This tower of cream puffs is sure to impress. While it may seem intimidating, this pastry creation is made of 3 base components: choux pastry, vanilla pastry cream, and caramel. From the baking to free-form assembly, this guide will walk you through to croquembouche success! Croquembouche, also known as Croque en bouche, which means “crunch …
Day 0 Like many of my pastry adventures, this one started with an episode of the Great British Bakeoff. It was specifically noted that “making strudel pastry is incredibly time consuming and difficult and even the experts just buy it from the store.” Well. I just knew I had to give it a shot.
For many people, September heralds the start of Pumpkin Spice Latte season. And don’t get we wrong, I am an unabashed fan of all things pumpkin spice (can’t wait to get my first PSL soon!). But for me, September is also a very special time of year for mooncakes.
Learn how to make Hokkaido baked cheese tarts that taste as delicious as the original from Japan. A creamy baked cheese center oozes out of perfect flaky shortcrust. One of the most memorable desserts I had in Japan was baked cheese tarts. Japanese baked cheese tarts are similar to cheesecake, but have a very distinct …
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Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 My first attempt at baking croissants was an absolute fail, though that certainly didn’t stop me from eating the whole batch. For my second attempt, I incorporated key learnings from my first batch, and this time managed to produce a halfway decent batch. Were they perfect? No! But …
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Learn how to make these light and delicious chestnut chocolate eclairs. Smooth chestnut chocolate cream is wrapped in fluffy puffed choux pastry. A layer of dark chocolate ganache makes it the perfect fancy dessert. If you’ve ever had an eclair before, you know that they’re delicious pastries made of a beautiful, light outer shell filled …
Sweet baked apple slices lie on perfectly golden puff pastry. 30 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes in the oven mean you get all the sweetness of an apple pie without any of the hassle. Sometimes you just want a hot, tasty, flaky dessert without all the trouble of mixing and chilling and cleaning up …
Smooth, rich cream with a bright burst of orange is wrapped inside perfectly puffed choux pastry. These cream puffs are topped with rich dark chocolate ganache for the ultimate indulgent dessert. Swap out the creme patisserie filling with Greek yogurt for a lighter option. With everyone staying at home nowadays, there really is no better …
Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 (I know croissants are technically pastry not bread, but it’s yeasted, so close enough) Croissants have been on my to-bake list every since I became hooked to the Great British Baking Show. These wonderful, genius homebakers could make towering cakes and perfect loaves of bread but for the …