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Dessert Pastries

Apple fritters, cream puffs, and other dessert pastries bring dough and fillings together in different forms. Browse pastries for a crisp shell, a tender center, or a layered sweet serving.

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  • Mexican Chocolate Churro Rounds

    Mexican Chocolate Churro Rounds

    Half churro and half buñuelo, these crispy rounds of goodness get doused in a flavorful post-fry combination: cinnamon, sugar, a little cocoa, and a little cayenne. Ingredients 1…

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  • New Orleans Beignets

    New Orleans Beignets

    These sweet French doughnuts are square instead of round and have no hole in the middle. They’re a traditional part of breakfast in New Orleans. Ingredients 1 package…

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  • Banana Beignet Bites

    Banana Beignet Bites

    Ingredients 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Beignets 2 cups cake flour 3/4 cup sugar 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ground…

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  • Chocolate-Hazelnut Ravioli

    Ingredients 16 wonton wrappers 1 egg, beaten to blend 1 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella) Vegetable oil, for frying 16 fresh mint leaves Nonstick vegetable oil spray Granulated…

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  • Sopapillas

    Sopapillas

    Ingredients 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 1/2 cups warm water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon butter 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon oil…

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  • Sopapillas

    Sopapillas

    Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoon vegetable shortening ¾ cup warm water (110 degrees) vegetable oil cinnamon…

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  • Croissant Salted Honey Ice Cream Sandwiches

    Ingredients 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup milk 9 oz (3/4 cup) honey (Use a honey with a taste that you love) ½ teaspoon sea salt 5 egg…

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  • Sugary Apple Fritters

    Sugary Apple Fritters

    Ingredients 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup water 2 cups…

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  • Apple Enchiladas

    1 21-ounce can apple fruit filling 6 8-inch flour tortillas 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⅓  cup butter or margarine ½ cup sugar ½ cup firmly packed light brown…

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  • Flaky Pastry

    This is somewhere between a rich traditional pie dough and puff pastry, and the traditional pastry for Eccles cake or Ecclefechan tart. It’s somewhat easier to make than…

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