Gluten Free Chocolate Croissants

Croissants are one of my favorite breakfast treats and I also love experimenting with puff pastry.  Recently, while picking up some frozen puff pastry I noticed a gluten free version next to my usual Dufour variety.  Knowing a lot of people with gluten issues and  or wanting to go gluten free so I decided to …

Super Simple Cinnamon Rolls

There’s nothing quite like fresh warm cinnamon rolls on a weekend morning. The ooey gooey sweet goodness brings back great memories of watching Saturday morning cartoons or holiday breakfasts with my family.  I was home visiting my mom recently and she really wanted to have cinnamon rolls. Our town doesn’t have a bakery where we’d …

Man Buns – Maple Bacon Peanut butter Morning Buns

Yes, you read that right, ‘Man Buns’.  I named these delectable breakfast pastries after the ubiquitous hipster male hairdo.  Why exactly? Well, for one, they are ‘buns’ and their signature swirl and inspiration from traditional ‘morning buns’ lends them to the name and ‘man’ because they are filled with ‘manly’ ingredients like bacon and peanut …

Palmiers

Years ago, I was invited to dinner at a friend’s house. For dessert the host served Palmiers (also known as elephant ears). I almost fell off my chair when she said she made these buttery, flaky, crispy, sweet Palmiers all in about 15 mins.  I always regarded these pastries as being so incredibly intricate. Little …

Cheese and Spinach Puff Pastry Pockets

Do you have a last minute get together with friends where you have to bring an appetizer or snack?  These spinach puff pastry pockets are sure to wow in taste and in ease (but, you don’t have to tell anyone that).  They are a good treat to reheat and you can prep and bake in …