Learn to make a red, white, and blue twist on this tender shortbread polvorón made from flour, shortening, and sugar.

Rooted in the Andalusian city of Seville, the polvorón Sevillano is a timeless shortbread made from just a few ingredients: flour, shortening, and sugar. Traditionally cut into circles and dusted with ...

At the family bakery, laminating doughs was always a labor of love. We didn’t have a dough sheeter back then. Every fold was done by hand, using nothing more than a rolling pin and a rhythm passed ...

Equipment: Electric stand mixer with paddle attachment to mix the cookie dough.. One rubber spatula that you will use to scrape the sides of the mixer bowl when mixing the cookie dough.. One 2-ounce ...

Equipment: 1 electric stand mixer with a paddle attachment to mix the cake batter . 2-quart mixing bowl (plastic, glass, or stainless steel). 1 zester for zesting lemons. 1 mesh strainer to wash and ...

Conchas Procedure . Divide the sugar topping (including the chocolate variation) into 80-gram portions and dust the countertop with flour. Take one of the 80-gram sugar topping pieces and gently roll ...

From a young age, pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread) has always fascinated me. From the kitchen of my family’s bakery, La Morenita, come a number of time-tested recipes and stories that I am passionate ...

Hi, I am Alissandro “Alex” Peña, a California native, a former Marine, a passionate Master Baker, a trained culinary chef, and a professional bread scientist. My platform, Baking Evolution is about ...

To me the Rosca de Reyes recipe is more than just an adjustment on ratios when compared to the Concha or Bizcocho dough. It brings memories that go back to January 6, 1998. I’ll share that story with ...

The empanada de calabaza, also known as the pumpkin turnover, is a handheld pastry that is not only addicting and delicious; it is filled with one of Mexico's oldest culinary staples and ancient foods ...

A couple of weeks ago, on a road trip to Carpentaria, California, I asked Karina to bring a picture of her parents and I did the same. Although I never had the opportunity to meet her parents, the ...