International baking recipes

Buchteln, or Rohrnudeln are a much loved German recipe for sweet dumplings made from yeast dough, stuffed with fruit or jam, brushed in lots of butter and then baked. They are incredibly moreish and can be filled basically with whatever you like - I like plums, apricots or cherries.

This honey cake (Medovik / Медовик) is a staple of many cuisines of countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union. It's utterly beautiful to behold and layered with creamy goodness.

These traditional Romanian desserts are sweet, delicious, and full of so much history. From layer cakes to dumplings to pastries, bring a taste of Romania to your kitchen with these easy recipes.

Khachapuri (a Georgian staple recipe) is a warm yeast bread recipe stuffed with 3 cheeses and a runny egg plopped in the center of all that cheesy goodness.

My guide to the best Italian desserts consists of a range of craveable Italian sweets, both modern and traditional, that you can make at home

This is the authentic Portuguese Custard Tarts recipe, used by a bakery in Lisbon. The recipe is easy to follow, a few tips will make your tarts a success.

Easy potato spiral curry puff filled with aromatic potato and chicken filling. You can choose to deep fry or bake the curry puff for a healthier version. Easy step-by-step on how to create the spiral patterns. If you are looking for curry puff recipe that stays crispy for hours, this is it!

Karpatka, one of the most popular Polish cakes, has two layers of choux pastry sandwiched with a decadent vanilla cream filling. A dusting of powdered sugar on top resembles the Carpathian Mountains.

Here's my mom's recipe for traditional Romanian Cabbage Rolls (Sarmale) which I've been making for decades.