Making puff pastry at home has always felt a little magical to me. Flour, butter, and time come together to create delicate flaky layers that rise in the oven without yeast or commercial leavening.

Pie crusts have a reputation for being tricky: too dry and they crack, too wet and they turn soggy, and… The post The Pastry ...

Note: This is one of pastry chef Rachel Swan's favorite offerings at her Minneapolis shop Pie & Mighty. "We don't make it often," she said, "but wow, it is just everything you'd want in a pie." The ...

Whether you have extra scraps of dough after popping your favorite apple pie in the oven or simply found an extra store-bought pie crust in the fridge and aren't sure what to do with it, there are ...

Joanne Chang's recipe for chocolate-coated éclairs hews fairly close to the traditional French dessert, with puffy pâte à choux, custardy crème pâtissière, and a bittersweet chocolate glaze. Whipped ...

All it takes is one whiff of apple dumplings baking in your oven to know you're making the ultimate comfort food. Our apple dumpling recipe doesn't skimp on any of the good stuff either. We're talking ...

During an episode of Barefoot Contessa, Garten shared her philosophy for entertaining friends which makes it easier for her as the host. “One of my mottos is: my friends don’t have more fun if I spent ...

Puff pastry and phyllo (alternatively spelled “filo” or “fillo” and often referred to as ”phyllo dough” on store-bought packages) are both doughs that can be used in sweet and savory applications to ...