February Pastry Calendar

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.

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Feb. 1: Lazy Mary’s Lemon Tart

PHOTO © FREDRIKA STJÄRNE

Start your month of baking with this seasonal citrus tart.

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Feb. 2: Guava-Cream Cheese Pastries

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

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Feb. 3: Dunked Dulce de Leche Doughnuts

KAMRAN SIDDIQI

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

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Feb. 4: Croissants

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

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Feb. 5: Cinnamon-Pecan Buns

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

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Feb. 6: Matcha Pound Cake with Almond Glaze

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

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Feb. 7: Flaky Blood Orange Tart

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

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Feb. 8: Sour Cherry and Poppy Seed Strudel

Tender cream cheese dough makes this recipe super easy.

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Feb. 9: Raspberry-Swirl Sweet Rolls

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

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Feb. 10: Blueberry-and-Nectarine Hand Pies

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

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Feb. 11: Milk-Chocolate-Frosted Layer Cake

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

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Feb. 12: Bittersweet-Chocolate Tart

Surprise your love with this elegant, bittersweet chocolate tart.

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Feb. 13: Warm Double-Chocolate Brownie Cakes

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

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Feb. 14: Molten Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling

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

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Feb. 15: Orange Popovers

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.

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Feb. 16: Doughnuts in Cardamom Syrup

Cardamon really kicks up the flavor of these fluffy doughnuts.

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

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

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Feb. 18: Cream Puff with Chocolate Sauce

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

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Feb. 19: Butterscotch Sticky Buns

Gooey goodness to keep the Sunday scaries at bay.

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Feb. 20: Brown Butter-Sour Cream Crumb Cake

Make Monday crumbier in the best way possible.

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Feb. 21: Apple-Ginger Crostata

John Kernick

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.

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Feb. 22: French Lemon Tart

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.

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Feb. 23: Almond-Plum Tart

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

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Feb. 24: Pear-and-Cranberry Slab Pie

Con Poulos

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

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Feb. 25: Plum-Cherry Crostata

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

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Feb. 26: Doughnut Holes with Raspberry Jam

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

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Feb. 27: Chard-and-Goat Cheese Strudel

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

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Feb. 28: Pate a Choux

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

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Feb. 1: Lazy Mary’s Lemon Tart

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Feb. 2: Guava-Cream Cheese Pastries

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Feb. 3: Dunked Dulce de Leche Doughnuts

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Feb. 4: Croissants

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Feb. 5: Cinnamon-Pecan Buns

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Feb. 6: Matcha Pound Cake with Almond Glaze

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Feb. 7: Flaky Blood Orange Tart

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Feb. 8: Sour Cherry and Poppy Seed Strudel

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Feb. 9: Raspberry-Swirl Sweet Rolls

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Feb. 10: Blueberry-and-Nectarine Hand Pies

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Feb. 11: Milk-Chocolate-Frosted Layer Cake

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Feb. 12: Bittersweet-Chocolate Tart

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Feb. 13: Warm Double-Chocolate Brownie Cakes

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Feb. 14: Molten Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling

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Feb. 15: Orange Popovers

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Feb. 16: Doughnuts in Cardamom Syrup

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

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Feb. 18: Cream Puff with Chocolate Sauce

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Feb. 19: Butterscotch Sticky Buns

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Feb. 20: Brown Butter-Sour Cream Crumb Cake

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Feb. 21: Apple-Ginger Crostata

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Feb. 22: French Lemon Tart

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Feb. 23: Almond-Plum Tart

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Feb. 24: Pear-and-Cranberry Slab Pie

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Feb. 25: Plum-Cherry Crostata

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Feb. 26: Doughnut Holes with Raspberry Jam

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