FIRST, a French friend brings a spectacular homemade dessert to dinner. It’s a Paris-Brest -- a large ring of choux paste sliced horizontally, filled with praline pastry cream and whipped cream and ...
Pate a choux is the stuff of magic in the kitchen. Pipe a soft, sticky dough onto a baking sheet and slide it into a hot oven. In mere minutes the dough puffs up -- practically exploding to double, ...
We all love choux, these fluffy buns from France, filled with custard or whipped cream ! Here is the simpliest recipe ever to achieve this classic pastry ! In a pot, put the water to heat with the ...
Pate a choux is one of my favorite pastries to make. It's easy, very rewarding and super versatile. You can make a big batch and use half for appetizers by including a savory element and the other ...
Recently, I found myself confronted with the tragedy of a bread-less household. Nary a stray tortilla, bread-heel, or crust in sight, my traditional weekend breakfast sando seemed hopelessly ...
Forget croissants. Let Claire Saffitz teach you how to make a showstopping Paris-Brest. By Claire Saffitz When I think of French pastry — before éclairs, before madeleines, before even the croissant — ...