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Season 1

  • S01E01 Homemade Bagels

    • January 23, 2021

    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.

  • S01E02 Make Beautiful Sourdough

    • May 14, 2021

    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.

  • S01E03 Make Perfect Croissants

    • May 7, 2021

    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.

  • S01E04 The Sponge Cake That Can Do It All

    • May 28, 2021

    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.

  • S01E05 1 Buttery Dough, 3 Perfect Recipes

    • May 21, 2021

    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.

  • S01E06 Perfect Challah and Babka

    • September 12, 2022

    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.

  • S01E07 Showstopping Chocolate Soufflé

    • October 13, 2022

    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.

  • S01E08 Fruitcake

    • November 28, 2022

    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.

  • S01E09 Make Holiday Candy

    • December 13, 2022

    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.

  • S01E10 Most Show-Stopping Dessert - Paris Brest

    • December 28, 2022

    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.

  • S01E11 Beautiful Baguettes

    • July 21, 2023

    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.

  • S01E12 Macarons

    • August 26, 2023

    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.

  • S01E13 Cinnamon Rolls

    • September 29, 2023

    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.

  • S01E14 Chocolate Cake

    • October 27, 2023

    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.

  • S01E15 Bûche de Noël Cookies

    • December 13, 2024

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x1 3 Thanksgiving Potato Sides to Love

    • November 10, 2022

    It's Claire Saffitz! She's in the NYT Cooking studio making three new potato recipes that are perfect for your Thanksgiving table. First up, Pommes Boulangère, a French dish similar to a classic gratin, but instead of cream and cheese, it's made with stock and caramelized onions. Her Duchess-Style Twice-Baked Potatoes are sort of a mash-up between duchess potatoes and twice-baked potatoes, combining the two techniques for a richly flavored result. Last, but not least, is her Garlicky Mashed Potato Cake, which, as Claire explains, is what would happen if hash browns and mashed potatoes got together and had a baby.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Pistachio Pinwheel Cookie

    • December 9, 2020

    Today, Claire Saffitz shows us how to make Pistachio Pinwheel cookies from her new cookbook, "Dessert Person." They're a dependable slice-and-bake cookie recipe - super tasty, need no decoration and require no major assembly. The buttery, nutty, shortbready cookies look and taste as if they are harder to make than they are.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Minty Lime Bars

    • December 7, 2021

    Claire Saffitz is here with her Minty Lime Bars, which are for the true citrus fans. And while yes, it's technically a bar and not a cookie in the traditional sense, Claire believes that it belongs on any holiday cookie spread. "There's something that's very wintertime about this but also really cheering in its tangy butteriness”

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Thanksgiving

    • November 11, 2023

    If you've ever wondered what Claire Saffitz's Thanksgiving dinner looks like, this video is for you. Claire's here to cook her ideal holiday dinner from start to finish. There are fluffy mashed potatoes, homemade cranberry sauce, caramelized brussels sprouts with lemon and an easy turkey recipe that keeps things simple using her foolproof methods, along with broth and gravy. And because no Thanksgiving is complete without dessert, Claire also shows us how to make her five new pie recipes: pecan slab pie, a cranberry cheesecake tart, a caramelized apple pie, a pumpkin pie with pepitas and a creamy lemon pie with honey and ginger. Make one or make them all. Happy eating!