Choux pastry is an amazingly versatile dough to have in your recipe arsenal. You can use it to make churros, cream puffs and all kinds of other goodies. While it is primarily associated with sweets, it can be savory, as well. Over on the Craftsy blog (it’s free!!), I’m going over How …
Eclairs are an indulgent, classic pastry that you won’t find at your average bakery. They’re a little bit more time consuming to make than some other treats, and they’re at their absolute best when they’re fresh. As a result, they’re a pastry that you should learn to make at home so that you …
Cream puffs are a delightful treat that – now that I think about it – I don’t have nearly often enough. They start with choux paste, which is baked into hollow pastry pillows that can be filled with a wide variety of things, from whipped cream to ice cream. …
There is something wonderful about eating cream puffs – especially when those cream puffs are freshly baked and filled. Cream puffs are made with choux pastry, a plain and versatile french pastry dough that can be shaped and filled in a wide variety of different ways. These Lemon Curd Cream Puffs are a …
Eclairs are the hottest pastry trend in Paris, or so I’ve been told by many friends who have recently visited the City of Light. I don’t see a lot of variation in the eclairs sold in bakeries in my area, and a quick search of Parisian eclairs was more than enough to …
Choux pastry is one of the most versatile ingredients that you can work with when it comes to pastry. It’s not difficult to make, but it is something that sounds a bit intimidating, so many people don’t jump in and try it when they could be making straightforward cookies and cupcakes. Once …
Paris Brest are a type of pastry that I encountered on my trip to Paris last year. The pastries were created in 1891 in honor of a bike race that ran from Paris to Brest, a city on the Western coast of France. They are made of pate …
hen you walk into a donut shop, you see lots of familiar treats. There are cake donuts with a variety of sprinkles, crumbs and glazes. There are crackly old fashioned donuts, also made with cake donut dough, that have a lot of texture to them. There are yeasted donuts in all kinds of rings, …
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