Tarts look fancy, but they all start with the same thing: a good, sweet shortcrust pastry shell. This easy shortcrust tart dough, also known as pâte sucrée, bakes into a buttery, shortbread-style ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. raw pie crust and fork - Candice Bell/Shutterstock When baking season is in full swing and the holidays approach, it's time to ...

One of the things that keeps me excited about what I do is that I am always learning. When I was making puff pastry not long ago, someone asked me why I made a tic-tac-toe-like slash in the process of ...

Every once in a while you stumble upon a culinary trick that changes your life in the kitchen. Learning how to peel ginger with a spoon. Finding out how to save a broken sauce. Figuring out how to ...

There is something special about a simple pastry filled with strawberry jam and baked until golden brown. These strawberry danish pastries are one of those recipes that feel both simple and special at ...

The part about quiche that stops most cooks in their tracks is rolling pastry dough. This dough, made in a food processor, is not rolled out, but rather pressed into the pan little by little, with ...

Crumbly, tough pie crusts are about to be a thing of the past. “The biggest mistake home bakers tend to make is quitting before they even start, usually because they're afraid to do it wrong. But it's ...