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Kouign-amann

The Kouign-amann is a traditional Breton pastry originating from northwestern France. It's notable for its exceptionally...

French Caramelized Baked Breton

9.2 Excellent

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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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Pain au Chocolat

Pain au chocolat is a French viennoiserie made from laminated yeast dough wrapped around one or more bars of chocolate....

French Laminated Chocolate Breakfast

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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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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Ladurée Macarons

Ladurée macarons are small, colorful French pastries crafted using a meringue base with a smooth, creamy filling. These...

Luxury French France Small Batch

8.3 Great

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Pain aux Raisins

Pain aux raisins is a French viennoiserie made by spreading pastry cream and raisins over laminated yeast dough, rolling...

French Laminated Raisin Spiral

8.0 Great

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Kransekake (Norwegian)

Kransekake is a Norwegian and Danish celebration cake assembled from graduated rings of baked almond dough. The firm, ch...

Classic Norwegian Ring Celebration

8.0 Great

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Rosca de Reyes

Rosca de Reyes is a ring-shaped enriched sweet bread eaten in Mexico for Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, on January 6. It...

Brioche Seasonal Mexican Dried Fruit

8.0 Great

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Kouglof

Kouglof, also spelled kougelhopf or Gugelhupf, is a tall ring-shaped yeast cake baked in a distinctive fluted mold. Vers...

Regional Raisin Yeast Ring Mold

7.9 Good

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Oliebollen

Oliebollen are Dutch deep-fried yeast-dough fritters traditionally eaten around New Year's Eve. The dough may be plain o...

Seasonal Dutch New Year Raisin

7.8 Good

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Griouech

Griouech is a traditional Moroccan fried pastry made from dough commonly flavored with sesame and shaped into folded, br...

Celebration Moroccan Honey Fried

7.7 Good

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Šakotis

Šakotis is a Lithuanian spit cake made by pouring or dripping batter onto a rotating metal spit positioned near a heat s...

Branching Celebration Egg Spit Cake

7.7 Good

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Sellou

Sellou is a Moroccan no-bake confection made by combining browned or toasted flour with toasted sesame seeds, almonds, h...

Celebration Moroccan Almond No Bake

7.5 Good

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Dampfnudel

Dampfnudel is a yeast-raised dumpling associated with southern German and Austrian cooking, with related traditions in A...

German Regional Sweet Steamed

7.5 Good

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Colomba Pasquale

Colomba pasquale is an Italian enriched yeast cake traditionally eaten at Easter and formed in a stylized dove shape. It...

Italian Celebration Almond Easter

7.5 Good

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Polvorones Mexicanos

Polvorones mexicanos are crumbly Mexican cookies made primarily from flour, fat, and sugar, with recipes using butter, s...

Classic Mexican Powdered Sugar Shortbread

7.4 Good

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Cramique

Cramique is an enriched yeast bread associated with Belgium and northern France, particularly French-speaking baking tra...

Brioche Breakfast Belgian Raisin

7.3 Good