Pães de queijo are tasty little cheese buns popular in Brazil. They are made with cassava flour, which gives them an interesting taste and texture and makes them a gluten-free treat.
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Pão de Queijo
Pâte Brisée
(French pastry crust for savory tarts and pies)
Pâte brisée is a basic, all-purpose pastry dough used to make tender crusts for tarts, galettes and small hors d’oeuvre.
Yemarina Yewotet Dabo
(Ethiopian spiced honey bread)
This tender, lightly sweet loaf of bread makes good use of Ethiopia’s abundant honey. Leftovers of yemarina yewotet dabo make excellent French toast.
Quesadilla Salvadoreña
(Salvadoran sweet cheese poundcake)
Unlike the Mexican snack of the same name, Salvadoran quesadilla is a rich, sweet dessert cake often found in local panaderías, or bakeries.
Pizza Napoletana
(Italian traditional pizza from Naples)
Flatbread baked with toppings dates to Roman times, but it wasn’t until the 1800s that Italians added tomato sauce and cheese. The basic pizza in Naples must have a thin crust, fresh tomato sauce and mozzarella.
Pita
(Mediterranean pocket bread)
Pita bread is common throughout the eastern Mediterranean. Versions of this simple round loaf are found from Northern Africa to as far east as India.
Pie Crust
(American dessert pastry crust)
Many cooks these days are afraid to even attempt a homemade pie crust. The mere thought scares the bejesus out of people, but it shouldn’t. Pie crust is simplicity itself.
Pflaumenkuchen
(German plum tart)
This German fruit tart is a simple way to use the freshest stone fruit of the season. Don’t restrict yourself to plums! Peaches and apricots work well too.
Peach Cobbler
(American peaches baked with pastry)
Cobbler is a traditional American dessert that uses the freshest fruits of the season. The fruit is baked with a sweetened batter that rises up and around it to form a crispy crust.
Pavlova
(Australian meringue with whipped cream and fruit)
Often called “pav” for short, pavlova is a baked meringue, crispy on the outside and marshmallowy on the inside, that is spread with whipped cream and topped with fresh fruit.