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 ...
Paul Hollywood shows you how to turn delicate French pastry into a bold, savoury bite. These choux buns bake up golden, airy ...
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, ...
A masterclass on choux pastry - from the origin of choux pastry to how to make the perfect choux. It can seem daunting, but once you know the trick to choux you’ll be able to create light, perfectly ...
With winter holidays and the new year quickly rolling in, I think it’s safe to say, it’s officially party time. Whether you’re hosting or contributing snacks, these occasions require a strong rotation ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It’s February and so many changes are being made already. Yet, I’m staying true to my plan to try new ...
Sounds fancy, but once you learn to make pate a choux — with butter, sugar, salt, flour and eggs — you can make a ton of savory and sweet delicacies, including gougeres, profiteroles, cream puffs and ...
Relying on just a few staple ingredients, pâte à choux, or French choux pastry, is the base of some of the country’s most famed desserts (as well as some savory treats). Milk, water, butter, and flour ...
This week it’s the turn of crisp, decadent choux pastry, with these recipes for chocolate eclairs spiked with bright, sharp berries, and bonfire-night ready, dairy-free choux doughnuts, stuffed with ...
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 ...