Pastries

The fastest and simplest, yet soft, fluffy, and delicious! Fried pies with dough made from baking soda and kefir are very convenient because you don't need to spend time waiting for the dough to rise. The filling for them can be cabbage, potatoes, eggs, rice, jam, preserves, or boiled condensed milk.

Cakes made from dough with baking soda and kefir.

This simple and delicious crumb topping, or streusel, is the perfect recipe for topping your favorite desserts, such as pies, muffins, and coffee cakes.

Crumb for pies

European

Discover the delightful recipe for "Napoleon" cake that requires no baking and is made with only three ingredients. The perfect treat for those who value their time and love to indulge in a delicious dessert. Delight yourself and your loved ones with this delicate and crispy treat!


Exquisite three-ingredient no-bake "Napoleon" pastry


Recipe for mini tarts for any filling. These delicate pastries, made from cream cheese, butter, and flour, are suitable for almost anything.

Cream cheese pie

There are many stories and legends associated with this magnificent dessert... According to one of them, these weightless cakes were the most favorite delicacy of the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova. These cakes are distinguished by their tenderness and unobtrusive sweetness, which are ideally combined with the sourness of fresh berries. Plus, this dessert is a great way to utilize large amounts of fresh protein.

Berry Pavlova

Ukrainian

Discover a delightful no-bake chocolate brownie recipe, the perfect treat for hot summer days or when time is short! Made with dates, cashews, and cocoa, these brownies are topped with melted chocolate and fresh berries, creating an incredible flavor combination.


Chocolate no-bake brownies with forest berries


The simplest thing you can prepare for a holiday or even just because is a shortbread cake with nuts and raisins. We're not kidding: the recipe and preparation method for this cake are so easy that anyone can handle the process! Crumbly shortbread dough and a filling of cottage cheese with raisins and peanuts make for a very successful combination of flavors. The cake turns out delicate, not overly sweet, and not greasy, unlike many creamy pastries. It also allows room for confectionery creativity. For example, you can replace the peanuts with walnuts or almonds, and the raisins with dried apricots or prunes. And you can make this dessert every day if you have the desire.

Shortbread cake with nuts and raisins

Sweet tartlets are essentially mini-tarts or the same pastry baskets, but larger in size. We prepare the dough for strawberry tartlets according to the classic scheme, as well as the custard.

Strawberry tartlets with custard

The recipe for Shu cake with coconut and grapefruit from the pastry chef of the Four Seasons Lion Palace Hotel (St. Petersburg) Irina Lylova is not an easy task, but it is described in such detail that you will definitely be able to prepare Shu at home if you follow all of Irina’s recommendations. Why are these little choux pastries called shu? The name comes from the French choux, that is, “cabbage” - the uneven surface of the round cake, covered with cracked craquelin, reminded the author of the recipe of a small cabbage, hence the name.