February Pastry Calendar

By Food & Wine
Updated January 31, 2017
Chefs all over the world have taken to Instagram to challenge each other to the #7daypastrychallenge: to Instagram a meaningful/impressive/beautiful pastry each day for seven days. With pastries blowing up our feeds, it’s no surprise we’ve been inspired to bake. Here, one indulgent pastry for each day of February so you can hop on the #7daypastrychallenge train. Social media has never been more delicious.
Start Slideshow

1 of 28

Feb. 1: Lazy Mary’s Lemon Tart

Credit: PHOTO © FREDRIKA STJÄRNE
Go to Recipe

Start your month of baking with this seasonal citrus tart.

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 28

Feb. 2: Guava-Cream Cheese Pastries

Go to Recipe

Power through the end of the week with these buttery, guava-and-cheese-filled pastries.

3 of 28

Feb. 3: Dunked Dulce de Leche Doughnuts

Credit: KAMRAN SIDDIQI
Go to Recipe

Dulce de leche, a type of sweet, caramelized milk, flavors both these gluten-free doughnuts and their glaze.

Advertisement

4 of 28

Feb. 4: Croissants

Go to Recipe

Saturday mornings are for homemade croissants. Special tip: high-fat, European-style butter is key.

5 of 28

Feb. 5: Cinnamon-Pecan Buns

Go to Recipe

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! No matter who you’re rooting for, you’ll be winning with these buns.

6 of 28

Feb. 6: Matcha Pound Cake with Almond Glaze

Go to Recipe

Toasty matcha makes for an antioxidant-packed loaf—our version of a Monday detox.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 28

Feb. 7: Flaky Blood Orange Tart

Go to Recipe

Take advantage of winter citrus with sweet-tart blood oranges on a flaky, buttery crust.

8 of 28

Feb. 8: Sour Cherry and Poppy Seed Strudel

Go to Recipe

Tender cream cheese dough makes this recipe super easy.

9 of 28

Feb. 9: Raspberry-Swirl Sweet Rolls

Go to Recipe

We love this fruity twist on a classic cinnamon roll, which uses frozen raspberries.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

10 of 28

Feb. 10: Blueberry-and-Nectarine Hand Pies

Credit: © John Kernick
Go to Recipe

Is there anything better than a pastry you can eat on the go?

11 of 28

Feb. 11: Milk-Chocolate-Frosted Layer Cake

Credit: Con Poulos
Go to Recipe

Valentine’s Day is almost here and it’s time to bake. This milk-chocolate-frosted layer cake is our idea of romance.

12 of 28

Feb. 12: Bittersweet-Chocolate Tart

Go to Recipe

Surprise your love with this elegant, bittersweet chocolate tart.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

13 of 28

Feb. 13: Warm Double-Chocolate Brownie Cakes

Go to Recipe

This brownie-cake hybrid is guaranteed to get some love this Valentine’s Day.

14 of 28

Feb. 14: Molten Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling

Go to Recipe

Nothing shows you care quite like chocolate. This sexy, decadent chocolate cake is filled with warm raspberry.

15 of 28

Feb. 15: Orange Popovers

Go to Recipe

Popovers can be tricky. For these foolproof ones, add a bit of baking powder to the batter and use a regular (not nonstick) muffin tin.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

16 of 28

Feb. 16: Doughnuts in Cardamom Syrup

Go to Recipe

Cardamon really kicks up the flavor of these fluffy doughnuts.

17 of 28

Feb. 17: Ham-and-Cheese Puff Pastry Tart

Go to Recipe

You can use store-bought puff pastry for this rich, croque monsieur-like tart.

18 of 28

Feb. 18: Cream Puff with Chocolate Sauce

Go to Recipe

Fluffy, chocolate-covered cream puffs are sometimes just what you need.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

19 of 28

Feb. 19: Butterscotch Sticky Buns

Go to Recipe

Gooey goodness to keep the Sunday scaries at bay.

20 of 28

Feb. 20: Brown Butter-Sour Cream Crumb Cake

Go to Recipe

Make Monday crumbier in the best way possible.

21 of 28

Feb. 21: Apple-Ginger Crostata

Credit: John Kernick
Go to Recipe

To give the apples a little boost of flavor, toss them with lemon juice and fresh ginger, then brush the finished tart with apricot preserves.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

22 of 28

Feb. 22: French Lemon Tart

Credit: PHOTO © TARA FISHER
Go to Recipe

In this classic citrus tart, the lemony custard is poured into the baked tart shell, so there's no need to worry about an undercooked crust or a curdled filling.

23 of 28

Feb. 23: Almond-Plum Tart

Go to Recipe

What makes this tart special is the puff pastry crust filled with ground almonds.

24 of 28

Feb. 24: Pear-and-Cranberry Slab Pie

Credit: Con Poulos
Go to Recipe

You’ll love this free-form, ginger-laced pie that you can bake on a cookie sheet.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

25 of 28

Feb. 25: Plum-Cherry Crostata

Credit: © Christina Holmes
Go to Recipe

The crisp and not-too-sweet pastry really brings this dessert together.

26 of 28

Feb. 26: Doughnut Holes with Raspberry Jam

Go to Recipe

These elevated doughnut holes are the perfect pastry to serve at your Oscars party.

27 of 28

Feb. 27: Chard-and-Goat Cheese Strudel

Go to Recipe

By now you may never want to eat sweets again, so you should probably make this cheesy, Indian-spiced strudel.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

28 of 28

Feb. 28: Pate a Choux

Go to Recipe

Complete your month of baking with this classic choux pastry, which can be used for anything from sweet cream puffs to cheesy gougeres.

Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Up Next

By Food & Wine