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 ...

Only a few simple ingredients are required to make choux pastry at home. Choux pastry can be used for éclairs as well as sweet and savory cream puffs like gougères. It's important to exercise patience ...

Whether you realize it or not, choux pastry (or pâte à choux) is the foundation for so many delicious desserts like eclairs and cream puffs. Yes, it is a major part of the French pastry arts—which ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

If you've ever bitten into a crispy, flaky croissant and then later enjoyed a cream-filled éclair, you might assume they're made from the same kind of flakey dough. After all, both have layers, both ...

Pâte à choux is a versatile dough that can be sweet or savory. Here's how to make it correctly. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College ...

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Served with a simple dusting of powdered sugar, Jacques Pépin's miniature fritters are kind of like the doughnut hole version of French crullers. Jacques Pépin's tiny fritters are made from a ...

Don't panic! Choux pastry isn't too hard if you follow these tips. Use it to make profiteroles, croquembouche, cream puffs, eclairs, paris-brest, gnocchi parisienne and some potato dishes such as ...

Hand beating with a whip or portable mixer produces the lightest and puffiest pastry. A food processor is not recommended. Exactly 1 cup eggs- about 5 large eggs (blend them together thoroughly with a ...

This no-bake éclair cake is simple to make, easy to prep ahead, and always a crowd favorite. Reviewers call it "absolutely delicious," and "one of the easiest desserts." ...

Chef Ely Salar of Patisserie Le Choux-Colat generously pours a chocolate mirror glaze on mini cakes at his newly opened store at The Podium. He then crushes house-made feuilletine crunch and applies ...