Melissa Roberts

These buns can be assembled the night before, needing only a final rise before baking. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

These tasty tarts are easy to bring to a picnic or potluck dinner. Serve one for dessert--and one for breakfast the next day. Dried California apricots are dark orange and have a tangier, more intense flavor than Turkish ones.

Skip the scones and biscuits for brunch; serve this sweet and beautiful take on focaccia instead.

This versatile dough recipe is ideally made in a stand mixer, but a food processor works surprisingly well, too. Use the dough to make sweet rolls, pretzels, and more.

This whimsical Easter bread recipe is traditionally made for Italian and Greek Easter celebrations, though many Eastern European countries also claim it as their own. Dye the eggs for a more festive look. Hunting for more Easter recipes? Hop over here.

A simple addition to the master dough results in deliciously scented rolls.

This recipe calls for grated apple, a pectin-packed fruit, which naturally jells the strawberry jam and gives it a pleasant tartness.

Swedish pearl sugar stands in for coarse salt in this sweet take on the soft pretzel.

This is a great, easy weeknight cake recipe. Use the freshest berries for a summertime treat, plus buttermilk makes for a super moist crumb.

Using a potato masher or the back of a wooden spoon, mash fresh berries with sugar and orange juice.

This berry cobbler recipe is stabilized with cornstarch—it helps the fruit juices thicken as it bakes.

Arranging fresh blackberries in a single layer at the bottom of the pan makes for a jammy top when flipped.