Unique breakfast pastries worth trying

There is more to breakfast pastries than just croissants and muffins. Across the world, bakeries and home kitchens create flaky, sweet, buttery, and sometimes savoury treats that have become morning staples in different cultures. These unique pastries are worth adding to your breakfast bucket list.

Ensaymada: This soft brioche style pastry from the Philippines is topped with butter, sugar, and cheese for a sweet-savoury flavour.

Kanelsnegle: A Danish favourite, kanelsnegle are soft spiral pastries filled with cinnamon butter and often glazed for extra sweetness.

Kouign-amann: Originating from Brittany in France, this caramelised buttery pastry is crisp on the outside with rich flaky layers inside.

Pastel de Nata: Portugal’s famous custard tart combines crisp pastry shells with creamy caramelised custard filling best enjoyed warm.

Rugelach: These rolled pastries are filled with chocolate, cinnamon, nuts, or fruit preserves and are popular in Jewish bakeries worldwide.

Sfogliatella: Recognisable for its shell like layers, sfogliatella is a crisp Neapolitan pastry traditionally filled with sweet ricotta cream.