We’ve officially unveiled our 2026 Recipe of the Year, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. Announcing: Flaky Puff Crust Pizza!

In this episode, David and Jessica are joined by two of our Test Kitchen stars and the creators of this exceptional recipe, Sarah Jampel and Molly Marzalek-Kelly. They discuss how and why they landed on pizza as this year’s Recipe of the Year, the biggest challenges of recipe development, and the keys to this recipe’s unique success. (Hint: It includes butter.) Jessica and David then answer questions from our listeners about how to maximize their pizza success, from saucing to topping, before closing out the show with the recipes they’re making this week.

This episode concludes our second season, and we’ll be back in March with the next batch of freshly baked episodes!

Bake our 2026 Recipe of the Year: Flaky Puff Crust Pizza

Find all of our past Recipes of the Year here

Preorder King Arthur Baking Company's Book of Pizza: Recipes for Every Pizza Maker, publishing April 7, 2026

What David’s baking this week: Delicata Squash Galette with Cheese and Herbs

What Jessica’s baking this week: Ultimate Flaky Biscuits

Record your question for our Ask the Bakers segment here!

This episode is sponsored by Plugra. Learn more about their premium European-style butter at plugra.com.

Celebrating Holiday Cookies with Dan Pelosi

‘Tis the season to bake as many cookies as you can!

We kick off the show by unveiling King Arthur’s 2025 holiday cookie lineup before being joined by Dan Pelosi, a baker known for his annual holiday cookie party. He chats with Jessica about the keys to successfully throwing a cookie party, including his holiday cookie philosophy, then David and Jessica answer your burning baking questions with their advice for avoiding cakey cookies and making cutout cookies that actually keep their shape. In this week’s Jess-opinion, Jessica gives her thoughts on the controversial inclusion of chocolate chip cookies in the holiday cookie landscape, and we close the show with the best cookies she and David are baking this season.

Introducing our 2025 holiday cookie platter

Find our list of all the classic holiday and Christmas cookies you should bake

Level up your cookies with our scoop set

Learn more about Dan and his recent cookbook, Let’s Party, on his website

Blog: Why you should always bake a few test cookies

Find our Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies recipe

We like decorating with this Simple Cookie Glaze

What David’s baking this week: Rugelach and Piped Vanilla Shortbread Cookies

What Jessica’s baking this week: Whipped Lemon Shortbread

Record your question for our Ask the Bakers segment here!

This episode is sponsored by Plugra. Learn more about their premium European-style butter at plugra.com.

We have a very special episode today. Ahead of the busiest baking season of the year, we’ve got an entire show dedicated to answering your biggest holiday baking questions! And we’ve invited some friends to help us. We’ve assembled an all-star collection of our King Arthur colleagues, including Molly Marzalek-Kelly and Sarah Jampel from our Test Kitchen, Amber Eisler from our Baking School, Martin Philip from our YouTube channel, and Melanie Wanders from our R&D team. Together, we tackle pressing questions like how to make holiday cookies ahead of time, what to do if your cream puffs keep deflating, and the best way to make whole grain dinner rolls that are still light and fluffy. Let’s get baking!

Take Mel’s Cookie Decorating Essentials On Demand class

Find Martin (and more King Arthur bakers!) on our YouTube channel

Record your question for our Ask the Bakers segment here!

This episode is sponsored by Plugra. Learn more about their premium European-style butter at plugra.com.

The recipes mentioned in this episode include:

Latke Focaccia recipe

Everyday Olive Oil Cake recipe

Gingerbread Biscotti recipe

Fluffy Frosted Orange Rolls recipe

Buckwheat-Cardamom Chocolate Chunk Cookies recipe

Olive Oil Sufganiyot recipe

Jelly Doughnut Cake recipe

Chocolate Bûche de Noël with Cookie Butter Whipped Ganache recipe