Choux pastry is a pillar of the pastry world. Made out of a few pantry staples, this humble dough is the foundation of many sensational desserts. While you’ve surely seen it adorning bakery pastry ...

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 ...

Hand beating with a whip or portable mixer produces the lightest and puffiest pastry. A food processor is not recommended. Bring the water to a boil in the 2-quart pan, with the butter and seasoning.

This classic recipe for choux pastry bakes up into airy, tender puffs, and can be used for anything from sweet cream puffs to cheesy gougères. This is collaborative content from Food & Wine's team of ...

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, ...

When it comes to cooking, Most people would agree that baking can be riddled with questions. Do I really need baking powder and baking soda? What’s the difference between cake flour and all purpose ...

My Choux Pastry Recipe is by far the most foolproof — from the ratio of ingredients to the method, this fancy French classic is soon to be no problem. I'm so excited for you all to master it! From ...

MANILA, Philippines — What is a Choux au Craquelin? Choux is a pastry, more like pate choux, which is a bread-like pastry batter used to make cream puffs and eclairs. A craquelin is a thin cookie that ...

Eclairs are a French pastry known for their long, finger-like shape and pastry cream filling. Add a layer of chocolate ganache to the top and you have the classic chocolate eclair. Like their smaller, ...