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Secretly Easy Puff Pastry Desserts So Elegant They Look Like They Came From a French Patisserie

I still remember the first time someone asked if I bought my puff pastry dessert from a fancy bakery. Best compliment ever.

How To Roll Dough Out To The Perfect Thickness

Learn how to roll dough to a specific thickness with simple tools and techniques. From cookies to pie crusts, achieve more consistent bakes with this step-by-step guide.

The Best Store-Bought Pastry Dough, According to a Pastry Chef

In contrast, many other store-bought puff pastries and pie doughs rely on vegetable shortening to create their signature ...

The Dish: A day for Thanksgiving pie is coming at Le Bilboquet Market

On Nov. 26, Le Bilboquet Market will have a a first-come, first-served one-day sale for Thanksgiving pies by pastry chef François Payard.

How to bake pecan pie this Thanksgiving, according to pastry chefs

How can you tell when your pecan pie is done baking? Here's what pastry chefs want you to know about the process.

Longtime Arizona pastry chef Tracy Dempsey has pie-making tips for Thanksgiving

Tracy Dempsey is a longtime Arizona pastry chef who spent much of her career at the famed Cowboy Ciao in Old Town Scottsdale. Now, she heads up Tracy Dempsey Originals — where she gets a whole lot of orders for Thanksgiving pies this time of year.

The Dish: A day for Thanksgiving pie is coming at Le Bilboquet Market

On Nov. 26, Le Bilboquet Market will have a a first-come, first-served one-day sale for Thanksgiving pies by pastry chef François Payard.

Keep Puff Pastry Flaky And Crispy With This Smart Reheating Tip

No more soggy day-old croissants. Try the smart reheating tip for puff pastry that has warm fillings, flaky outsides, and ...

Mini Apple Tartes Tatin

The pastry chef Claudia Fleming is known for her work with fruit desserts, and this recipe, adapted from her cult-classic cookbook, “The Last Course,” is an easy version of the classic caramelized apple tart.

The Pop-Tarts Bowl is 'upping the ante' with even more pastry mascots to toast

Fans will now be a part of the viral Pop-Tarts Bowl experience, voting on which edible mascots will be toasted for players to ...

Keep Puff Pastry Flaky And Crispy With This Smart Reheating Tip

No more soggy day-old croissants. Try the smart reheating tip for puff pastry that has warm fillings, flaky outsides, and ...

Follow the Brie and Cranberry Puff Pastry Stars

Serve these brie and cranberry puff pastry stars as an appetizer this year and find that you have created the perfect holiday ...

Venice Bakery Hosts Exclusive Pop-Up With Award-Winning Pastry Chef Philip Khoury

VENICE - Manifold Bakery, Venice's beloved plant-based bakery, is hosting an exclusive one-day pop-up in collaboration with ...

Bella Ramsey Just Shared an Easy Puff Pastry Appetizer, and It's Just 4 Ingredients

Best known for their roles in Game of Thrones and The Last of Us, Ramsey leads a busy life all while following a plant-based ...

Trader Joe's Just Brought Back This Buttery French-Inspired Pastry After a Lengthy Hiatus

I’ve made decent puff pastry and fortune cookies from scratch, baked several cakes, have a nominal understanding of bakers' ...

How to Make That Restaurant Dessert at Home? Ask This Guy.

The restaurant’s pastry team labored to develop the perfect almond tart, the perfect apple galette and the perfect chocolate ...

The Best Baking and Pastry Books of 2009

This wasn't the greatest year for “keeper” cookbooks. Are you really going to whip up fussy 6-hour chicken wings on Monday game nights and weekend beef stew that takes so long to make you could drive ...

Nine Winters: A Korean Bakery in Cambridge blends flavor, culture, and heart

Baker and owner Marissa Ferola weaves together her Korean heritage and modern pastry artistry — one golden loaf at a time ...

Arnaud's pastry chef Alyx Abreu competes on Food Network's 'Holiday Baking Championship'

After 11 years as a pastry chef in Boston, Alyx Abreu came to New Orleans to work at the St. Vincent Hotel and currently is the pastry chef at Arnaud’s.

“Beyond Baking”: Two-Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Mousse

Beyond Baking” is award-winning pastry chef Philip Khoury’s latest cookbook – an exploration of how far baking can go when it ...