Try This at Home

Claire Saffitz is here! Follow along as she teaches us how to make bagels at home, from mixing to forming, boiling to baking. The result is a traditionally chewy, crusty bagel that’s far fresher and tastier than those puffy dough rings from your average store. This recipe is an ideal weekend project. Just — like Claire says — please don’t add raisins.

Claire Saffitz is here for the first installment of Try This at Home, a new series where Claire walks you through different baking projects and techniques. Croissants are up first, and while they may not be easy or breezy, they sure are beautiful.

Claire Saffitz is back for another round of Try This at Home, a series where she guides you through different baking projects and techniques. Today’s lesson is on sourdough bread. You’ll need to find a starter, invest in some essential equipment, and set aside three days, but the end result — gorgeous sourdough loaves like the ones you may have seen on social media — is totally worth it.

Claire is back with the third installation of Try This At Home, a series where she guides you through different baking projects and techniques. And, fittingly, she’s got three recipes for you — all made with the same dough.

OK, Try This at Home fans: Claire Saffitz is back for another round. She's given us bagels. We watched her make croissants. She's shown us sourdough and how to make yeasted dough. Today's lesson? Sponge cake. It may have almost broken Claire to develop, but it also may be the only cake recipe you'll ever need. Come for the baking techniques, stay for the glorious summer strawberries.

Claire Saffitz is back for another round of “Try This at Home,” a series where she guides you through different baking projects and techniques. Today’s lesson is on making classic challah bread. No stand mixer? No problem. This recipe is surprisingly simple and perfect for beginners who are just starting their breadmaking journey: The whole thing is done by hand. Claire also demonstrates different ways to shape the bread, as well as another application for the dough: cinnamon babka.

It’s Claire Saffitz! In the studio kitchen! She’s back for another round of “Try This at Home,” a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques. Today’s lesson: Soufflés! Specifically, chocolate soufflés made in ramekins. Follow along with Claire as she proves that this French classic is nothing to fear.

Claire Saffitz is here to walk us through her new recipe for fruitcake, just in time for the holidays. While traditional fruitcake takes weeks to age, Claire's recipe comes together in a couple of hours (not including an overnight soak for the fruit). It’s finished with apricot preserves and then topped with a sweet, citrusy icing.

Claire Saffitz is back in the studio kitchen for another round of “Try This at Home,” a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques. Today’s lesson: Candy! Specifically, fudge, caramels and nougat. Confectionery can be tricky, but Claire’s here to walk you through it.

Claire is back in the studio kitchen for another round of “Try This at Home,” a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques. This time, she’s making a stunning classic: Paris-Brest, a ring of pâte à choux filled with praline-flavored mousseline.

Claire is back in the studio kitchen for a new installment of "Try This at Home," a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques. This time, she's showing us how to make another classic: baguettes! Watch on to learn her tips and tricks.

It's time for a new installment of "Try This at Home," a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques. This time, Claire is showing us how to make a classic French confection: macarons! Watch on to learn her tips and tricks.

Ready to get your bake on? You're in luck, Claire Saffitz is here! "Try This at Home" is a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques. This time, Claire is showing us how to make her recipe for cinnamon rolls, with a special trick that makes them extra special. Watch on to learn her tips and tricks.

Your next baking project is here: In this installment of "Try This at Home," a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques, Claire Saffitz is showing us how to make her recipe for chocolate cake. This is Claire's platonic ideal of a chocolate layered cake, perfect for adding to your regular baking rotation.

Claire Saffitz's rolled cookies are inspired by chocolate rugelach but are sliced to look like mini Yule logs. Cacao nibs and coarse sugar finish the outside to give these tender treats a little bit of crunch. A dusting with powdered sugar is optional, but makes them look extra festive, like part of a snowy scene.