Pastries

Your favorite bakery desserts, now from your own kitchen. Delicious filled eclairs, creamy crescents, sweet bear claws and elegant pastries like napoleons. While not all of the recipes are easy on the waistline, they will put a smile on your face.

Recipes / bakery pastries

Bolinho De Bacalhau (Salt-Cod Fritters)

Made with vegetable oil, black pepper, olive oil, parsley, salt-cod fillets, potatoes, salt, onion, egg yolks, garlic

Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours

Maple Long Johns

Made with butter, sugar, salt, yeast, water, egg, flour, fat, powdered sugar

Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours

Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts

Made with all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt, baking soda, canned pumpkin, eggs, milk, shortening, butter, or margarine

Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes

Churros (Spanish Fritters)

Made with cinnamon, water, butter, shortening, sugar, salt, cornmeal, all-purpose flour

Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes

Honey Walnut Scones

Made with egg, milk, honey, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, walnuts, cinnamon, unsalted butter

Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes

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Apple Cinnamon Turnovers in Sour Cream Pastry

Made with cinnamon, brown sugar, flour, butter, sour cream, water, salt, apples

Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Cinnamon Biscuit Balls

Made with milk, baking mix, sugar, cinnamon, butter

Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes

Sfinge Or Zeppole Di San Giuseppe

Made with powdered sugar, flour, eggs, ricotta cheese, baking powder, sugar, shortening

Method: deep fryer
Time: 30-60 minutes

Cenci (Italian Fried Twists)

Made with powdered sugar, cake flour, margarine, sugar, eggs, brandy, oil or shortening

Method: deep fryer
Time: 30-60 minutes

Beignets (Creole Doughnuts)

Made with confectioners' sugar, flour, shortening, sugar, salt, evaporated milk, yeast, water, egg

Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours

Cream Puffs And Various Fillings

Made with vanilla extract, cornstarch, egg yolks, strawberries, powdered sugar, heavy cream, milk, cream cheese

Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Pear Fritters

Made with milk, egg, sugar, ground cinnamon, sour cream, self-rising flour, pears, vegetable oil, vanilla ice cream, cinnamon-sugar

Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes

Mini Cream Puffs

Made with semisweet chocolate, confectioners' sugar, butter, heavy or whipping cream, sugar, vanilla instant pudding, milk

Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Mini Cream Puffs Filled With Strawberry Mousse

Made with whipping cream, water, butter, sugar, all-purpose flour, eggs, frozen strawberries

Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours

Apricot Strudel

Made with ground cinnamon, cornstarch, brown sugar, sugar, water, egg, sunflower oil, vinegar, salt, flour

Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Spiced Baked Low Fat Doughnuts

Made with egg substitute, all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, milk, margarine

Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes

Donut Holes (Low Carb)

Made with soy protein isolate, water, egg, sour cream, cinnamon, artificial sweetener

Method: deep fryer
Time: under 30 minutes

Orejas (Palm Leaves)

Made with butter, flour, salt, egg, water, vegetable oil

Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Raspberry Custard Scone

Made with custard powder, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, butter, milk, raspberry jam, sugar

Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes

Chocolate Pizzelles

Made with vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, butter, sugar, eggs

Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes

Bing Cherry Fritters

Made with oil, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon, milk, eggs, vegetable oil, Bing cherries

Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes

Chocolate and Coffee Cannoli Duo

Made with miniature graham cracker crusts, sugar, cinnamon, ricotta cheese, milk chocolate, pistachios, instant coffee

Time: 30-60 minutes

Corn Fritter Pancakes

Made with nutmeg, salt, creamed corn, eggs, flour, baking powder

Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes

Buttermilk Donuts

Made with dry active yeast, water, buttermilk, shortening, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, powdered sugar

Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours

Cream Horns

Made with butter, puff pastry, egg white, double cream, sugar, vanilla essence, strawberry jam, flour, salt

Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Pumpkin Fritters (Barrigas De Vieja)

