Baking

Summer brings a bounty of fresh fruit, and one of the most treasured is the sour cherry. Also called tart cherries, these ruby-red beauties first appear in July, and their season is fleeting. Unlike sweet cherries, which are often enjoyed straight-up, sour cherries are thin-skinned, brightly coloured and have a unique, zingy flavour that makes them unbeatable for baking—especially in pies.

This delightful recipe from Bonnie Deane of Niton Junction, Alta., finished first in our 1995 Great Canadian Muffin Bake-off and has become our most requested muffin recipe ever.

These golden mini-pies have sugary sparkle on the outside, and sweet-tart portable perfection on the inside.

Forget a regular old burger bun—take it up a notch for your with this pretzel buns recipe.

Rhubarb-apple crisp is the spring version of your favourite fall recipe. It's perfect for stretching smaller bunches of rhubarb, when you don't have enough to make a rhubarb-only crisp.