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Homemade oat milk is cheaper and creamier. But that doesn’t mean that it’s for you.

With its sunny citrus flavor and wonderful combination of textures, pastiera Napoletana is a sensory experience worth having.

Hong Kong egg tarts are a quintessential part of Cantonese cuisine. Learning to make the pastry helped me reconnect with my culture.

I'd rather you not call it a virgin piña colada—but I do think it's worth making a truly great one. There's more to it than just pineapple and coconut.

Counterintuitive as it may seem, you can make perfectly delicious fruit curds in the high heat of your Instant Pot.

My entire life, I’ve loved the sorts of treats that combine a fluffy bun with a crunchy cookie top. Here’s how to make my black sesame melon pan.

A 100+ year old technique can help your pound cakes reach greater heights.

A pastry chef’s guide to making mochi doughnuts at home—and glazing them in a rainbow of colors.

Like a great dress, the hot milk cake—also known as hot milk sponge—doesn’t really need accessorizing. It’s delicious even when eaten plain.

The reverse-creaming technique is almost impossible to mess up—and it makes sure that you'll end up with a light, fluffy cake.

A better yellow cake—one that’s moist, tender, and full of flavor—is possible.

Mayonnaise has been helping bakers make softer, moister cakes for nearly a century.

Centuries ago, this dish was a way to drag one last meal out of old bread. Today, it’s a sweet treat served at Easter.

Meet the honey bun that could shine front and center in any professional bakery’s pastry case.

Get ahead of the growing season while it’s still cold out.

Gooey butter cake is the Midwestern dessert that keeps on giving.

Parathas, msemen, and shao bing all rely on a quick-lamination technique that produces rich flatbreads with distinct layers.

You can bake individual, boat-shaped Georgian flatbreads if you’ve got the time—or opt for one jumbo-size version if you don’t.

The question isn’t what can you make with frozen flatbreads—it’s what can’t you make?

Stuffed with chiles and garlic, these kulchas cook on the stovetop and turn crispy under the heat of the broiler.