Swap the flowers for flour with these romantic Valentine’s Day recipes. Yes, there’s plenty of chocolate, but there are also recipes designed for two and special occasion-worthy breakfasts you can start prepping the night before. Because when it comes to celebrating, there’s nothing sweeter than something baked with love.  

It may be the shortest month of the year, but there are plenty of reasons to bake in February. Whether you’re looking for a Valentine’s Day dessert that will make your loved one swoon, planning to make something for the Super Bowl, or just want a recipe for a cozy night in, we have something for every occasion this month.

When I started my sourdough journey in 2018, it wasn’t just the excitement of baking bread in my own kitchen or the thrill of playing with different flours that really pulled me in. It was the decorative scoring that I saw across my feeds. The creativity of other sourdough bakers, with their elaborate, whimsical patterns, inspired me to try myself. Since then, scoring has opened up a new creative outlet for me and deepened my sourdough baking practice.

When you preheat your oven to 350°F, you might assume its interior is a nice, even temperature throughout. Far from it! Every oven will bake more (or less) quickly in different locations, from top to bottom and front to back. In order to avoid burning your cookie bottoms or charring your cake’s top, it’s good to know where your oven’s “hot spots” are. (Here’s how to test them.) 

Is fiber … trending? It's a nutrient that conjures images of shriveled prunes and cardboard cereal, but it seem to be having a moment: On the heels of our collective protein obsession comes another dietary darling.

Everything about chiffon cakes is delicate, from the meringue to the batter to the cake itself. So when we tell you that the best way to preserve a chiffon cake's delicate, light texture is to drop the pan full of batter onto a hard surface after baking, you may be wondering what we're thinking. But hear us out. At her Los Angeles restaurant Quarter Sheets, pastry chef Hannah Ziskin makes ethereal Princess Cake and a rotating assortment of layered chiffon cakes.

Put down that protein shake — there are better ways to hit your protein goals. Specifically, with pancakes and bread. 

Not what you expected? Protein and baked goods don’t typically go together, but these clever recipes prove that with a few powerhouse ingredients, they can deliver just as much protein as bars and shakes. They mostly rely on three key protein sources: eggs, cottage cheese, and oats, so if you’re looking to up your protein intake, here are three outstanding recipes to try: 

There are millions of pizza recipes in the world, including the wildly beloved Crispy Cheesy Pan Pizza, our 2020 Recipe of the Year, not to mention conve

Whether your New Year’s resolutions include spending more time baking or you’re simply looking for a fresh new recipe to make this winter, we’ve selected 14 of our favorite recipes to bake right now. From cheesy gratins for cozy nights to zippy passion fruit bars to cure the winter blues, here’s everything we’re excited to bake this month.

If your kitchen has become a cookie-making factory this time of year, you’re familiar with this step of the recipe: rest the dough in the refrigerator before shaping. That resting step allows a few essential things to happen: It controls spread (especially important for cut-out cookies), flavors meld, and the texture improves.

Technically, holiday cookie season is not about winning. It’s about sharing homemade cookies with people you love, spreading holiday cheer with each cookie platter.

In every episode of our podcast Things Bakers Know, we answer baking questions from our listeners. In our recent episode all about holiday baking, one caller asked for advice on how to make sufganiyot for Hanukkah.

Bakers are generally an affable and generous group, but they have no shortage of opinions — especially when it comes to holiday cookies. How many cookies belong on a platter? What cookies are musts, and which are no-gos? Over 6,000 bakers, from (almost) every state in America, provided the answers to these questions and more in our 2025 Holiday Cookie Survey. Here’s what they had to say.

Sure, cookies get all the spotlight this time of year, but there’s a lot more baking to do. We’ve got holiday desserts to make for your festive parties, Hanukkah gatherings, Christmas Eve dinners, and New Year’s toasts. From brag-worthy showstoppers like Bûche de Noël to simple-but-stunning desserts like a one-bowl olive oil cake, all the holiday recipes you need are right here. 

For years, I made do with a mini food processor to make dressing, pesto, or blitz up whole nuts. I came to depend on the small-but-mighty machine; it became such a regular part of my kitchen rotation that, swayed by a good Black Friday deal four years ago, I decided to add a larger 14 cup food processor to my arsenal.

Baking inspiration can strike anywhere — whether you’re at the store picking up flour, commuting home, or standing in your kitchen with a mixing bowl in hand. That’s why we created the King Arthur Baking App — so you can have our trusted recipes and tips wherever you go, without juggling cookbooks or leaving a laptop on the counter.

Each year, as we near December, thousands of ovens light up around the country as bakers gear up for one of America’s favorite holiday pastimes: the cookie swap. Cookie swaps aren’t only festive — and one of the most delicious ways to build community — they are also enormously efficient, multiplying your baking efforts and leaving you with dozens of holiday classics to enjoy, gift, and serve all season long.