18 delicious bakery recipes from around the world
Portugal's legendary custard tarts - flaky puff pastry shells with rich vanilla custard, baked until blistered and caramelized.
Cuernos, meaning 'horns,' are a beloved Mexican pan dulce. These are not French croissants but rather a richer, sweeter, and denser crescent-shaped roll, perfect for breakfast or a sweet snack. They boast a tender crumb with a slightly crisp exterior when fresh.
Facturas are a diverse array of Argentine breakfast pastries, often enjoyed with coffee. This recipe focuses on the process of creating these flaky, sweet treats, which rely on a laminated dough technique similar to croissants or puff pastry.
Crispy, sweet, and buttery puff pastry cookies, often called 'elephant ears' due to their shape. Coated in caramelized sugar, these palmiers are a delightful bakery classic.
Authentic Portuguese custard tarts, featuring a crisp, flaky puff pastry shell filled with a rich, creamy egg custard that's caramelized and blistered on top. A beloved treat originating from Lisbon.
A classic British spiral bun, generously filled with currants and warm spices, baked to a sticky, sweet perfection. A true taste of London.
Pan de Yuca is a delightful Colombian cheese bread made from yuca starch, offering a wonderfully chewy interior and a slightly crisp exterior. It's a popular bakery staple, often enjoyed for breakfast or as a snack.
Iconic Mexican sweet bread, known for its soft, enriched dough and a distinctive, sweet sugar topping scored to resemble seashell patterns. A beloved breakfast staple.
Golfeados are traditional Venezuelan sweet rolls, characterized by their soft, spiced dough, a sticky coating of papelón (unrefined cane sugar) syrup, and a topping of salty queso blanco. They are a beloved bakery staple, perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Vatrushka is a traditional Russian sweet cheese pastry, often found in bakeries. These open-faced buns feature a delightful tvorog (quark) filling nestled in a soft, yeasted dough.
Delicate, sweet pastry turnovers filled with a luscious pineapple jam. A beloved staple found in Mexican bakeries, perfect for a sweet treat.
Chewy Greek bread rings generously coated in sesame seeds, a beloved street food breakfast staple across Greece and Turkey.
Deliciously flaky and buttery pastry rolls filled with savory ham, a beloved breakfast and snack staple in Venezuela.
Delicate, half-moon shaped pastries filled with a sweet, creamy quark (tvorog) mixture. Perfect for afternoon tea or a light dessert.
Sweet, soft, and fluffy buns with a crisp, sugary, cookie-like topping that resembles a pineapple's texture. A beloved breakfast and snack item in Hong Kong.
A classic German cake featuring a rich yeast dough base, topped with a sticky, caramelized honey-almond mixture, and filled with a luscious vanilla custard. The name 'Bee Sting' is said to come from the legend that bakers threw dough at their overlords like bees stinging them, or that bees were attracted to the sweet aroma.
Manakish Zaatar is a beloved Lebanese flatbread, traditionally enjoyed for breakfast. A simple yet flavorful dough is topped with a fragrant mixture of zaatar (a blend of herbs, sesame seeds, and sumac) and olive oil, then baked until golden and slightly crispy.
Soft and airy pastries filled with a sweet poppy seed mixture, often glazed with chocolate. These are a popular treat in Latvian bakeries, perfect with coffee or tea.