Made with nutmeg, cinnamon, pumpkin, salt, water, butter or margarine, sugar, egg, flour, vanilla extract

Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes

Corn Ball Fritters

Made with chicken bouillon cube, flour, baking powder, salt, basil, paprika, garlic, black pepper, milk, eggs

Method: deep fryer
Time: 30-60 minutes

Rice Fritters (Bombones De Arroz)

Made with icing sugar, eggs, rice, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, baking powder, oil, nutmeg

Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Scones

Made with peanuts, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, peanut butter, milk, eggs, vanilla extract

Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Almond-Poppy Seed Scones

Made with all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, poppy seeds, butter, egg, almond extract, whipping cream, almonds

Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes

Kolachki

Made with egg, walnuts, cream cheese, butter, flour, walnut filling, poppy seed filling

Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Crab Fritters With Curry Sauce

Made with fresh parsley, salt and pepper, flour, vegetable oil, olive oil, garlic, curry powder, mayonnaise, sour cream

Method: deep fryer
Time: 1-2 hours

Old Fashioned Corn Fritters

Made with whole kernel corn, all-purpose flour, milk, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, eggs

Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes

Crispy Shrimp And Scallion Fritters

Made with olive oil, salt, shrimp, chickpea flour or all-purpose flour, flat-leaf parsley, scallions, sweet paprika

Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Elephant Ears

Made with salt, yeast, water, milk, egg yolk, sugar, butter

Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours

Chocolate Orange Matchsticks

Made with semisweet chocolate, puff pastry, confectioners' sugar, egg white, orange peel, orange juice

Method: oven, microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes

Best Banana Fritters

Made with confectioners' sugar, oil, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, bananas

Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes

Peach Fritters

Made with sugar, butter, baking powder, milk, vanilla extract, whipping cream, egg, flour, salt, lemon juice

Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes

Nutty Phyllo Halloween Ghosts

Made with confectioners' sugar, unsalted butter, Granny Smith apple, peanuts, semisweet chocolate chips, caramel cube candies, phyllo dough

Method: oven, microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes

Pan Fried Cauliflower Fritters

Made with oil, cauliflower, flour, salt, black pepper, water, egg, onion

Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes

Chocolate Baklava

Made with water, filo dough, walnuts, semisweet chocolate, ground cinnamon, sugar, margarine or butter, orange juice

Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours

Yemeni Pastry With Honey (Bint Assahn)

Made with honey, butter, flour, salt, eggs, milk, nuts

Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours

Starbucks' Orange Oatmeal Flat Scones

Made with all-purpose flour, oatmeal, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, butter, egg, orange juice, orange or tangerine oil or extract

Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes

Pattypan Squash Fritter

Made with salt, baking powder, oil, eggs, milk, pattypan squash, vegetable oil, flour

Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes

Banana Fritters With Cinnamon Sauce

Made with sugar, salt, egg, milk, butter, baking powder, bananas, oil, water

Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes

Easy Cream Cheese Danish

Made with sliced almonds, cream cheese, egg, vanilla extract, sugar, raspberry or apricot jam, refrigerated crescent roll dough

Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes

Easy Elephant Ears (Sweet And Savory Options)

Made with water, flour, salt, baking powder

Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes

Nava's Sonoma Jack Cheese Fritters

Made with butter, eggs, buttermilk, milk, dry jack cheese, cilantro, oregano, all-purpose flour, cornmeal, pecan pieces

Method: deep fryer, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes

Potato Fritters With Grated Gruyere Cheese

Made with potatoes, butter, milk, Gruyere cheese, eggs, egg white, bread crumbs, sunflower oil, salt, tomato sauce

Method: stovetop, deep fryer
Time: 30-60 minutes

Easy Apple Strudel

Made with egg, margarine, dry bread crumbs, apples, raisins, sugar, ground cinnamon, lemon juice, vanilla, refrigerated quick crescent dinner rolls

Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours