You can't get through a couple of episodes of "The Great British Baking Show" without seeing at least one baker work with puff pastry. It's tantalizing to watch the contestants flip, turn, and ...

What do all the best French desserts—we’re talking eclairs, fruit tarts and Napoleons—have in common? Pastry cream! Also known as crème pâtissière, this mix of sugar, milk, cornstarch and butter is a ...

What do éclairs, cream puffs, and Boston cream pie all have in common? They're all filled with sweet, thickened pastry cream, which is made with a mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and flour or cornstarch.

Originating in Austria and taken over to Denmark in the 1800s by chefs, Danish pastries are a patisserie staple. If you want to take your baking to the next level, making a batch of Danish pastries ...

Few things make people as nervous in the kitchen as making pastry dough. This is understandable because it’s easy to get wrong, and you can end up with something tough or soggy, instead of a light and ...

If you're anything like me, you've grabbed a package of frozen puff pastry from the grocery store, thinking you'll figure out what to make with it later, only to have it sit in the freezer for far too ...

Though it may seem intimidating, making cream puffs, éclairs, or an impressive croquembouche is possible at home. But it's important to get the building blocks of these desserts down first. Each of ...