Pastries & Sweet Breakfasts
Cinnamon roll cake, doughnuts, and a cream cheese Danish braid bring sweetness to breakfast. These pastries and bakes offer different doughs, fillings, and glazes for a morning treat.
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Classic Pecan Rolls
These pecan rolls from American cooking guru Scott Peacock are caramelly, deliciously aromatic, perfectly browned every time. Dough ¼ cup warm water (105°F to 115°F) 1 package active…
Green Tomato Breakfast Cake
Before the first frost hits, harvest your green tomatoes and whip together this breakfast cake. The recipe is based on a 40-year-old recipe for plum cake that first…
Apricot-Cream Cheese Braid
All the good stuff from a cream cheese Danish is rolled into this bread, which was a favorite in our Test Kitchens. The finished braids can be covered…
Bananas Foster Upside-down Coffee Cake
Bananas Foster–a classic New Orleans brunch dish of rum-sautéed bananas–is turned into a decadently sweet coffee cake that is definitely in a class by itself. There won’t be…
Blueberry-Buttermilk Scones
The secret to making delicate scones is handling the dough as little as possible. Another tip: If you don’t have buttermilk, you can substitute ½ cup plain yogurt…
Blueberry Breakfast Braid
With its braided style and fruit-swirled center, it’s as attractive as it is tasty Blueberry Filling 1 cup fresh OR frozen blueberries 1 cup sugar ¼ cup water…
Blueberry Cream-Cheese Braided Loaf
6 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 egg, separated 1¼ cup powdered sugar, divided 1 (11-ounce) can Pillsbury® refrigerated breadstick dough ¾ cup fresh, frozen, or canned blueberries 2…
Streusel Topped Coffee Cake
2 cups all-purpose flour; unsifted 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon sea salt ¼ cup unsalted butter or margarine ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 egg ½ cup milk…
Streusel-Filled Coffee Cake
You can make this cake a day ahead, refrigerate it overnight, and bake it the next morning. Just take it out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking,…
Pear Pecan Coffee Cake
¼ cup unsalted butter ½ cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 cup cake flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon sea salt ½ cup…
