Baking

If you can find candied chestnuts, simply toss them in the cocoa with one tablespoon of brown sugar (no need to glaze them first).

The caramelized milk jam makes for a decadent little sandwich, but these cookies are amazingly good simply eaten on their own.

This super simple dough comes together in a food processor. For best gluten development and flavor, let the dough rest overnight in the fridge.

Use store-bought meringues and skip the first step, if you prefer.

Don't peel the peaches; simply rub off the fuzz with a damp paper towel.

How is this shortcake different from all others? Cake flour makes it extra-tender, for starters, then it's baked in one big circle and bathed in tarragon-infused butter. You might never go back.

Baking the crumble topping on its own means it gets supertoasty and crisp.

Sweet-tart cherries elevate the otherwise straightforward custard, and buttermilk lends a welcome tang.

Try a Southern California take on this classic French dessert.

Thanks to frozen puff pastry, making this savory hors d'oeuvre is a snap.

Just about any fruit will work under this delicious lattice crust, but the sweet-tart trio of nectarines, plums, and raspberries is hard to beat.

Be sure to use only silken tofu for this dairy-free lemon dessert. You'll find the tofu in shelf-stable packages in your grocery store.

Briefly baking the cornbread before adding the jam prevents the preserves from sinking to the bottom of the batter.

At Black Seed Bagels' shop in NYC, their wood-fire oven is critical to the bagel's shape, texture, and taste. Don't have one at home? No problem, we talked to head baker Dianna Daoheung about how to make the bagels in a conventional oven.

This recipe is infinitely adaptable—swap in whichever summer fruit you prefer, add coconut flakes or sunflower seeds to the topping, and amp up the filling with fresh ginger or herbs.

Choose a mild, not-too-peppery olive oil for this tender cake; something fruity will complement the lemony sweetness, but an assertively bitter oil will overwhelm.

An addition of almond flour gives this pie crust a nutty, toasted flavor—a great complement to the sour-cherry filling.

A quick raspberry sauce adds pastry-shop polish to this cheesecake. Want extra to serve alongside the dessert? Double the ingredient amounts and reserve half the sauce.

Instead of chocolate chips, chop up an antioxidant-rich bar of dark chocolate for these crispy cookies.