Baking · New Zealand

New Zealand baking recipes

18 New Zealand baking recipes, in a suggested order.

These are the 18 New Zealand recipes filed under baking: 18 of the 646 bakes on the site, and 18 of its 64 New Zealand recipes. Of these, 3 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Date Scones (29 min), Cheese Muffins (30 min) and Pāraoa Parai (30 min). For 9, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 11 easy, 6 medium and 1 hard.

As written, 17 are vegetarian, 2 vegan and 2 dairy-free.

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New Zealand baking recipes — all 18 recipes

Afghan Biscuits
New Zealand
Prep
25m
Cook
18m
Serves
18
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Afghan Biscuits

Short, buttery chocolate biscuits with cornflakes folded through, iced with chocolate and topped with a walnut half…

58 min · Medium
Belgian Biscuits
New Zealand
Prep
45m
Cook
12m
Serves
12
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Belgian Biscuits

Two spiced biscuits sandwiched with raspberry jam, iced pink and topped with half a cherry. A New Zealand and…

97 min · Medium
AI-generated illustration of Boston Bun
New Zealand
Prep
40m
Cook
20m
Serves
10
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Boston Bun

Soft, spiced sultana buns made with a little mashed potato, topped with a thick layer of pink icing and desiccated…

2.5 hr+ · Medium
AI-generated illustration of Cheese and Bacon Rolls
New Zealand
Prep
30m
Cook
30m
Serves
12
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Cheese and Bacon Rolls

Soft yeast dough rolled up with bacon, cheddar and spring onion, sliced into spirals and baked until the cheese…

2.5 hr · Medium
Cheese Muffins
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
20m
Serves
12
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Cheese Muffins

Savoury muffins with grated cheddar and a pinch of mustard, baked until golden. Makes 12 in 30 minutes.

30 min · Easy
AI-generated illustration of Condensed Milk Biscuits
New Zealand
Prep
20m
Cook
14m
Serves
30
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Condensed Milk Biscuits

Buttery, crisp-edged biscuits sweetened with condensed milk, rolled into balls and pressed with a fork. No egg, and…

34–49 min · Easy
AI-generated illustration of Date Loaf
New Zealand
Prep
20m
Cook
50m
Serves
10
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Date Loaf

A dark, sticky loaf made from dates softened in boiling water with bicarbonate of soda, with walnuts. Sliced and…

115 min · Easy
Date Scones
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
14m
Serves
12
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Date Scones

Tall, soft scones with chopped dates and a little cinnamon, made with a light hand and baked hot. Best split and…

29 min · Easy
AI-generated illustration of Feijoa Cake
New Zealand
Prep
25m
Cook
45m
Serves
10
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Feijoa Cake

A moist butter cake with chopped feijoa folded through it and a cinnamon-sugar top. The New Zealand answer to the…

70 min · Easy
Ginger Crunch
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
16
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Ginger Crunch

A crisp ginger biscuit base topped with a thick, fudgy ginger icing poured on while both are hot. A New Zealand slice.

100 min · Easy
New Zealand
Prep
20m
Cook
15m
Serves
24
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Hokey Pokey Biscuits

Crisp, golden, toffee-flavoured biscuits made with butter, golden syrup and bicarbonate of soda. The New Zealand…

35 min · Easy
L&P Cake
New Zealand
Prep
20m
Cook
40m
Serves
10
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L&P Cake

A light New Zealand cake made with lemon soft drink in the batter, finished with a sharp lemon glaze.

60 min · Easy
Louise Cake
New Zealand
Prep
30m
Cook
35m
Serves
16
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Louise Cake

A soft shortcake base, a layer of raspberry jam, and a light coconut meringue baked until crisp on top and chewy…

2 hr · Medium
New Zealand
Prep
25m
Cook
20m
Serves
12
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Marmite Cheese Scrolls

Soft scone-dough scrolls swirled with Marmite and grated cheddar, baked until golden.

45 min · Medium
Pāraoa Parai
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
6
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Pāraoa Parai

Little pillows of soft dough fried in hot oil until they puff up golden and hollow. New Zealand's Māori fried bread…

30 min · Easy
AI-generated illustration of Rēwena Parāoa
New Zealand
Prep
40m
Cook
65m
Serves
12
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Rēwena Parāoa

A Māori bread raised with a fermented potato starter instead of yeast. Soft, moist and faintly sweet and sour, with…

2 days+ · Hard
Savoury Corn Muffins
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
22m
Serves
12
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Savoury Corn Muffins

Tall, tender muffins full of corn, tasty cheddar and spring onion, with a little smoked paprika. Mixed in one bowl…

37 min · Easy
AI-generated illustration of Tan Square
New Zealand
Prep
25m
Cook
33m
Serves
16
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Tan Square

A buttery shortbread base with a chewy condensed milk caramel and a crumble of the same dough on top. A classic New…

2 hr · Easy