Homemade orange rolls
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Orange Rolls: Dinner or Dessert Treat with Perfect Temperatures

Freshly made rolls are an essential part of all our favorite holiday feasts. But orange rolls? Those take it to another level altogether. You can ice them, for sure, making them more akin to cinnamon rolls—two of them a delight on a plate for brunch. Or you can leave them unfrosted and easily justify putting…

Homemade baklava

Homemade Baklava—Perfect Syrup makes for a Perfect Dessert

Unless you come from a home where it was made frequently, you probably think of baklava as being one of those impossible dishes to make yourself. All those layers, all that flavor…how are they to be accomplished by a layman like me, right? Wrong. Homemade baklava is deceptively simple to make yourself (unless you choose…

devil's food cake

Devil’s Food Cake with Chocolate Frosting: The Temps You Need to Know

Every month or so, I start browsing pictures and recipes of cakes. Then I can’t rest until I’ve made and eaten one. If you do the same, or if you just love a good cake for a celebration or for no reason at all, it’s good that you’ve landed here. Today we’re walking you through…

Homemade Danishes
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Homemade Danish Pastry: Temps for Flaky Layers

Danishes are some of the tastiest pastries that you can eat. When they are made right, they are flaky, light, nuanced, delightful treats that would be worth standing in line for. But most of the Danishes we eat a pale shadow of the real thing: cloying, waxy, wan staples of hotel “continental breakfasts” and grocery…