Pastry Recipes: Sweet Treats Made Simple! - Barbara Bakes™

The Best Blueberry Scone Recipe You’ll Ever Try

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:04:36 +0000

The best blueberry scone recipe that delivers perfectly tender, buttery scones bursting with juicy blueberries. These quick and easy homemade scones require just 7 simple ingredients and come together in under 30 minutes for a delicious breakfast treat the whole family will love. There’s something magical about the aroma of freshly baked scones wafting through...

Old-Fashioned Fried Apple Cider Donuts

Melissa Griffiths — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 23:26:14 +0000

These Fried Apple Cider Donuts are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and packed with real apple flavor. Making them from scratch is easier than you think and tastes so much better than store-bought! 🍩 The combination of cinnamon and allspice creates a flavor profile that perfectly complements the apple cider base! My...

Old Fashioned Buttermilk Donut Recipe

Melissa Griffiths — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

This buttermilk donut recipe creates the most tender, perfectly crispy donuts you’ll ever make at home. The tangy buttermilk ensures a light, fluffy interior while the quick fry gives them that irresistible golden-brown crust. These donuts are crisp on the outside but tender and moist on the inside with a sweet glaze that you’ll want...

Gougeres (Savory Cream Puffs)

Melissa Griffiths — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:30:00 +0000

Gougeres are small pastry made with Choux dough mixed with cheese. They are similar to cream puffs but savory instead of sweet. Perfect to serve instead of a roll with a meal. They make great appetizers too! Gougeres If you don’t have the equipment to pipe the dough on to the baking sheets, you can...

How to Make Cream Puffs – Video & Step-by-Step Photos!

Melissa Griffiths — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Learning how to make cream puffs is a fun activity resulting in a yummy treat that looks fancy and hard-to-make, but is actually a super easy dessert. With only five ingredients that you likely have in your pantry, this may be your go-to dessert for special occasions! Don’t let their elegant appearance fool you –...

How to Make Churros

Melissa Griffiths — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:08:10 +0000

Here is how to make the best homemade churros coated with cinnamon sugar and dulce de leche for dipping.

Berry-Apple Strudel

Melissa Griffiths — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:30:00 +0000

This mixed berry strudel has an apple and berry filling with homemade strudel dough made without yeast or rising.

Chocolate Eclairs

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 06 May 2021 10:01:00 +0000

Make French Chocolate Eclairs with choux pastry, vanilla pastry cream and chocolate ganache at home.

Best Piping Tips for Eclairs + Filling & Decorating

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 06 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Learn the best piping tips for eclairs so you can easily make, pipe, fill and assemble homemade eclairs. Enjoy the best French pastries at home, any time you like! Did you know that you make eclairs with the same easy-to-make dough used to make cream puffs? You just shape the dough differently. You could spoon...

White Chocolate and Raspberry Pavlova

Melissa Griffiths — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:41:26 +0000

White Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova with whipped cream and homemade raspberry preserves is a perfect springtime dessert.