Baking Sense Recipes

With 25+ years of experience as a pastry chef, you can be sure that all my recipes are well-tested with lots of "how to" and " why" information included. This board is a collection of my best recipes; cookies, pies, cakes, tarts, candy, bread and baked goodies of all kinds.
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lemon glazed blueberry hand pies on a white plate
Blueberry Hand Pies
These Blueberry Hand Pies are made with flaky dough filled with a lemony blueberry filling. But wait, there’s more. The warm pies are dunked in a lemon glaze before serving.
there is a cake with blackberries on it and the title reads blackberry lemon cake
Blackberry Lemon Cake
Blackberry Lemon Cake! This beautiful layer cake is made with lemon chiffon cake, blackberry buttercream studded with fresh berries and zesty lemon curd.
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Homemade Pizza Dough
Homemade pizza dough is surprisingly easy to make. A great pizza starts with a great dough. See step by step how to make your own pizza crust.
In this collection you’ll find classic shortcakes and a some unexpected treats that let strawberries shine in different ways.
16 Strawberry Recipes
In this collection you’ll find classic shortcakes and a some unexpected treats that let strawberries shine in different ways.
cherry and blueberry shortcakes on a clear plate with a fork next to it
Cherry & Blueberry Shortcakes
Blueberry & Cherry Shortcakes are the perfect dessert to celebrate the red, white & blue. This shortcake recipe brings together rich biscuits, a blueberry & cherry compote made with a hint of red-wine and a mound of vanilla whipped cream on top.
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Blueberry Crumb Bars
Blueberry Crumb Bars! Buttery cornmeal crust is layered with blueberry filling and topped with chunky brown sugar topping. This tasty treat can be made with fresh or frozen berries.
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Pistachio Financiers are perfect little French cakes made with ground pistachios, browned butter, orange zest and vanilla. The cakes are rich, flavorful and very, very satisfying.
blackberry lavender preserves in a white bowl with spoon
Blackberry Lavender Preserves
Blackberry Lavender Preserves can be made with fresh or frozen berries and you don’t need commercial pectin. Lavender is the perfect accent flavor for luscious blackberries.
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Key Lime Layer Cake
Key Lime Layer Cake has all the best things about Key Lime pie, in a cake. Buttery vanilla cake is layered with key lime curd, key lime cheesecake and a special graham cracker crunch.
a blackberry slab pie on a table with berries
Blackberry Slab Pie
This Blackberry Slab Pie has a flaky pastry crust filled with lightly sweetened blackberries and a whisper of lemon. When you need to feed a crowd, Slab Pie is the way to go.
the cover of 16 rhubarb recipes with pictures of different desserts and pastries
16 Rhubarb Recipes
16 Rhubarb recipes! You love it for its bold tartness or the way it balances out sweet ingredients, rhubarb brings a distinctive flavor to your baking.
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Cherry Strudel
You’ll love this Cherry Strudel made with tart cherries and crisp phyllo dough. It’s perfect for dessert or brunch.
two shortcake biscuits on a plate with strawberries next to the words shortcake biscuits
Shortcake Biscuits
Shortcake Biscuits? Why not shortcake “cakes”? Because, despite the name, a true shortcake is more biscuit than cake. The “short” refers to a specific type of dough where the fat is cut into the flour. The lumps of fat interfere with gluten development. This mixing method creates a pastry that is that is more crumbly than stretchy. So a shortcake is more biscuit than cake.
Cornmeal Pie Crust! A dash of stone ground cornmeal adds beautiful color and a slight crunch to classic pie dough. I love this crust filled with summer berries or tomatoes.
Cornmeal Pie Crust! A dash of stone ground cornmeal adds beautiful color and a slight crunch to classic pie dough. I love this crust filled with summer berries or tomatoes.
a slice of cherry crumb pie on a white plate
Sour Cherry Crumb Pie
Cherry Crumb Pie is a crazy-delicious, seasonal treat. Did you know that cherries and almonds are natural flavor partners? Chunky brown sugar-almond topping and tangy cherries are a match made in heaven.