. The tasty secret is in the curry. —Laverne Kohut,...

Here on our 1,250-acre farm, we usually have a quick breakfast on the go. So I often keep a batch...

I love to bake and try new recipes. These soft rolls are a favorite. I like to experiment by adding...

Crunchy vegetables, savory ground beef and a flaky crust—there's a lot to like in these little pockets! —Violet Heaton, Portland,...

I love eclairs, but making the actual pastry is difficult, so I came up with this recipe as a substitute....

The light coffee flavor in these tasty sugar-glazed doughnuts makes them a perfect start to the morning...on Christmas Day or...

I can't go anywhere without taking along my puffs. They're pretty enough for a wedding reception yet hearty enough to...

The flaky cream cheese pastry adds sensational texture to these hot appetizers—and just wait until you taste the wonderful filling....

One day, my father got a hankering for doughnuts and asked me to make him some. I ended up trying...

Whip up a contest-winning funnel cake at home with our simple recipe. Just add cotton candy and corn dogs!

Filled sky-high with mounds of homemade whipped cream and dusted with confectioners' sugar, these light and airy cream puffs taste...

The Big Easy is known for its fresh, doughy beignets. Here is our recipe for making these iconic doughnuts at...

I always have a few special treats handy when the grandchildren visit. These cake doughnuts are one of their favorite...

One Christmas, I gave these tasty meat pies to our neighbors as gifts instead of sweets—they loved them! The handheld...

This bear claw pastry recipe is absolutely melt-in-your-mouth delicious! It's impossible to resist the delicate dough, rich almond filling and...

These cute little pastries are so yummy! I'm tempted to hoard them for myself when I make a batch, but...

These crispy treats are like a bread, but more like a cookie! They're a tasty and delicious addition to a...

For an easy doughnut recipe which everyone will love, I make these doughnuts. I love carrot cake so I wanted...

My coworker Debbie treated the office to these spectacular mini apple pies. Everyone fell in love with the warm filling...

It may take some time to make this rich, buttery treat, but it's well worth the effort! The blend of...

Bunny cinnamon rolls are completely adorable, and almost too easy to pull off. Just break out a tube of premade...

It's amazing how the layers of this eclair torte soften overnight into a cakelike texture. Just before serving this dessert,...

We made two Italian treats into one with beautiful pizzelle cookies wrapped around a rich, chocolaty cannoli filling. The chopped...

These party-worthy crab puffs require little effort, even with the easy homemade pastry. The savory, creamy filling makes them utterly...

You'll love this homemade puff pastry crust topped with a soft-set pudding layer that has a hint of strawberry flavor....

We always made cream puffs for special occasions when I was growing up in our family of seven. Sometimes we...