Hot Bake

<p>Welcome to our monthly baking column where we share recipes, interview experts, and chronicle all things bread, pastry, and dessert.</p>


Hot Bake: Recipes for Bread, Pastries, Desserts & More

Nation

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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

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Caroline Schiff changed my life, unbeknownst to her.

This Honey-Glazed Pull Apart Bread Lets You Have Sourdough for Dessert

Art by Maitane Romagosa for Thrillist, (photos courtesy Kat Lieu).

At the beginning of the pandemic, like many of us, Kat Lieu had a craving for her favorite comfort foods.

Meet the Crinkle Cookie Inspired by a Cantonese Black Sesame Dessert Soup

Photo courtesy of Honeypie

Make This Cherry and Apple Pie for a Flavor-Packed Dessert

Weekend Project

We share a recipe from an expert and allow them to share the best tips and tricks for a home cook or bartender to get it done.

Weekend Project: Home Cooking and Cocktails Made Easy

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Even though the front cover of his cookbook is minimalist in its approach—a big salted chocolate chip cookie on a white background with “cookies” written in all caps—baker Jesse Szewczyk thinks the dessert means so much more.

These Gorgeous Campari Shortbread Cookies Are Almost Too Pretty to Eat

Photo by Ken Camara

It’s hard to believe that From Kora, the viral bakery born in a Woodside, Queens apartment, began as a small word-of-mouth, donut pop-up in the summer of 2020.

This Pandan Madeleine Recipe Is a Celebration of Filipino Christmas

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Maple syrup has long been a breakfast staple, warmed up and drizzled over pancakes and waffles.

This Salted Maple Pie Needs to Be on Your Holiday Menu

Photo courtesy of Patti Paige

Gingerbread homes are an ethereal holiday tradition that smell wonderful and make for a spectacularly festive centerpiece—if you can actually get the whole thing to stand up.

How to Build a Solid Gingerbread House, According to Baking Experts

Photo courtesy of Laugarvatn Fontana

People go to Iceland in pursuit of various wonders.

This Geothermal-Baked Icelandic Bread Is a Marvel You Can Make at Home

Photo by Esteban Castillo

Esteban Castillo is a creative powerhouse.

How to Make Esteban Castillo’s Cinnamon-Kissed Buñuelos de Viento

Thanksgiving

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Give us this day our daily bread—and when I say daily bread I genuinely mean the “daily bread” from Xi’an Famous Foods: a circular pan fried disc with a fluffy center that sandwiches the New York-based chain’s celebrated spicy cumin lamb burger.

How to Make Xi’an Famous Foods’ Famous Daily Bread

Photo by Henry Hargreaves

Christina Tosi is not new to writing recipes.

These Crunchy Cornflake Chocolate Chip Cookies Are a Fun Twist on a Classic

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Sarah E. Daniels, a wine buyer and former pastry chef who lives in New York’s Hudson Valley, loves apple cider donuts.

This Honey-Glazed Pull Apart Bread Lets You Have Sourdough for Dessert

James Beard–nominated pastry chef Caroline Schiff discusses her baking book that celebrates sourdough.

Meet the Crinkle Cookie Inspired by a Cantonese Black Sesame Dessert Soup

Subtle Asian Baking creator and author of ‘Modern Asian Baking at Home,’ Kat Lieu shares a holiday-ready cookie inspired by her mother’s recipe.

Make This Cherry and Apple Pie for a Flavor-Packed Dessert

Come for the gooey apple and cherry filling, stay for the brown sugar oat crumb topping.

These Gorgeous Campari Shortbread Cookies Are Almost Too Pretty to Eat

Like a Negroni, in cookie form.

This Pandan Madeleine Recipe Is a Celebration of Filipino Christmas

This cookie recipe by Kimberly Camara of From Kora features the floral flavor of pandan.

This Salted Maple Pie Needs to Be on Your Holiday Menu

Maple syrup isn’t just for breakfast.

How to Build a Solid Gingerbread House, According to Baking Experts

Runny icing is the key.

This Geothermal-Baked Icelandic Bread Is a Marvel You Can Make at Home

Traditional hverabrauð bakes underground for a steamy 24 hours.

How to Make Esteban Castillo’s Cinnamon-Kissed Buñuelos de Viento

This fried fritter recipe from ‘Chicano Bakes’ should be on your holiday baking list.

How to Make Xi’an Famous Foods’ Famous Daily Bread

Crispy exterior, fluffy interior, and no lengthy proofing required.

These Crunchy Cornflake Chocolate Chip Cookies Are a Fun Twist on a Classic

This recipe from Christina Tosi’s new cookbook ‘All About Cookies’ bakes low and slow for maximum crunch.

This Is Why We Love Apple Cider Donuts

Plus, a recipe to make them at home.