Recipes

In a class at Point Reyes's new culinary center, students learn to top focaccia with pears and blue cheese.

This cranberry pie makes a light, delicious holiday dessert that's super simple to make with fresh or frozen cranberries. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

Nan-e barbari is a classic Persian flatbread that gets crisp and golden in the oven, thanks to roomal, a flour paste that's spread over the bread before it's baked. Jessamyn Rodriguez likes to serve it with feta and olives.

Good News Lionel Vatinet developed this hearty bread—a good source of fiber—to satisfy his Eastern European customers.

King cake is a New Orleans tradition that involves sweet cinnamon dough, a tiny plastic baby, and a party! The cake is baked with a tiny plastic baby hidden inside; whoever gets the slice with the baby in it has to host the next party. Sprinkle with purple, green, and gold sugar, or decorate with whole pecans and candied cherries.

These chewy pretzels from chef Hans Röckenwagner develop a shiny, professional-looking crust as they bake.