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Prebaked pie crust

Baking trials: What’s the best way to prep a pie crust for prebaking?

There’s a practical solution to this weighty problem.

Oct 8, 2025
Pumpkin Pie

Things bakers know: Bringing pumpkin pie to dinner? Do this.

Our Test Kitchen has a smarter way to make pies portable.

Oct 2, 2025
A sliced pumpkin shaped bundt cake showing layers of dark cake and orange frosting.

The 15 best recipes to bake in October

It’s peak baking season — here’s what to make.

Oct 1, 2025
Scooping cookies with a cookie scoop

Baking trials: How do cookie scoop sizes affect your cookies?

Cookie scoop size is your key to success.

Sep 25, 2025
Lemon poppy seed scones baked on nested sheet pans

Things bakers know: Bake your sheet pan ... on another sheet pan

How to protect delicate bakes from overbrowned bottoms

Sep 23, 2025
Sugar-Crusted Apple Cobbler

The 12 recipes we missed on our best fall bakes list

Where was the apple pie?!

Sep 17, 2025
A fork topped with a small bite of apple pie along with the rest of the slice on a plate seen from above.

19 Thanksgiving pie recipes, from classic to creative

Desserts that may just upstage the feast.

Sep 15, 2025
Double-crusted pies with pie designs in cut into the tops

My 6 favorite ways to make fancier pie

Dress up your dessert with these pie designs.

Sep 10, 2025
penuche frosting on top of apple cake

Penuche frosting becomes the main character

It’s not just a type of fudge — it’s for your cake topping too. 

Sep 8, 2025
A Chocolate Breakfast Muffin broken open on a plate

High-altitude baking: Two crucial things you need to know

Overwhelmed by high-altitude baking? Start with these two tweaks.

Sep 3, 2025
A loaf of The Most Pumpkin Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread cut into showing the interior

The 15 best recipes to bake in September

Break out the pumpkin!

Sep 2, 2025
Three crocks of sourdough starter next to each other

How to build the exact amount of ripe sourdough starter for a recipe

Need more starter for a recipe? Here’s what to do. 

Aug 27, 2025
Small sourdough jar on the counter

A smaller sourdough crock for smaller starters

Less is more.

Aug 25, 2025
Gluten-Free English Muffin Bread

The best (and easiest) gluten-free bread recipe

Skip the store-bought stuff and bake gluten-free bread at home instead. 

Aug 21, 2025
Small-Batch Birthday Cake Blondies on a counter with a glass of milk

Things bakers know: Store your sprinkles in this surprising place

For the brightest sprinkles, you gotta chill.

Aug 20, 2025
Chocolate olive oil cake in a square cake pan

Why the size of your baking pan matters so much

Plus how to adjust for different pan sizes.

Aug 18, 2025
Sliced South Shore Bar Pizza

16 pizza recipes to turn your home into a pizzeria

Make tonight a pizza night.

Aug 13, 2025
Pick-Your-Own Fruit Cookies

How to make easy fruit cookies with (almost) any fruit

Bake the unofficial cookie of the summer.

Aug 6, 2025
Easy Peach Cobbler

The 13 best recipes to bake in August

Recipes to savor summer’s sweetest days.

Aug 1, 2025
Loaf of bread baked in a red Dutch oven

This is the best way to keep your bread's bottom from getting too dark

My go-to way to prevent a burned bottom crust.

Jul 30, 2025
Dry measuring cups full of light and dark brown sugar

When to use dry vs. liquid measuring cups — and why it matters

Plus: how to use your measuring cups the right way.

Jul 28, 2025
Extra-Tangy Sourdough Bread sliced on a cutting board

How to defrost bread

The best way to get bread from the freezer to your mouth.

Jul 24, 2025
Three sandwich bread ice cream sandwiches stacked on top of each other in a baker's hand

You should make your ice cream sandwiches with sandwich bread. Here’s why.

Soft bread makes the best (and easiest) ice cream sandwiches.

Jul 23, 2025
Sunflower Bread baked

10 kid-friendly recipes for young bakers

Get them out of your hair and into the kitchen.

Jul 21, 2025