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Croissant

A croissant is a laminated, yeast-leavened pastry associated with French baking and recognizable by its curved or straig...

Classic French Laminated Buttery

9.2 Excellent

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Egg Tart (Portuguese)

The Portuguese egg tart, commonly called pastel de nata, is a small pastry filled with egg custard and baked until its f...

Classic Custard Portuguese Flaky

9.2 Excellent

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Kunafa

Kunafa is a syrup-soaked dessert made in several regional forms across the Middle East, especially in the Levant and Egy...

Classic Middle Eastern Cheese Syrup

9.1 Excellent

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Churro

A churro is a fried pastry made by extruding a stiff flour-based dough through a ridged nozzle into hot oil. The resulti...

Classic Spanish Chocolate Cinnamon

8.9 Great

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Opéra Cake

Opéra cake is a French layered dessert built from thin sheets of almond joconde sponge, coffee syrup, coffee buttercream...

Classic French Chocolate Coffee

8.8 Great

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Börek

Börek is a family of filled pastries found in Turkish, Balkan, Middle Eastern, and neighboring cuisines, with historical...

Classic Phyllo Savory Turkish

8.8 Great

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Strudel

Strudel is a rolled pastry associated with Austrian and other Central European cuisines. It is made by stretching dough...

Austrian Apple Classic Rolled

8.8 Great

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Liège Waffle

The Liège waffle is a Belgian waffle made from a rich, yeast-raised dough resembling brioche rather than a pourable batt...

Classic Belgian Caramelized Pearl Sugar

8.8 Great

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Malva Pudding

Malva pudding is a South African baked dessert with a soft, spongy texture and a sweet sauce poured over it while it is...

Classic South African Apricot Baked

8.4 Great

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Berliner Pfannkuchen

Berliner Pfannkuchen is a German yeast-raised doughnut fried without a central hole and usually filled with fruit jam. I...

German Classic Fried Doughnut

8.2 Great

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Bombolone

Bombolone is an Italian yeast-raised doughnut that is fried, coated with granulated or powdered sugar, and commonly fill...

Italian Classic Fried Doughnut

8.2 Great

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Papanași

Papanași are Romanian cheese pastries prepared in fried and baked forms, with the fried version especially common in res...

Classic Jam Fried Quark

8.2 Great

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Bolo de Berlim

Bolo de Berlim is a Portuguese fried dough pastry adapted from the German Berliner. It is typically sliced horizontally...

Classic Portuguese Fried Doughnut

8.1 Great

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Znoud el Sit

Znoud el Sit is a Levantine sweet made from thin pastry sheets wrapped around ashta, a thick milk-based cream. The rolls...

Classic Cream Filled Lebanese Fried

8.0 Great

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Vetkoek

Vetkoek is a South African bread made by deep-frying portions of yeasted dough until browned, producing a crisp exterior...

Classic South African Fried Savory Sweet

7.8 Good

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Lokma

Lokma is a small piece of yeast-leavened dough that is deep-fried until golden, then soaked or drizzled with sugar syrup...

Classic Turkish Fried Syrup

7.7 Good

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Luqaimat

Luqaimat are small, deep-fried yeast-dough dumplings eaten across the Arabian Peninsula and in neighboring regions. Port...

Classic Honey Fried Dumpling

7.7 Good

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Şekerpare

Şekerpare is a Turkish syrup-soaked sweet made from a soft dough that commonly includes semolina, flour, butter, sugar,...

Classic Turkish Almond Cookie

7.5 Good

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Roscos de Anís

Roscos de anís are ring-shaped Spanish pastries flavored with anise, often using anise liqueur or aniseed in the dough....

Classic Spanish Ring Anise

7.0 Good

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Kichel

Kichel is a light, crisp Ashkenazi Jewish baked pastry made chiefly from eggs, flour, and a small amount of sugar. The d...

Classic Egg Fried Jewish

7.0 Good