Oven recipes: easy step-by-step recipes

Serbian spinach and soy flake strudel

A savory strudel filled with spinach, soy flakes, cream cheese, and cream, rolled in thin pastry and baked until golden brown.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min
👩‍🍳 Medium

Red pitaya bread, small rose-shaped bread baked in the oven

Average score* 73/100

Baking

Red pitaya bread, small rose-shaped bread baked in the oven

Small, colorful Vietnamese bread made with red pitaya (dragon fruit) filling, soft, fragrant, and with a delicate pink hue, baked for 20 minutes at 170-18…

⏱ 2 hr 20 min
👩‍🍳 Medium
💵 $0.12/serving

Semlor, Swedish almond-flavored and cream-filled brioche

Average score* 73/100

Baking

Semlor, Swedish almond-flavored and cream-filled brioche

Small Swedish pastries flavored with cardamom, filled with almond paste cream and whipped cream, are a traditional treat enjoyed during Mardi Gras.

⏱ 1 hr 55 min
👩‍🍳 Medium
💵 $0.51/serving

Persian-style coconut and pistachio biscuits

Average score* 80/100

Baking

Persian-style coconut and pistachio biscuits

Soft, fluffy Persian-style cookies made with egg whites, powdered sugar, and shredded coconut, sprinkled with pistachios and baked at 150 °C.

⏱ 45 min
👩‍🍳 Medium
💵 $0.31/serving

Average score* 85/100

Baking

Barbara’s Lemon Cake

A soft, fluffy cake made with flour and vanilla, baked for about an hour, then topped with a simple glaze of powdered sugar and lemon juice.

⏱ 1 hr 40 min
👩‍🍳 Easy
💵 $0.47/serving

Heart-shaped cookies made with almonds, cocoa, and cinnamon.

Average score* 91/100

Baking

Heart-shaped cookies from Basel, with almond, cocoa, and cinnamon flavors.

Heart-shaped Christmas cookies made with almonds, cocoa, cinnamon, and cloves, still warm from the oven and coated in fresh sugar.

⏱ 1 hr
👩‍🍳 Easy
💵 $1.07/serving

Average score* 88/100

Baking

Soft banana cake

A soft and gently sweet banana cake, baked in a loaf pan, and even more delicious when served warm with fresh butter or jam.

⏱ 1 hr 5 min
👩‍🍳 Easy
💵 $0.27/serving

Dark chocolate mousse cake on a fondant base

Average score* 62/100

Desserts

Dark chocolate mousse cake with a fondant base

A chocolate cake base baked for 10 minutes, topped with a dark chocolate mousse and whipped cream, and frozen for 4 hours in a 24 cm (9.5 inch) mold.

⏱ 4 hr 40 min
👩‍🍳 Medium
💵 $1.35/serving

Average score* 84/100

Baking

Vegan carrot cake with tofu and walnuts

A vegan carrot cake, soft thanks to the addition of blended tofu, and flavored with cinnamon and walnuts, finished with a dusting of powdered sugar after …

⏱ 1 hr 20 min
👩‍🍳 Easy
💵 $0.86/serving

Külçə de Lənkəran, a traditional Azerbaijani brioche flavored with saffron and poppy seeds.

Average score* 56/100

Baking

Külçə de Lənkəran, a traditional Azerbaijani brioche flavored with saffron and poppy seeds.

A bakery in Lankaran, Azerbaijan: small, risen dough pastries filled with butter, sugar, and saffron, baked until golden and sprinkled with poppy seeds.