Desserts & Pastries
In cultures around the world, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common Western desserts include cakes, biscuits, gelatin, pastries, ice cream, pies, and candies. Fruit may also be eaten with or as a dessert.
Variations of desserts can be found all around the world, such as in Russia, where breakfast foods such as Bliny, Oladi, and Syrniki served with honey and jam are also popular as desserts.
The word dessert is most commonly used for this course in U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, while sweet, pudding or afters may be alternative terms used in the UK and some other Commonwealth countries, including India. In England, the term pudding is usually used among the Upper and Upper-middle classes, with dessert only used if the course consists of fruit or sweetmeats, after the cheese and biscuits course (See U and non-U English).
Desserts are often eaten with a dessert spoon, intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
Apple and Cinnamon Muffin
Apple and Raspberry Sorbet
Banana Bread
Brandy Custard
Easy Gluten Free Pancakes
Easy Wheat Free Pancakes
High Protein Shake
Lemon Curd
Marvelous Meringues
Mother's Day Pancakes
Variations of desserts can be found all around the world, such as in Russia, where breakfast foods such as Bliny, Oladi, and Syrniki served with honey and jam are also popular as desserts.
The word dessert is most commonly used for this course in U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, while sweet, pudding or afters may be alternative terms used in the UK and some other Commonwealth countries, including India. In England, the term pudding is usually used among the Upper and Upper-middle classes, with dessert only used if the course consists of fruit or sweetmeats, after the cheese and biscuits course (See U and non-U English).
Desserts are often eaten with a dessert spoon, intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
Apple and Cinnamon Muffin
Apple and Raspberry Sorbet
Banana Bread
Brandy Custard
Easy Gluten Free Pancakes
Easy Wheat Free Pancakes
High Protein Shake
Lemon Curd
Marvelous Meringues
Mother's Day Pancakes